Resources
WiRC has compiled these resources to facilitate equity, diversity and inclusion at Dalhousie University. We will be updating this list regularly. If you are aware of additional resources not included here, please contact us via wirc@dal.ca.
Equity Educate
Dalhousie HR brings ReThinking Gender | Trans Inclusive Spaces and Practices to the Dalhousie community. This two-module course teaches what it means to create spaces and practices that are inclusive for people of various gender identities.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
CIHR provides a comprehensive list of EDI resources that address how to integrate EDI in research, including resources on gender diversity, Indigenous communities, and unconscious bias.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Requirements and Practices
The Canada Research Chairs provides resources and tools to help institutions achieve greater equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in their research practices and design.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
The Dimensions program supports transformation of post-secondary institutions to increase EDI and help drive deeper cultural change within the research ecosystem.
Royal Society of Canada
This animation and briefing introduce the key concepts and current academic research around unconscious bias.
Canadian Association for Neuroscience EDI sub-committee
The following resources help promote a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment for the neuroscience's community.
- Best practices for reference letter writing [PDF - 153.5 KB]
- Confronting implicit gender bias [PDF - 88.2 KB]
- Increasing women in neuroscience toolkit - candidate recruitment and evaluation [PDF - 1.3 MB]
- Increasing women in neuroscience toolkit - implicit bias [PDF - 2.8 MB]
- Leveling the playing field - tenure promotion [PDF - 117 KB]
- Strategies to reduce gender inequality at conferences [PDF - 146 KB]