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EDI STRATEGY 2024-26

OVERVIEW THE VALUE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND

INCLUSION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

he Royal Veterinary College Whilst we work within the legislative For a Higher Education (HE) institution and behaviours; this needs to change. There
(RVC) is a world leading framework provided by the Equality Act to fully realise the benefi ts of a diverse is an urgent need to take action and the will
veterinary and biomedical 2010 for all organisations, our aim is to community it is critical to have an equitable and commitment of every institution and of
sciences university, with go beyond our legal statutory duties and and inclusive environment where everyone the wider sector is required.
Ta declared mission “to integrate EDI into all our operations and feels able to participate and achieve their full
be a leading international authority in processes, and in the daily experiences of potential.
education, clinical care, research, expert all members of our community. The HE sector, like most of society, faces
opinion and employment in veterinary numerous challenges of inequalities for both
and biomedical sciences”. Our core students and staff. Pay and awarding gaps,
values of compassion, professionalism, lack of diversity, recruitment and promotion
respectfulness, and commitment speak to gaps, lack of representation in research and
our institutional determination to undertake unrepresentative curricula, are some of the
our mission in a manner that aspires to all-too familiar issues in the sector. The daily
the highest standards of behaviour, a experiences of students and staff in HE
culture that is open and inclusive, and a often includes accounts of sexism, racism,
full commitment to Equity, Diversity, and ableism and other prejudices, both inside
Inclusion (EDI). and outside of their universities. Critically,
EDI is still largely not viewed as core
business when it comes to developing and
implementing institutional policies, values

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