The Centre takes great pride in creating a nurturing, welcoming, inclusive environment. We have a strong commitment to equity and diversity and a supportive culture where we nourish our staff, whether professional or academic, through training and grant schemes that build capacity and confidence. We also provide seed grants and other opportunities for collaboration across our Centre.
Equity and Diversity Committee (EDI)
The EDI plays a pivotal role in creating a welcoming, diverse culture throughout the Centre.
Led by early career researchers, the committee conducts regular surveys to take the cultural pulse of the Centre, proactively develops programs that help people to feel safe and supported and collaborates with other committees on learning materials. To find out more about the committee, or to report in confidence a concerning incident , please email coesb-info@mq.edu.au
Equality in representation
Equality in gender distribution, and inclusivity of other diversity groups is part of our event design, panel composition and speakers list. We also aim to make our meetings and events accessible to differently-abled individuals.
Family Friendly Policies
The Centre offers flexible working arrangement s, provides childcare at the Centre’s annual conference and other Centre-run events, supports carers through family friendly and inclusivity travel funds and offers scheme for researchers to main their workload while on extend leave.
Professional Development
The Centre both develops its own training courses, such as the Media and Communications online course, and pays for respected entrepreneurial, research impact and career-building programs such as those offered by Cruxes and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
For enquiries about any of these programs email coesb-info@mq.edu.au
Seed and Omics grants
The Centre has an internal seed grant scheme that encourages high-risk innovative projects that foster collaboration across our participating universities. Our partner, Bioplatforms Australia, also supports omics grants that take place in their approved facilities.