Resources for staff

Training

All new staff in the School are required to complete the university’s online training modules in diversity in the workplace and in unconscious bias. Links to these modules are below:
- Diversity in the workplace training course
- Unconscious bias training course
In addition, all staff involved with recruitment should complete the university’s Recruitment and Selection online training module:
- Recruitment and selection training course.
The School of History and University of St Andrews are committed to providing a safe environment that allows staff, students and visitors the confidence to work, study, innovate and excel without fear of harassment, bullying, or misconduct. The School seeks an environment in which harassment or bullying will not be tolerated and one in which any such behaviour can be reported and fairly investigated in a prompt and sensitive manner.

The School’s Equality and Diversity Officer is responsible for handling any relevant issues within the School, whether they involve staff, students (undergraduate and postgraduate), or both. Relevant issues include any situation that touches on the maintenance of an inclusive, fair and diverse working environment within the School, including harassment and bullying, connected to:
- age
- disability
- gender and sexuality
- marriage and civil partnership
- pregnancy and maternity
- race
- religion and belief
- sex
If you would like to discuss these issues or have experienced or witnessed an incident and would like to discuss or report it, either formally or informally, please contact Amy Blakeway either by email to histedi@st-andrews.ac.uk or in person during her office hours.
The School encourages women in the School to the Aurora Leadership programme, if they wish to do so. Details on the scheme and how to apply can be found below.
- Aurora Leadership programme information.
- Advance HE Aurora Leadership programme website
The University funds participation in Advance HE’s Diversifying Leadership programme aimed at early career academics and professional services staff from black and minority ethnic backgrounds (people of colour) up to and below senior lecturer level (or equivalent), typically for University staff grades 6 to 8. Details of the scheme and how to apply can be found below.
- Diversifying Leadership (BAME) programme.
- Advance HE Leadership Programme.
The School runs this practical, three-hour workshop open to any colleague who teaches and /or researches in the School (including postdoctoral researchers and GTAs) at the beginning of each semester, which is delivered by Lenna Cumberbatch, Equality Awards Advisor. The workshop takes participants through relevant equalities legislation and terminology, and works through case-study scenarios in order to help colleagues to feel better prepared if they encounter comments or behaviour that may be racist, sexist, homophobic, disablist in work settings.

Please contact the Director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion to find out when the next workshop will be held.

First book publication workshop

The School hosts a regular workshop on first book publication strategies and advice on turning PhD theses into books. The cup commissioning editor, Liz Friend-Smith, spoke at our first workshop in May 2019.

Guidelines for organising inclusive and diverse seminars and conferences

Event and meeting inclusion guide

Mentoring

The University runs a series of mentoring schemes for staff at different career stages and in different roles.

The School also runs an informal mentoring scheme for all colleagues below grade 9, including postdoctoral researchers and professional and support staff, on an opt-out basis.

Promotion and regrading

Academic staff applying for promotion to grade 7, 8 and 9 can find details about the promotion procedure and submission documents required for Academic promotion on the HR Academic promotion web page. The School holds an annual promotions workshop, timed to coincide with the application window, and a panel of senior colleagues, including the Head of School, offers follow up individual consultation on applications.

Professional and support staff can similarly undertake a re-grading of their post, following a substantive change in role requirements, via the grading review policy and procedure.

Resources engaging with inequalities in History (as an academic discipline)

Report an incident

If you or someone you know has experienced bullying, discrimination, abuse, assault or harassment of any sort, you can report such incidents anonymously using the University’s Report and Support tool, which is aligned to institutional policies. You can also choose to use this tool to report using your contact details so a member of staff can get in touch with you to help provide support. This tool can be used by students, members of staff, members of the public or visitors to the University.

Resources for staff

Training

Online diversity and unconscious bias training

University policy and networks

Bullying and harassment

Aurora leadership programme for women in Higher Education

Advance HE, Diversifying Leadership (BAME) programme

Training workshop on cultural awareness and sensitivity