An interdisciplinary research collaboration which includes Emerald Publishing as a project partner has been awarded over half a million pounds of funding by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within engineering and physical sciences. The project forms part of a broader programme within EPSRC's Inclusion Matters initiative, launched as part of the collective approach by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to promote EDI.
The Advanced Strategic Platform for Inclusive Research Environments (ASPIRE) project offers an innovative approach to improve EDI within the sector, with a primary focus on long term behavioural and cultural change. The project will develop an evidence based online toolkit to connect best practice with improved ways to measure, monitor and implement EDI initiatives for maximum impact across initially HEI and also business settings.
Emerald Publishing joins the project as an advisory board member, a communications partner, and a test bed to pilot the ASPIRE toolkit and report back on implementation of recommendations.
The partnership is led by the University of Lincoln and includes Vitae, Oxford Brookes University, the Lisbon Council, Emerald Publishing, University of Sheffield, University of Kent, University of Trento, Aston University, Coventry University and Towards Vision as project partners.
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