Diversity & Inclusion
GSE Role Modelling Blog: Being a Good Ally An ally is someone who takes action to support an underrepresented group but is not a member of that group. Rameya, the Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Ethnic Minorities working group …
Author: Alison Woodgate – Business Support Manager, UK Health Security Agency When you are nominated by a senior manager to take part in an academy for future leaders, what do you do? Grab it with both hands and run with …
I am pleased to announce the launch of the Government Science & Engineering (GSE) Profession Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Strategy. Following the launch of the 2021 GSE Profession Strategy, the Profession committed to providing detailed plans which would outline how …
October marks the month-long recognition of Black History Month and this year the theme is “proud to be”. As we focus on recognising the many important contributions that have been made by members of the black community, we also seek …
How many of us are familiar with the process of getting reasonable adjustments at work? Or with what the term reasonable adjustments actually means? The term ‘reasonable’ is subjective in itself as what is reasonable to me may not be …
Tuesday 12th October 2021 is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and maths. It originated as a pledge to write about someone we admire. Ada (1815-1852), daughter of the mathematician Lady …
Each year October 10th marks World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is Mental Health in an unequal world. Emily Cramphorn, a final year Science and Engineering Fast Streamer, talks about her experience of mental illness and what this …
As regular readers will know, the GSE Diversity and Inclusivity Action Group (DIAG) has several working groups which deliver projects, blogs, articles for GSE members across government. In this blog the Chairs of the working groups will introduce themselves and …
When the GSE Diversity and Inclusivity Action Group (DIAG) was setting up their first three working groups I volunteered for the Women’s Working Group (WWG). I was the only man to volunteer. It made sense for me to be part …
It is National Inclusion Week and many of us are doing something to recognise it. Here in the Government Science & Engineering (GSE) Profession I volunteered to write three blogs to celebrate National Inclusion week. The first, is reminding you …