Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Class

• The 93% Club is a student-led network and charity in the UK that provides support for working-class and state-school educated students in the Higher Education sector.
• The Office for Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement has compiled a useful set of resources on social class, with a focus on American social class.

Disability

• The Student Disability Service at the University can be accessed here.
• Disability Information Scotland has a range of guides on topics related to disability, with ways in which to access support. They can also be reached on their hotline, 0300 323 9961, Monday-Friday, 10-4pm.

Gender Based Violence

• Equally Safe is a specialist support team within University dedicated to supporting students and staff who have been affected or are they themselves supporting some affected by Gender Based Violence (GBV) or who has experienced sexual harassment.
• The Equally Safe Team can support those who have experienced GBV historically or those who are experiencing it currently. For more information regarding the Equally Safe team more broadly, visit GBV Support or email equallysafeteam@ed.ac.uk

• Among one of their most useful resources for survivals can be the report and support service which provides an opportunityforreportingexperiencesofsexualassault, GBV, and/or harassment anonymously. Further details on report + support can be found in Report and Support.

LGBTQ+

• If you experience a hate crime, Stonewall Scotland provides a hate crime reporting guide here.
• New College Pride can be contacted at ncpride@ed.ac.uk  with any queries or concerns, and to be added to their mailing list.
• The Scottish Trans Network maintains a great list of contact points for LGBTQ+ issues which can be found here.
• Staff Pride Network: PhD students are welcome to join, and they offer monthly Rainbow Office Hours which they say “provides a chance for staff and PhD students to make a connection with an LGBT+ staff member, PhD student or LGBT+ Ally at the University”.

Mental Health

• The University Student Wellbeing Service operates Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. And can also be reached at student.wellbeing@ed.ac.uk . A list of internal contacts can be accessed here if you need support.
• The student counselling service can be accessed here.
• Breathing Space is a free and confidential phone line for anybody experiencing low mood or depression in Scotland. The helpline number is 0800 83 85 87, Weekdays: Monday-Thursday 6pm to 2am; Weekend: Friday 6pm-Monday 6am.
• Samaritans is a confidential listening service which can be accessed 24/7 on 116 123 or on email: jo@samaritans.org 
• If you need urgent support, please call NHS 111 or 999.

Race

• Stop Hate UK and Show Racism the Red Card provide resources on racism in the UK and information on how to report hate crime.

• The University of Edinburgh's Staff BAME Network welcomes all Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic academic and professional services staff, including PhD students.

Religion

• Stop Hate UK provides useful resources on religious hate crime and reporting hate crime.
• The University Multi-Faith and Belief Chaplaincy, For All Faiths and None provides personal, emotional, communal, spiritual, faith, and belief support, for all members of the University. People of no religion use it as much as people of particular faiths. The chaplaincy is also a good resource for reaching out to specific student faith groups and networks.