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TopicTitle TypeSource YearLink
AccessibilityHow I record accessible videos for teachingBlogDr Stephanie Zihms Website2020https://stephaniezihms.wordpress.com/2020/09/22/how-i-recording-accessible-videos-for-teaching/
AccessibilityUsing alt text to make science Twitter more accessible for people with visual impairmentsArticleNature2020https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19640-w
AccessibilityNaviLens WebpageNaviLens2025https://www.navilens.com/en/
AccessibilityPlanning virtual and hybrid events: steps to improve inclusion and accessibilityArticleGeoscience Communication2024https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Planning-virtual-and-hybrid-events%3A-steps-to-and-Doran-Dutch/edd5eac52d9424715075156fee0d7e4a2499b476
Chronic IllnessAdjusting to (Academic) Life with a Chronic Illness by Stephanie ZihmsBlogVoices of Academia2020https://voicesofacademia.com/2020/10/23/adjusting-to-academic-life-with-a-chronic-illness-by-stephanie-zihms/amp/
ColonialismColonialism still influences the earth sciences today — and that’s a big problem for researchWeb articleThe Verge2022https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/4/22865758/decolonizing-earth-sciences-paleontology-fossil-record?fbclid=IwAR35lVIaRTgiIwsmj2_DBPTm_tWtL-LNdS1Kg0i6_aW5NU75ECIkuM1sByg
ColonialismColonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversityArticleNature2021https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01608-8
ColonialismScientometric Trends in Myanmar Amber Research at the Palaeontological Association (PalAss) Annual Meeting 2020WebinarPal(a)eoScientometrics2020https://paleoscientometrics.github.io/talks/2020-12-19-PalAss/
ColonialismDecoloniality and anti-oppressive practices for a more ethical ecologyArticleNature2021https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01460-w
ColonialismExploring parachute science in analytical geoscienceBlogEGU 2021https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2021/12/01/parachute-science-and-access/
DiversityInterventions to prevent pandemic-driven diversity lossArticleNature2021https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-021-00310-8
AccessibilityGuides & Tutorials for Digital AccessibilityWebpageUniversity of South Carolina2022https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/digital-accessibility/guides_tutorials/index.php
DisabilityBetween a rock and a workplaceArticleNature2021https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00775-4
DisabilityProfessionally held perceptions about the accessibility of the geosciencesArticleGeosphere2016https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geosphere/article/12/4/1154/196037/Professionally-held-perceptions-about-the
DisabilityMaking geoscience fieldwork inclusive and accessible for students with disabilitiesArticleGeoScienceWorld2019https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geosphere/article/15/6/1809/574966/Making-geoscience-fieldwork-inclusive-and
DiversityHostile Workplaces Drive Minorities from the GeosciencesArticleEos2021https://eos.org/articles/hostile-workplaces-drive-minorities-from-the-geosciences?mkt_tok=OTg3LUlHVC01NzIAAAGBZwoReuG8jWOa2filUCB1mJg2YTYTpz9A7z2D00Rj4-hld3p-l7fODRDlztmeY3coIj07K43THmPJyGQE3ZKvKZ5zB9zq7rm17wwP9EXg
DiversityDiverse Voices in the Aquatic SciencesDigitial articleAssociation for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)2020https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1539-6088.diverse-voices-aquatic-sciences
DiversityWhy women are leaving the mining industry and what mining companies can do about itDigitial articleMcKinsey2021https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/metals-and-mining/our-insights/why-women-are-leaving-the-mining-industry-and-what-mining-companies-can-do-about-it
Diversity7 Leadership Lessons Men Can Learn from WomenDigitial articleHarvard Business Review20207 Leadership Lessons Men Can Learn from Women (hbr.org)
DiversityGender Equity Insights 2021ReportAustralian Government / Curtin University / BankWest2021BCEC WGEA Gender Equity Insights 2021 Report.pdf
DiversityScientists from historically excluded groups face a hostile obstacle courseArticleNature2021https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00868-0
DiversityMoving Beyond the Business Case for DiversityArticleEos2022https://eos.org/opinions/moving-beyond-the-business-case-for-diversity?utm_source=EosBuzz&mkt_tok=OTg3LUlHVC01NzIAAAGCq3qKqmBLF4enyAURebiPWeuUl5rkqf2-JP-uZUuIMk6SLijwj6F9hL6SEm32wqb_Gn90p0Qgx6733oVAKEbf1v8JUc3A1JlmcUEupziM
DiversityThe Gollum Effect: The Issue of Research Opportunity Guarding in AcademiaArticleFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution2022https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.889236/full
DiversityOne More Time: Why Diversity Leads To Better Team PerformanceWeb articleForbes2024https://www.forbes.com/sites/roncarucci/2024/01/24/one-more-time-why-diversity-leads-to-better-team-performance/
DiversityScientists from historically excluded groups face a hostile obstacle courseArticleNature Geoscience2022https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00868-0
DiversityHow to deliver a safer research culture for LGBTQIA+ researchersArticleNature2023https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01400-7
DiversityReimagining STEM Workforce Development as a Braided RiverArticleEos2021https://eos.org/opinions/reimagining-stem-workforce-development-as-a-braided-river
DiversityTo diversify the scientific workforce, postdoc recruitment needs a rethinkArticleNature2023https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01740-4
Diversity and Inclusion in STEMThe impact of the APPG on Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in STEM’s recommendationsWeb articleInstitute of Pysics (IOP)2021https://www.iop.org/about/blogs/impact-APPG-diversity-inclusion-recommendations
Diversity and Inclusion in STEMBlack Absences in Green SpacesWeb articleThe Ecologist2019https://theecologist.org/2019/oct/10/black-absence-green-spaces
