Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the School of Art, Design and Architecture

We aim to champion and support a culture of participation and inclusivity, and to communicate and raise awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion, in the School of Art, Design and Architecture
Art, Design and Architecture Athena Swan Bronze award 2018
The School of Art, Design and Architecture Equality and Diversity Committee discusses, implements, promotes and monitors school-level actions aimed at improving the working and learning environment for students, academics, and professional services staff.
The Committee includes colleagues from all areas of the school and includes colleagues from professional services, academia and the student cohort. It also includes advisory representation from human resources and from an external advisor.
We hold an Athena Swan Bronze Award from the Equality Challenge Unit that was awarded in November 2018. Advance HE's Athena Swan Charter is a framework which is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education and research.
 
 

Initiatives, projects and events

The Grand Bame Gala poster 2023
DBI Grand BAME Gala

Annual event celebrating the achievements of BAME members in enterprise and entrepreneurship in Plymouth
Ashita Gupta
Women in ADA

Learn more about some of the inspiring women in the School of Art, Design and Architecture
Yellow and white abstract geometric graphic for decolonising research event
Decolonising research

An open workshop sharing experience and viewpoints (part of the 2021 Research Festival)
School of Arts, Design and Architecture Equality, Diversity and Inclusion badge
Digital EDI badge

Earners of this badge have demonstrated their understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) through their engagement with the EDI agenda at the University of Plymouth
Example photograph from an ADA EDI student project
Student projects

See examples of students' work that showcase themes of equality, diversity and inclusion within the School of Art, Design and Architecture
Food for Thought exhibition in Roland Levinsky Building
Food for Thought

Exhibition addressing challenges of food hunger inclusivity
From field to plate: where does my dinner come from? workshop
From field to plate: where does my dinner come from?

Educational workshop for young children
Spring Equinox Culture event
Spring Equinox Culture Festival

Celebrating heritage, culture, wellbeing and community in a creative space with the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
UFO shaped cooking trailer in silhouette
Design tackling “holiday hunger” in Plymouth

Third-year 3D Design student, Sarah Boot, won the RSA award in the ‘Cultivating Communities’ category

Cool Kids Can Cook

"Cool Kids Can Cook" was an event where children aged 7–9 explored the digital world of food and learnt how to make healthy, sustainable choices.
Building on our previous projects, this interactive workshop helped kids understand where food comes from, the importance of seasonal and local produce, and how to cook fresh, delicious meals.
Kids from Salisbury Road Primary School engaged in a fun exercise on seasonal produce, participated in a hands-on cooking session led by a trained cook and enjoyed a meal they had prepared together.
Cool Kids Can Cook
 
 

EDI in our research

Discover the breadth of research in the area of equality, diversity and inclusion within the School of Art, Design and Architecture:

Ashita Gupta, Research Assistant
Ashita Gupta is an Architect turned Urban Designer; she has an MA in Urban Design and Planning (RTPI; Distinction) with a background in Architecture (BIM). She has worked on multidisciplinary projects across architecture, planning and urban design in the private sector and research.
She has undertaken extensive public engagement with schools and vulnerable groups in the city for developing digital toolkits as part of the Living lab approach; including her work on the EU/ERDF Urban Innovative Actions funded action research under the Green Minds project – exploring the use of a Living Lab approach as a pathway to co-stewardship-based greenspace governance in Plymouth & the AHRC Design Exchange Partnership funded – 'Digital parks in the Sea' project – a co-design approach to design new ways for communities (with a focus on deprived communities in coastal neighbourhoods) to engage with the sea as a public space using digital tools.

School Committee Team

If you have any queries about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Art, Design and Architecture please contact the Senior Administrator Equality and Diversity Support Stacey Bains

 
 
 

Equality, diversity and inclusion at the University

Further equality, diversity and inclusion information from around the University