Equality Diversity and Inclusion Committee & Terms of Reference

Membership of the EDI Committee is drawn from across the Techne institutions and includes EDI specialists from Royal Holloway and student representatives. The Committee is responsible for developing and implementing all Techne EDI initiatives including the EDI Action Plan and monitoring Techne EDI data. 

Progression of the plan is reported to the Techne Management & Administrators’ Group, which is chaired by Techne Director, Dr. Danielle Sands, who has overall responsibility for embedding EDI across Techne governance.

The EDI Committee is co-chaired by Dr Tim Wharton (University of Brighton) and Dr Margherita Sprio (University of Westminster).

Student Representative(s) 2025/26: to be confirmed. 

The terms of reference for the EDI Committee are available here.