Gender Resources

Race Resources

Flexible working

Flexible working describes a type of working arrangement which gives a degree of flexibility on how long, where, when and at what times employees work. Imperial is committed to providing a supportive environment and recognises that flexible working can be of benefit to both employees and the university.  Flexible working can help staff to feel more emotionally engaged, and more satisfied with their work.  The ability to consider flexible working options can also be attractive when recruiting new staff to ensure the university is able to recruit the best and diverse workforce.

The university treats equality of opportunity seriously and has an equality framework to ensure equality of opportunity. Implementation of the flexible working policy must be clear and transparent and not subject to any unfair discriminatory practices by line managers.

More information about the policy can be found here

Reading List

New to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion? Our staff and students have suggested the following books that can help get you started:

  • Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, Caroline Criado Perez
  • Uncanny Valley: A Memoir, Anna Wiener (Rated #1 in Computer Scientist Biographies on Amazon)
  • Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong - and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story, Angela Saini
  • We Should All Be Feminists, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • They/Them/Their, Eris Young
  • Trans Like Me, CN Lester
  • The Transgender Issue, Shon Faye
  • Gender: A Graphic Guide, Meg John-Barker and Jules Scheele
  • Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (The Sunday Times Bestseller), Reni Eddo-Lodge
  • Superior: The Return of Race Science, Angela Saini
  • How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality, Adam Rutherford
  • So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo
  • How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
  • Brit(ish), Afua Hirsch
  • The Good Immigrant, edited by Nikesh Shukla
  • Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire, Akala
  • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin DiAngelo
  • Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman
  • Diversify: An award-winning guide to why inclusion is better for everyone, June Sarpong
  • Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine, Hannah Fry

Have a suggestion for a book or article that we could add to our list? Let us know via email

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