As a global institution with over 3,000 staff working across the world, at LSHTM we are proud to be members of diverse community in the world. LSHTM is committed to providing an inclusive education, research and working environment free from bullying and harassment, ensuring all staff and students are treated and treat others with respect, consideration, courtesy and dignity.
We are committed to examining and advancing race equality and equity at LSHTM. A detailed action plan to deliver the recommendations of the Independent Review to address discrimination and advance anti-racism and equality at LSHTM was agreed and incorporated into the School’s broader EDI Action Plan (pdf) in 2022. Progress on this work continues in our EDI Strategy 24-26 (pdf).
Since June 2020, LSHTM has committed to the principles of Advance HE's Race Equality Charter (REC) and we are working towards our first submission due in July 2025.
Dedicated resource and expertise to promote race equality is embedded across LSHTM.
The Race Equity Taskforce plays a key role in promoting race equality at LSHTM and currently forms the School's REC self-assessment team. Dedicated financial resource within the EDI budget is allocated to support this work, including ensuring co-chairs' contributions are recognised.
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Team – this team oversees and implements race equality related work.
- Race Equity Taskforce – consists of race equality specialists and colleagues with an interest in this work from across LSHTM, responsible for overseeing the development of the Institutional REC submission and action plan. Race Equity Taskforce members act as representatives of the group on various working groups and committees across the School, including the central EDI Committee.
- Central Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee – is a committee of Senate and has oversight of LSHTM’s strategic planning and implementation on all matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusion including race equality.
- Faculty Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committees – are comprised of staff (academic and professional services) and research degree students from across each faculty’s departments. The Committees support and advise upon policies and practices promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within their respective faculties.
See our published gender and ethnicity pay gap reports.