The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee at the Department of Biology (IBI) aspires to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive working environment for all employees.

Norsk versjon: Likestillingskomiteen ved IBI

Are you looking for something else?: Development plan for Gender Equality and Diversity at NTNU 2023 - 2025

Former action plan: Politikk for likestilling og mangfold 2018 - 2022 (in Norwegian)

Objectives of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee at IBI

The DEI Committee will assist the management team by developing and implementing measures that in the short and long term lead to a more diverse, equitable and inclusive working environment for all employees, especially among permanent scientific positions.

The committee shall prepare and assist in the implementation of:

• Measures that make IBI more attractive to talented teachers and researchers of both genders, including those with an international profile, both in recruitment and retention, including work environment and career development.
• Measures and procedures specifically aimed at recruiting and retaining skilled women.

Workshops organised at IBI

We organised a Section Leader Workshop at IBI on the 22nd of October, 2019.

National experts were invited to hold plenary lectures and discussion was organised focussed for section leaders at IBI to improve gender equity in their respective sections. A full program can be found here: Official web site for the Section Leader Workshop at IBI

We organised a Gender Equality Workshop for all employees at IBI on the 24th-25th of September 2018.

International experts were invited to hold plenary lectures, the Gender Equality survey that was organised by the committee was presented, and group work was organised. A full program can be found here: Official web site for the Gender Equality Workshop at IBI

*Workshop on gender equality in supervisory situations, May 11th @ Lerkendal, 9-12 am*

Members of the DEI Committee

Daniela Sueldo (Associate Professor) daniela.sueldo@ntnu.no - Multiscale Biology Section

Veerle Jaspers (Professor) veerle.jaspers@ntnu.no - Envitox Section

Henrik Jensen (Professor) henrik.jensen@ntnu.no - Biodiversity Dynamics Section

Kang Ning Yap (Jeff) (Associate Professor) kang.n.yap@ntnu.no - Animal Physiology Section

Anja Greschkowiak (PhD candidate) anja.greschkowiak@ntnu.no - Multiscale Biology Section

Gabrielle-Yasymi Häberli (PhD candidate) gabrielle.haeberli@ntnu.no - Marine Section

Alexander Mauro (Postdoctoral Fellow) alexander.mauro@ntnu.no - Biodiversity Dynamics Section

Angeline Josephine Hubert Marie Bruls (PhD candidate) angeline.bruls@ntnu.no - Gjærevollsenteret

Linda Cecilia Haaland (PhD candidate) linda.haaland@ntnu.no - Department of Geoscience

Relevant information

Guidelines for the expert committee (PDF)

What to do if you experience unacceptable behaviour

What to do if you experience sexual harassment

Scientific literature

Loison //et al.//, 2017: The domestic basis of the scientific career: gender inequalities in ecology in France and Norway

Carnes //et al.,// 2015: Effect of an Intervention to Break the Gender Bias Habit for Faculty at One Institution

Casadevall & Handelsman, 2014: The Presence of Female Conveners Correlates with a Higher Proportion of Female Speakers at Scientific Symposia

Dutt //et al.,// 2016: Gender differences in recommendation letters for postdoctoral fellowships in geoscience

Moss-Racusin //et al.//, 2012: Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students

Lincoln //et al.//, 2011: Scholars’ awards go mainly to men

NTNU policy

Development Plan for Gender Equality and Diversity at NTNU, 2023-2025

Gender Equality and Diversity at NTNU

Gender Equality and Diversity at NTNU - resources

Web links

Forskningsrådet: 12 anbefalinger og tiltak for å bedre kjønnsbalanse i akademia (only in Norwegian)

Promoting gender equality in academia and research institutions: Main findings
(EIGE - European Institute for Gender Equality)

What does it take to make an institution more diverse?
(nature - International journal of science)

6 steps to gender equality (PDF)
(Curt Rice)

Chemistry students with advisers of same gender more likely to succeed
(Chemistry World)

Measures for ethnic diversity (Kifinfo)