Equality, diversity and inclusion

The Department of Physics is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment in which all its staff and students can thrive. It is dedicated to ensuring that its opportunities - both educational and professional - are open to all. Find out more about how the Department's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) activities relate to the College's broader EDI strategy, and related support that's available.

Who can I contact?

Students

Students can raise any worries or issues with their personal tutors, senior tutors and supervisors. Find out more about: 

Staff

Staff can report issues to their line managers and Heads of Department. Find out more about: 

Social and support networks

The Blackett Lab Family

A support and social network made up of a variety of professionals that share a passion for Physics and positive representations of the Black community.

Find out more about The Blackett Lab Family

Support for disabled students

We're committed to ensuring all students are supported and can reach their full potential. The College and Department have support available, if students ever feel like they are struggling.

The Disability Advisory Service

IQ

A student society for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning students. The society aims to provide a friendly environment where you can meet like-minded students.

Find out more about IQ

Women in Physics

This is a group of young researchers who are passionate about Physics and excited about a future in science. They are committed to increasing the number of women in the department at every stage of their career.

Get involved in Women in Physics

Staff networks

The diversity networks aim to represent different staff groups at Imperial, to inform policy, raise awareness of issues and support, organise events and development opportunities and to act as safe spaces to discuss issues.

Staff diversity networks

Black physicists at Imperial

A project by The Blackett Lab Family documenting and celebrating some of the contributions Imperial’s Black physicists have made to science, education & industry.

Find out more

Further resources and support

The Stevenson fund

This fund expressly assists female science students, either undergraduates or graduates, to pursue long term scientific careers in disciplines in which there is significant female under- representation.

The Stevenson fund

Research culture toolkit

Imperial’s research culture is based on a broad set of values underpinning our commitment to research excellence, which encompass a prioritisation of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Find out more

Faculty EDI overview

Find out more about EDI resources supported via the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

View FoNS overview

EDI at Imperial

Visit the College's equality, diversity and inclusion webpages to find out more about EDI across Imperial.

Visit the College EDI website