Diversity and Inclusion in STEMWhy a lack of equity in the UCAS process means inequality bookmarks school educationWeb articleBritish Science Association2022https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/blog/why-a-lack-of-equity-in-the-ucas-process-means-inequality-bookmarks-school-education
Ethnic backgroundThe time tax put on scientists of colourArticleNature2020https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01920-6
Ethnic backgroundDiversity in UK Polar Science Initiative Race Impact Survey ReportReportBirtish Antarctic Survey (BAS)2021https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/diversity-in-polar-science-race-impact-survey-report/
FieldworkSafety & Belonging in the Field: A checklist for educatorsArticleEarthArXiv2021https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/2607/
FieldworkBarriers to fieldwork in undergraduate geoscience degreesArticleNature2020https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-020-0022-5
FieldworkFieldwork and disabled students: discourses of exclusion and inclusionArticleJournal of Geography in Higher Education2007https://doi.org/10.1080/0309826042000242495
Gender equityOpinion: In the wake of COVID-19, academia needs new solutions to ensure gender equityArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)2020https://www.pnas.org/content/117/27/15378?etoc=
Gender equityStructural change in research institutions: Enhancing excellence, gender equality and efficiency in research and innovationReportEuropean Union2012https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/dff78961-40a9-41cd-940a-a4a5afa8ed5f
Gender equityGender equality in the geosciences: is it a numbers game?WebpageEGU2016 https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2016/06/24/gender-equality-in-the-geosciences-is-it-a-numbers-game/
Gender equityTo advance equality for women, use the evidenceWeb articleNature2022https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01045-y
General EDISchool of Earth Sciences Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion StatementWebpageUCD2021https://www.ucd.ie/earthsciences/edi/
General EDIBreaking the glass ceiling in diversity, equity, and inclusion in geosciencesBlogEGU2022https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2022/04/22/breaking-the-glass-ceiling-in-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-geosciences/
General EDIDEI Assessment: What Is It, and Why Should You Run One?Web articlePeoplism2023https://www.peoplism.com/blog-post/dei-assessment
General EDIUnleashing the power of inclusionReportDeloitte2017https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/about-deloitte/us-about-deloitte-unleashing-power-of-inclusion.pdf
General EDIPlanet. People. Mining.PodcastAllison Coppel2025https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwgdghLZEY9rzTzNQNXB7X3cJ1ay135cN
General EDIUncharted: How Scientists Navigate Their Own Health, Research, and Experiences of BiasBookColombia University Press2024https://cup.columbia.edu/book/uncharted/9780231203630/
General EDIPhD training looks like UK universities’ next crisisWeb articleResearch Professional News2024https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-views-of-the-uk-2024-may-phd-training-looks-like-uk-universities-next-crisis/
General EDIJournalism Initiative on Gender Peace and Security (JiG)ReportRutgers University2025https://gbvjournalism.org/
General EDIInternational Women in Mining ResourcesWebpageWomen in Mining2025https://internationalwim.org/resources/
General EDIProject DandelionWebpageProject Dandelion2025https://www.projectdandelion.com/
General EDIThe Geological Society EDIA ResourcesWebpageThe Geological Society2025https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/about-us/edia/
General EDIIOM3 EDI ResourcesWebpageInstitute of Materials, Minerals, & Mining2025https://www.iom3.org/about-us/governance/equity-diversity-inclusion-edi.html
General EDIIAPG ToolsWebpageInternational Association of Promoting Geoethics2025https://www.geoethics.org/tools
General EDIImperial College London ESE EDI PodcastPodcastImperial College London2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I90EbrA9P4&list=PLQ7dRjqDjebcg8OkowQA-gpR9OF8bIRMp&ab_channel=EarthScienceandEngineeringatImperial
General EDIGeological Collectons Group EDI ResourcesWebpageGeological Collections Group2025https://www.geocurator.org/resources/179-edi-geoscience-collections
General EDIGeological Collectons Group EDI Symposium 2025Youtube VideoGeological Collections Group2025https://www.geocurator.org/events/19-past-workshops-and-seminars/181-prog-archive-2025/182-edi-symposium
General EDIEDIG 2020 ConferenceYoutube VideoEDIG2020https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTSbo2wJxJxq6XQeaegqLuRg93JMbgU72
General EDIEDIG 2022 ConferenceYoutube VideoEDIG2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJRcvObG_y0&list=PLTSbo2wJxJxo9fi2LWFHw8iz9i7JIZhy5&ab_channel=EDIGConference
Indigenous Research/ColonialismFor better science, increase Indigenous participation in publishingArticleNature2022https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00058-x
IntersectionalityApplying an intersectionality lens to expand equity in the geosciencesArticleJournal of Geoscience Education2020https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epub/10.1080/10899995.2019.1675131?needAccess=true
LGBTQIA+The Challenges of Being LGBTQIA+ in Earth SciencesBlogEGU2020https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2020/09/09/the-challenges-of-being-lgbtqia-in-earth-sciences/
Neurodiversity UCD CHAS Neurodiversity ProjectWebpageUCD2025https://www.ucd.ie/chas/about/committees/neurodiversity/#d.en.553505
RacismChallenging racism in the geosciencesBlogEGU 2022https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2022/01/13/challenging-racism-in-the-geosciences/
ResourcesDiversity in Polar Science Resources pageWebpageBAS2022https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/diversity-in-uk-polar-science-initiative/diversity-in-uk-polar-science-resources/
SurveysHow to measure Diversity and Inclusion for a stronger workplaceWebpageSurvey Monkey2022https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/diversity-and-inclusion-guide/
TerminologyEquity vs. Equality: What’s the Difference?WebpageGeorge Washington University2022https://onlinepublichealth.gwu.edu/resources/equity-vs-equality/