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SUMMARY: Improving EDI in academic and field settings - Anya Lawrence\, Un
 iversity of Birmingham\; Ben Fernando\, University of Oxford
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CONTACT:James Craig
DESCRIPTION:An audit for action: strategies for change\n\n2020 saw the geo
 sciences community reaffirm its commitment to the development of a fairer 
 and more equal field\, especially in terms of racial equality. However\, d
 eveloping strategies to address the challenges of poor representation can 
 be challenging\, especially if we wish to do this in a way that does not f
 urther burden minority groups to make the changes we wish to see.\nHere\, 
 I will present a potential strategy for identifying barriers to inclusion 
 and retention within academic geoscience settings\, based upon work first 
 undertaken in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford
 \, and now being expanded across other departments in the UK.\nFinally\, t
 his work will discuss how similar strategies may be replicated (or prefera
 bly improved!) at other institutions\, recognising that this is only one p
 ossible avenue to achieving change.\n\nHappy Campers\; perspectives on equ
 ality\, diversity and inclusivity in geoscience fieldwork\n\nDue to the un
 precedented COVID -19 pandemic and growing awareness of the need for impro
 ved equality\, diversity and inclusivity in the geosciences\, the role of 
 fieldwork has increasingly been called into question in recent literature 
 and social media. In this contribution\, drawing on my own experiences of 
 working in the Highlands of Scotland\, I describe how in the right place\,
  with supportive people\, adequate provisions and thorough planning\, fiel
 dwork can be accessible\, inclusive and truly rewarding.
LOCATION:The talk will be held virtually over zoom. The link will be circu
 lated to members via email\, while non-members may contact jac293@cam.ac.u
 k for details
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