As part of the MIST Online Seminar Series, we will have Sheila Kanani (Royal Astronomical Society) speaking tomorrow on EDI topics. As this may be of interest to the UKSP community, I am including the details below. All are welcome! If you can’t make the seminar, it will also be uploaded to the MIST YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcYpHGNNOZ-SMpYG66fZDw).

Dr Sheila Kanani
Education Outreach and Diversity officer, Royal Astronomical Society

EDI at the Royal Astronomical Society

Abstract
An overview of some of the EDI initiatives the RAS have taken part in or lead on since the diversity officer was first appointed in 2014. Areas include putting policies and practices into place, starting up the LGBT+ physical sciences network, creating actions and recommendations around bullying and harassment, and community driven activities with our bicentenary project RAS200 where we worked with prison inmates, girls and young women, carers and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83782600038?pwd=UjNhRGMyNWNsazZaUGtHOStyRng1Zz09