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<p>The Government recognises that equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), of both
people and ideas, is crucial to delivering excellence in research and innovation.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been developing work on this topic, led by the
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Executive Chair Jennifer Rubin and an
external advisory group that brings together experts from the UK and international
bodies. UKRI will be publishing its EDI strategy in February 2020, laying out the
challenges and opportunities that the organisation and wider community faces. More
information will be available after the anticipated House of Commons Science and Technology
Committee inquiry into EDI and the publication of UKRI diversity data in the spring.
The department will make decisions on further requirements in due course.</p>
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