LIFD EDI Committee appointed

We are pleased to announce the appointment of LIFD's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee.

Dr Claire McIlroy, Lecturer, School of Mathematics
Dr Thomas Ranner, Associate Professor, School of Computer Science
Dr Thomas Robshaw, Research Associate, School of Chemical and Process Engineering
Dr Timon Gutleb, Lecturer, School of Computer Science

The group aims to:

Champion EDI within the LIFD community and management committee.
To support the identification of EDI priorities and the development of related actions.
To ensure that EDI issues are considered and embedded within the operations and working practices of LIFD.
To monitor and assist in issues of retention and career progression in fluid dynamics with the aim that everyone should have equal career opportunities.
To engage with the community and bring EDI concerns, suggestions or feedback to the management committees’ attention.
To participate in LIFD management activities, including attending monthly meetings and supporting events.
To liaise with groups affiliated with LIFD, such as UK Fluids Network and the University’s EDI team, to ensure that new ideas and best practices in EDI are shared more broadly.

The Committee welcome any LIFD colleagues to get in contact to share any feedback or suggestions to support EDI in LIFD.