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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Research

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McGill University is committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in research, including the production of knowledge, equitable access to funding opportunities, and the equitable and inclusive participation of all individuals in the research ecosystem. The University recognizes that EDI policies and practices strengthen the research community, as well as the quality, social relevance, outcomes, and impacts of research. Researchers are expected to follow relevant institutional policies, procedures and practices supporting EDI and advancing its goals within the University.

For any questions, please contact Senior Research Equity Advisor uzma.jamil [at] mcgill.ca (Uzma Jamil).

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External Resources

Find resources about governmental EDI principles, including the Canada Research Chairs and Tri-agencies, or view resources on topics such as Anti-racism and Indigenous Peoples.

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Topics in EDI in Research

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Handouts

Click the links below to login and read regularly updated toolkits written by our EDI Research experts.

Sex and gender based analysis/Gender Based Analysis Plus in research projects
Guiding questions: Creating an EDI structure for your research team

Table of contents

Topics in EDI in research include the following:

EDI considerations for university research

Systemic Barriers
  • Systemic barriers at universities
  • Reading list
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Unconscious Bias
  • Understanding unconscious bias
  • Training and other measures
  • Measures to reduce bias
  • Reading list
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EDI in research grant applications

Research projects
  • Research topic
  • Designing studies and determining methodology
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Research teams
  • The importance of diverse research teams
  • Avoiding tokenism
  • Demonstrating inclusivity
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Training, mentoring, and supervision
  • Best practices for training HQPs
  • EDI considerations in supervisor-supervisee relationships
  • Mentoring students
  • McGill resources for mentoring students
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Knowledge mobilization
  • Understanding knowledge mobilization
  • Reading list
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Topics in external resources include the following:

EDI in funding programs

Canada Research Chairs
Tri-agencies
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)/Tri-Agencies
  • Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
  • The Dimensions Program
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Resources by topic

GBA+
Indigenous Peoples and communities
Inclusivity and accessibility
Anti-racism

 

 

McGill University is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.

For more information about traditional territory and tips on how to make a land acknowledgement, visit our Land Acknowledgement webpage.

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