EDIMS is a cross-organisational network which aims to promote, support and share good practice in relation to EDI in Music Higher Education in the UK.

Our Open Forum events are intended primarily for staff and students in the Music HE sector, as a space for discussion, exchange of ideas and reflection on current EDI practice.

More information on EDI in Music Studies can be found here.

Speakers

Charlotte Purkis, University of Winchester 
‘Observations from provoking performing arts students to consider social and individual identities through various cultural participations over a number of decades’

Roxanna Albayti and Daniel Hartley, Trinity Laban
‘Improvising Belonging’

Brianna Robertson-Kirkland, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
‘Diversifying Western Classical Music History for Conservatoire Students’

Marc Estibeiro, University of Staffordshire
‘Addressing barriers to high-quality music education in underrepresented groups’