Diversity Champions and Leads

The role of a champion is to act as a role model and spokesperson for their area, and for diversity and inclusion in general.

We have diversity champions at University Executive Board (UEB) level who act as role models and spokespersons for their areas. Our UEB diversity champions take responsibility for identifying and raising potential diversity and inclusion-related issues in meetings and discussions across the University. They work with the Deans for Diversity and Inclusion, network groups and Reading University Students' Union officers.

We also have diversity leads within our individual schools and functions.

UEB Diversity Champions

Race and Community

• Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort

LGBT+

• Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Professor Parveen Yaqoob

Religion and Belief

• Chief Strategy Officer and University Secretary, Dr Richard Messer

Sex Equality and Disability

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience), Professor Elizabeth McCrum

Age

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Planning and Resources), Professor Mark Fellowes

Parent and Family

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Professor Dominik Zaum

School and Function Diversity and Inclusion Leads

Agriculture, Policy and Development

• Dr Alice Mauchline
• Dr Andrew Ainslie 

Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science

• Professor Avril Maddrell
• Professor Tom Sizmur
• Professor Hong Yang
• Dr Anna Jackman
• Professor Rob Hosfield

Arts and Communication Design

• Trish Reid

Biological Sciences

• Dr Evangelos Delivopoulos

Built Environment

• Dr Dragana Nikolic

Campus Commerce

• Fi Evans
• Dereck St Clair

Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD)

• Yen Tu

Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy

• Dr Mauricio Cafiero

To find out more visit the School's Athena SWAN committee page.

Digital Technology Services

• Claire Bowler

Estates

• Barbara Griffiths

Finance

• Emma Ashley

Global Recruitment and Admissions

• Kizzi Keast

Doctoral and Researcher College

• Cat Hale 
• Katie Wiltshire

Henley Business School

• Dr Melissa Carr
• Dr Miriam Marra
• Dr Chris Foye

Humanities

• Dr Heike Schmidt

Institute of Education

• Dr Yota Dimitriadi

International Study and Language Institute

• Chris Bonham
• Brian Turner

Language and Literature

• Dr Sue Walsh

Law

• Dr Nowrin Tamanna
• Dr Wangwei Lin

Library

• Tim Chapman

Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences

• Dr Fazil Baksh

To find out more visit the School's Wellbeing, Inclusion, Diversity and Equality page.

Planning and Strategy Office & Governance 

• Kate Green

Politics, Economics and International Relations

• Dr Sam Rawlings

Procurement

• Erin Cooper 

Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences

• Eva Feredoes

Research Services

• Tristan Glenn

Student Services

• Danie Woodbridge

Technical Services

• Dr Karen Henderson