In 2017, Sara Ahmed a senior academic in Goldsmiths resigned in protest in how Goldsmiths was dealing with sexual harassment issues of PhD students and staffs. Goldsmiths reputation took a beating after that and they had to shell hundreds and thousands of pounds to students and staffs as a result of that. This blogpost, in snapshots provides an incisive insights into all the issues the EDI team is concerned about (e.g. questions of gender, race, class, sexuality, disability, decolonisation agenda, transphobia) and how systems and procedures of Universities can indeed be restrictive for the aggrieved person. I thought this post could give us, especially the decision-makers in the University, some reflective points to think about. Especially on the question, how should we deal with complaints within the School should they arise and reach the EDI Committee for resolution?

If anyone has any thoughts on this and would like to contact the Committee, drop Katy Sawyer an email – we’d love to hear from you