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**Source**: https://edu.admin.ox.ac.uk/about-us
**Parent**: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/about/work-with-us/equality-and-diversity

The Equality and Diversity Unit supports the University’s commitment to fostering an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students are respected.

We have a team of advisors covering each area of equality and diversity, in relation to both staff and students – except provision for disabled students. This is the responsibility of the Disability Advisory Service.

We also support the University’s Harassment Advisory Service and Harassment Advisors’ Network.

Our work is overseen by the Equality and Diversity Panel, which reports to the [Education](https://governance.admin.ox.ac.uk/education-committee) and [Personnel](https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/hr-governance)Committees of [Council](https://governance.admin.ox.ac.uk/council/home).

The Disability Advisory Group, BME Staff Advisory Group, and LGBT+ Advisory Group are formal groups, with staff and student representation from across the collegiate University, that advise both us and the Panel. See the right-hand menu for links to the Advisory Groups.

The work of these groups is in turn supported by networks. Visit our [networks web page](https://edu.admin.ox.ac.uk/networks) for more information.

## The Equality and Diversity Unit

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| Marilyn Verghis Interim Head of Equality and Diversity and Policy Advisor for Race, Religion and Belief  **Email:**[marilyn.verghis@admin.ox.ac.uk](mailto:marilyn.verghis@admin.ox.ac.uk) |
| Haleigh Bellamy Equality Administrator  **Email:** [haleigh.bellamy@admin.ox.ac.uk](mailto:haleigh.bellamy@admin.ox.ac.uk) |
| Clara Elod  Policy Advisor (Gender Equality and Athena Swan)  **Email:** [clara.elod@admin.ox.ac.uk](mailto:clara.elod@admin.ox.ac.uk) |
| Laura Epton Harassment Prevention Advisor  **Email:**[laura.epton@admin.ox.ac.uk](mailto:laura.epton@admin.ox.ac.uk) |
| Laura Jones Policy Advisor (Engagement and Insight)  Email: [laura.jones@admin.ox.ac.uk](mailto:laura.jones@admin.ox.ac.uk) |
| Joanna Kemp EDI Programme Manager  **Email:** [joanna.kemp@admin.ox.ac.uk](mailto:joanna.kemp@admin.ox.ac.uk) |
| Aitch Farley EDI Officer (Student EDI and Learning)  **Email:**[aitch.farley@admin.ox.ac.uk](mailto:aitch.farley@admin.ox.ac.uk) |
| Katie Glover EDI Communications, Learning and Engagement Coordinator  **Email:**[katie.glover@tss.ox.ac.uk](mailto:katie.glover@tss.ox.ac.uk) |
| Jordelle Akinola Staff Disability Advisor  **Email:** [staffdisability@admin.ox.ac.uk](mailto:staffdisability@admin.ox.ac.uk) |