Building Inclusive Teams Toolkit

This Toolkit is designed to give you insights into various techniques, initiatives and knowledge areas that will supporting the building of teams that are inclusive. When we say team, this could be your immediate research group, perhaps the collaborations you work with or even temporary working groups that you operate in to develop short-term initiatives. Some of the resources may also apply to the wider networks you operate in such as your department, or sector discipline.

It has been developed thorough consultation with research leaders, primarily Future Leaders Fellows at various stages of their career, and their team members.

The toolkit provides information and advice on:

• How to assess and ultimately communicate the needs and values of your team
• How to map your network to gain a better understanding of it’s function and dependencies
• Key legislative knowledge on equality matters
• Consideration of specific challenges relating to certain identities & lived experience
• Understanding microaggressions and how to be an active bystander

To get started, work your way through the whole toolkit or jump to the section that best suits your current need. Alternatively, browse videos, downloads and recommended resources from the Toolkit in the collection below.