Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Open Lunchtime Talks
About EDI open lunchtime meetings
Physics & Astronomy Equality, Diversity & Inclusion lunchtime meetings - everyone in the School is welcome - both students and staff. Most meetings are at lunchtime. Our aim is to discuss and learn on how to be the best physicists we can be. We host a range of speakers - from our own students and staff to Nobel prize winners - on topics including physics education, outreach, gender & physics, race & physics, decolonising physics, as well as discussing current physics & astronomy research!
Next EDI open lunchtime meeting
Levelling the Odds: Exploring UK University Physics Awarding Gaps
- Event time: 1:10pm until 2:00pm
- Event date: 12th November 2026
- Speaker: Ellen Oldershaw (University of Liverpool)
- Location: Room 6201, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Subsequent EDI open lunchtime meetings
Understanding postgraduate student experiences in transitioning from undergraduate to postgraduate physics degrees
- Event time: 1:10pm until 2:00pm
- Event date: 20th November 2026
- Speaker: Janani Ramachandran (University of Edinburgh graduate)
- Location: Room 6206, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Neurodivergence in the workplace and academia
- Event time: 1:10pm until 2:00pm
- Event date: 26th November 2026
- Speaker: Gillian Turnbull (School of Physics & Astronomy)
- Location: Room 6201, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Edinburgh Nightline: 50 years of student led charity
- Event time: 1:10pm until 2:00pm
- Event date: 3rd December 2026
- Speaker: Ash (Nightline)
- Location: James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) 6201 James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Past EDI open lunchtime meetings
Details of previous EDI open lunchtime meetings can be found in the following archive page: