
We are excited and encouraged at the manner with which many within our Faculty, and UNSW more broadly, have already engaged in the development of this strategy and are delighted to present our White Paper: Engineering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy 2023-2027.
Professor / Deputy Dean Societal Impact & Translation
Rm 516a, Hilmer Building
School of Chemical Engineering
(+61 2) 9385 5383
If you’re interested in learning more about equity, diversity and inclusion—and contributing to a fair and just society—UNSW has some great training opportunities available to staff and students.
Carer's Fund
The Carer’s Fund is offered to eligible academics in UNSW Engineering whose careers have been, or will be, interrupted through a period of sustained primary carer status for at least 6 months. This includes maternity leave, primary carer leave or other approved leave for the purpose of being the primary carer for reasons including childcare, care of an immediate family member or household member or someone with strong affinity with the employee, and is to supplement any other UNSW Awards and Funding to be held concurrently.
This award is targeted towards those in a continuing role or on a tenure track or long-term contract ceasing at least 2 years after returning to work.
The purpose of the Fund is to provide eligible staff with funding to assist in maintaining their academic performance and trajectory which could likely be affected by the interruption.
Accelerate fund
The Accelerate Fund is available to eligible staff in UNSW Engineering whose careers have been, or will be, interrupted through a period of sustained primary carer status for at least 6 months. This includes maternity leave, primary carer leave or other approved leave for the purpose of being the primary carer for reasons including childcare, care of an immediate family member or household member or someone with strong affinity with the employee, and is to supplement any other UNSW Awards and Funding to be held concurrently.
This Fund is targeted towards those on a fixed-term contract, who are not eligible for the Carer’s Fund because they have less than two years remaining on their contract, when returning from carer’s leave. Eligible staff – academics on a fixed-term contract with less than two years remaining on their contract or professional staff in a research intensive externally funded position.
The purpose of the Fund is to maintain career momentum and provide eligible staff with funding to assist in maintaining their career trajectory which could likely be affected by the interruption.
Diversity in Engineering Academic Visitors Funding Scheme
The Faculty of Engineering Diversity in Engineering Academic Visitors Funding Scheme provides funding to bring women, non-binary and gender diverse academics, and academics from low, lower-middle and upper-middle income countries, to UNSW for a short-term visit. The goals of the scheme are to:
Joint Seed Funding Guidelines Engineering Human Rights Research Grant
The Australian Human Rights Institute and UNSW Engineering have partnered to offer a Joint Seed Funding program to support multidisciplinary engineering-related projects in human rights.
The Australian Human Rights Institute (the Institute) was created as part of Strategy 2025 to enhance UNSW’s ability to create a world-class research institute focused on human rights to further the strategic goals of pursuing academic excellence and enhancing our social impact. Its interdisciplinary and evidencebased research informs an understanding of the root causes of human rights and challenges and innovates practical and sustainable solutions to create systemic change. UNSW Engineering supports engineering research that achieves social impact and facilitates interdisciplinary research and educational pedagogy. Its researchers collaborate both internally, across UNSW and with external organisations to build capacity; co-designing innovative translational solutions to grand challenges globally, with a strategic focus in the Pacific region.
The UNSW Engineering Research Grant provides Seed Funding for engineering-related projects that strengthen human rights research at UNSW. The purpose of the Seed Funding is to establish or advance inclusive and interdisciplinary research between UNSW academic researchers, government, local universities, industry, and community. It is expected that the funded projects will result in an application for external funding and at least one publication.