King’s is committed to embedding good equality, diversity and inclusion practice into all our activities so that the university becomes a richer and more diverse place to work and study.
As an employer and educator, King’s recognises its legal duties as well as the moral imperative to promote diversity and inclusion within the campus community and to provide a safe and healthy environment for work and study where staff, students and other members of the King’s community are treated with dignity, courtesy and respect.
The work of EDI not only ensures that King’s meets and upholds its legal obligations in regard to equality and anti-discrimination law, but also makes positive interventions to embed the ethos diversity and inclusion into policy, processes and everyday practice, working to eliminate barriers to participation and success.
If you are a King's student or member of staff, you can check out the diversity of King's using our EDI Dashboards which present you with visuals of the data that we use to inform our projects and interventions.
More information can be found on the King's College London website
Services
- Community Networks
- Dignity at King's
- Disability Inclusion
- EDI Annual Reports
- EDI Training & Development
- Equal Opportunities
- Gender Equality at King's
- Guidance and Resources & Equality Analysis
- LGBTQ+
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Parenting rooms and Nursery facilities
- Race and Racism Research at King's
- Race Equality at King's
- Religion and Belief
Governance
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion is a key enabler of King's Vision 2029 and our EDI governance structure has been designed to embed EDI throughout all structural levels of the College. Accountability for EDI within King's sits with the College's Council, who delegate to the President and Principal who works with the Senior Management Team (SMT) and Academic Board to deliver actions.
The Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee (EDIC), is currently chaired by the Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and has been created as a sub-committee of the SMT to oversee and monitor the implementation of King's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion strategic goals. The EDIC meets termly during the academic year and membership comprises of senior representatives from across the College.
Working alongside the EDIC is the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Forum (EDIF). The EDIF is a body for staff and student voices and it comprises of diverse members who represent the breadth of perspectives of the King's community. It provides the EDIC with insight into staff and student community experiences. Members are representative of their respective areas and are expected to communicate key issues and updates, acting as a key link between local community and King's governance and decision-making structure.
Partnerships and Charter Marks
Athena Swan
The Athena SWAN charter is a framework launched in 2005 to recognise the commitment of institutions that promote and advance careers of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) in academia. The charter and associated award has now expanded to address gender equality more widely in higher education.
Business Disability Forum
King's joined the Business Disability Forum (BDF) in 2017 to demonstrate it's commitment to ensuring disability inclusion is a key strategic priority for the university. The BDF work with over 550 members offering advice and support to organisations to me more disability-smart.
Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei)
Enei are an organisation that supports organisations to establish and sustain diverse teams and work to promote inclusive culture within the workplace.
Mental Health at Work Commitment
Mental Health at Work brings together organisations to commit to supporting the wellbeing and positive mental health of staff. They offer a range of expert resources & toolkits.
Race Equality Charter Mark
The Race Equality Charter is led by Advance HE. The charter supports universities to detect and address barriers facing Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and students. KCL holds a bronze charter award.
Stonewall
Stonewall is an organisation that stands for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) rights. Over the last 30 years, they have helped create transformative change in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK. They have been at the forefront of making workplaces inclusive for LGBTQ+ people for more than 15 years. That includes us, as a part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, where we work in partnership to empower LGBTQ+ people and their allies to step up as leaders, role models, and activists in our workplace.
Sunflower Lanyard Scheme
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower is a simple tool for individuals to share that they may have a disability or condition that may not be immediatly apparent. King's supports the scheme, with sunflower lanyards available to collect across our campusus and there is also training available for KCL staff & students to help recognise and support those displaying a sunflower.
Working Families Index
The Working Families Index is a UK charity which supports parents and carers. Their mission is to remove barriers faced in the workplace by those with caring responsibilities.
Policies
All of King's Policies can be found on the Policy Hub here.