Equality at the CBU
The MRC CBU has a strong commitment to equality in the workplace. The Equality Committee was formed in June 2009 to promote equality issues at the unit.
Statement from the director
Here at the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit our strongest commitment is to excellence in our activities, and one of the ways in which this has to be achieved is by ensuring fairness of opportunity for all our staff and also for those who wish to join us. We are actively engaged in ensuring that this is achieved through robust and transparent procedures and flexible working practices, through both formal and informal support at all career points, and through celebrating and rewarding achievements. The result, we hope, is that both the Unit and individuals who work here fulfil their true potential for conducting and supporting ground-breaking cognitive science.”
Susan Gathercole, Director
Resources
If you are onsite at the CBU, you can visit our internal Equality pages which have additional resources, including links to the Equality Committee meeting minutes. If you are an employee of the MRC, you can read about MRC policies regarding maternity/paternity leave, flexible working, etc. on the MRC Portal here.
Although we are not eligible for relevant Equality Awards like Athena Swan (since we are not a higher education institute), we are working towards the goals set by such awards.
If there are any other resources you would like to see on these pages, please contact a member of the Equality Committee.
