Inclusive and Respectful Communities

The Inclusive and Respectful Communities Team works to create a safe, respectful, and inclusive university community where all students and staff can thrive. Bringing together four specialist streams, the team drives equity, diversity, and inclusion through strategy, programs, and engagement. Our work includes:

Governance and Strategy

Leads the development and oversight of the University’s equity, diversity, and inclusion strategies, policies, and institutional responses.

Development and oversight of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) strategies

Key areas of work include:

Monitoring and reporting on progress

Key areas of work include:

Coordinating institutional responses to student reports

Key areas of work include:

Supporting governance structures 

such as the Student Advisory Forum:

Evidence and Impact

Strengthens the IARC team’s activities and programs through evaluation, data, and evidence-based approaches to improve outcomes and build capability.

• Student Safety & Wellbeing Evaluation & Monitoring Working Group: this group has been formed under the Student Safety and Wellbeing (SSW) Plan 2024–2026 to help ANU assess the delivery of the university’s commitments to student safety, wellbeing, and trust. The group includes representatives from key areas across the University and works to develop a consistent, good-practice evaluation framework to guide current and future projects and initiatives.

Education, Prevention and Development

Delivers training and initiatives to prevent harmful behaviours, including gender-based violence and promote inclusive, trauma-informed practices. the Prevention arm of Inclusive and Respectful Communities provides professional services, including education, community engagement, capacity building, consultation and planning facilitation, that support ANU communities to change culture and effectively address the dives of gender-base violence.

Student Equity and Community Engagement 

Supports students from underrepresented backgrounds to access, participate, and succeed, building belonging and removing barriers across the university.

Governance

The Inclusive and Respectful Communities team is part of the Experience Wellbeing and Inclusion Division and reports to the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education).

Our team