Conference Schedule

Presentations will be live-streamed on Teams where possible. To join a session, simply click on the relevant Teams link below for that specific session.

9 - 9.30am Networking & Coffee, The Foyer, Craiglockhart Campus

9.30 - 9.45am Welcome & Introductory Remarks

9.45  10.45am Keynote: Demystifying Social Mobility

10:4 - 11am Comfort & Coffee Break

11 - 12:45pm Morning Parallel Sessions

CRL/ 1/06: Gendered Realities: Abuse, Arts, and Online Wellbeing

Teams Link: Gendered Realities: Abuse, Arts, and Online Wellbeing

CRL/ 2/05: AI for EDI:  Widening Access, HRM and Individualised Assessments

Teams Link: AI for EDI:  Widening Access, HRM and Individualised Assessments

CRL/ 2/10: The Student Experience: Belonging, Mattering, and Becoming

Teams Link: The Student Experience: Belonging, Mattering, and Becoming

CRL/ 3/03: Workshop 3: Entrepreneurial Thinking for a Better World/ Workshop 4: Flexible Working Scotland

Teams Link: Workshops 3 & 4: Entrepreneurial Thinking for a Better World//Flexible Working Scotland

CRL/ 3/11: Workshop 1: A Framework for Fostering an EDIB Culture in HE/ Workshop 2: Integrating Diverse Stakeholder Views in HE

Teams Link: Workshops 1 & 2: A Framework for Fostering an EDIB Culture in HE//Integrating Diverse Stakeholder Views in HE

CRL/The Riady Theatre: Diverse Expressions of EDI: Film, Music, Language and Culture 

Teams Link: Diverse Expressions of EDI: Film, Music, Language and Cultural

12.45 - 2pm Lunch & Poster Presentations, The Chapel

2 – 3.45pm Afternoon Parallel Sessions

CRL/ 1/06: Workshop 5: Backlash-Proofing EDI Policies & Practices Against the Culture War/ Workshop 6: Addressing Gender Imbalance in Scottish STEM

Teams Link: Workshops 5 & 6: Backlash-Proofing EDI Policies & Practices Against the Culture War//Equity Implications of Assessment Deadline Extension Policies

CRL/ 2/05: EDI in Higher Education: Neurodivergence, Synaesthesia and ADHD

Teams Link: EDI in Higher Education: Neurodivergence, Synaesthesia and ADHD

CRL/ 2/10: Skills, Employability, and Flexible Working

Teams Link: Skills, Employability, and Flexible Working

CRL/ 3/11: Workshop 7: Meet the Editor: Publishing EDI Research/ Workshop 8: Designing Inclusive Events

Teams Link: Workshops 7 & 8: Ask the Editor: Publishing EDI Research//Access Denied: The cost of inaccessible conferences and how to design for everyone

CRL/ 3/03: Workshop 9: Equity Implications of Assessment Deadline Extension Policies

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CRL/ The Riady Theatre: Feature Film Itu Ninu: A film about Climate migrants in a dystopian city under constant surveillance

Teams Link: Feature Film Itu Ninu: A film about Climate migrants in a dystopian city under constant surveillance

3.45 - 4pm Tea & Coffee, The Foyer

4 - 5:30pm Panel Discussion: Social Mobility Is Higher Education Engine of Opportunity or Gatekeeper, The Riady Theatre

Teams Link: Panel Discussion: Social Mobility Is Higher Education Engine of Opportunity or Gatekeeper?

5.30 - 7pm Evening Snacks & EDI-themed Live Performances Spoken Word, Poems, Music, Art, Movies, etc., The Foyer and The Riady Theatre

7pm Conference Closing: Appreciation & Closing Remarks

Guest Services & Accessibility

CRL/ 2/06: Cloak room - This room is designated as a cloakroom, intended for attendees to store coats or other belongings.

CRL/ 2/07: Sensory and Calm Space - This room is reserved to provide a quiet and comfortable area for attendees who may need to take a break or who are sensitive to sensory overload.

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