Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Board

• To act on behalf of EDI Governance Committee to promote EDI throughout the University. 
• To assure EDI Governance Committee and by extension Council and Senate of the good promotion and effective delivery of EDI objectives. 
• To report to the EDI Governance Committee regarding EDI work and activity. 
• To bring together EDI leads from Schools, Professional Services, staff networks, unions and student groups to provide support and development for EDI leaders
• To monitor and evaluate local EDI action plans ensuring strategic alignment and enabling good practice to be identified and shared.
• To review and co-ordinate the operational delivery of the EDI Core Plan, charter marks and other forms of external validation frameworks.
• To ensure local and institutional level EDI activities and objectives are informed by appropriate consultation with relevant stakeholders
• To identify opportunities, challenges and barriers to the promotion and delivery of the EDI agenda at Loughborough and manage associated risks. 
• To establish working groups as required to take forward areas of EDI activity and objectives with authority to act on behalf of the EDI Board.
• To receive regular reports from EDI working groups and consider recommendations from them where appropriate.
• To provide a forum to discuss emerging local, national and international EDI issues and advise on actions that should be taken to respond.
• To encourage a community of practice to support learning, knowledge transfer and consistent excellent practice. 

In its current form EDI Board will meet bi-monthly for two hours per meeting. This will be reviewed on appointment of Associate Deans for EDI and Professional Service EDI Principals.

A quorum will be considered as half the membership plus one.

Terms of reference and membership last approved: 18 November 2024