In 2022 the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS) and the Economic and Social Research Council of UKRI (ESRC) entered into a strategic partnership to advance Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the social sciences. The initial three-year programme (2022-2025) was unique in that it addressed inequalities and inclusivity at the discipline level through the AcSS extensive member social science societies network which includes all the main social science disciplines and many of the sub-disciplinary areas.
The purpose of the programme was to build capacity for leadership in EDI among the societies in the social sciences, and to advance their work in understanding and enhancing inclusivity initiatives in their own activities and more widely across their discipline communities in higher education.
This report showcases the outcomes from the initial three-year programme including the outputs from the project’s knowledge sharing stream of work, the inclusivity interventions and initiatives supported through the project’s small grants programme, and a top-level summary of the systematic data monitoring that took place.