Members of the IMH team enjoyed a thought-provoking day at the first Inclusive Durham Festival, which brought together over 250 Durham colleagues to discuss best practice for diversity and inclusion within the University.
A celebration of the work done by students and staff to embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) within the University, the Festival - which featured a range of panel talks, information sessions and exhibition stands - also provided valuable space to discuss how we can further embed inclusivity within our community.
As part of this event, we were delighted to have the opportunity to share our work on Everywhere Ethics and to reflect with colleagues on how we can continue to develop our wider EDI activities and research as both an Institute and an organisation.
What is Everywhere Ethics?
Everywhere Ethics is more than an Ethics Approval process.
We believe reflective practice is fundamental to a supportive and inclusive research culture that strives to be diverse, inclusive and equitable. Enhancing our awareness and understanding of different forms of flourishing and of what is involved in producing outstanding research must be done with rigour, humility and generosity.
The Everywhere Ethics approach embraced by the Institute for Medical Humanities and the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities - inspired by Durham-based sociologist Sarah Banks' work on Everyday Ethics in social work - commits us creatively to tackling forms of discrimination which are profoundly impactful but can be difficult to render visible and to address. This work is challenging and ongoing.
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