Enhancing LGBTQ+ Inclusion in STEM and Energy Research
Overview
This project is focused on enhancing LGBTQ+ inclusion within STEM and energy research. Using a range of methodologies and a comprehensive approach, the project aims to identify, evaluate, and improve strategies adopted by UK Higher Education institutions to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion for LGBTQ+ researchers in STEM and energy.
Aims and objectives
The project has three main objectives. First, it seeks to map and review existing diversity and inclusion practices (type, content, frequency) and the processes that led to their implementation through interviews with EDI experts/practitioners. Second, it aims to examine LGBTQ+ individuals' perceptions of different practices and why they consider some more effective than others. Third, the project aims to co-create solutions and enhance capacity for change and innovation by working together with LGBTQ+ researchers and EDI practitioners.
The project's findings and recommendations will generate valuable insights and resources to advance LGBTQ+ inclusion across STEM and energy research.
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Team
Researchers
Principal Investigator
Dr Fabio Fasoli
Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology
Biography
I received my PhD in 2011 at University of Trento (Italy). From 2012 to 2013, I was a post-doc fellow first at CITEC (University of Bielefeld, Germany) and then at the University of Padua (Italy). In 2014-2015 I was a post-doc at ISCTE-IUL (Portugal), and a postdoc at the University of Milano-Bicocca in 2015-2016. I moved to Surrey in October 2016 as a Marie Sklodowska Curie fellow under the supervision of Prof Peter Hegarty. Since 2021 I have been the Programme Leader for the Social Psychology MSc and, from December 2023, I am the Chair of the Raninbow Network.
Co-Investigator
Dr Marco Reggiani
Research Associate, Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Strathclyde
See profileInstitute for Sustainability
Partner
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Our research is supported by research groups and centres of excellence.