In the next three years we will achieve our mission of becoming a trusted voice in EDI by applying the principles outlined below to the following four goals:
- Diversify our Fellowship
- Support a biomedical and health research culture that promotes and values equity, diversity and inclusion
- Review and diversify governance process across the organisation
- Grow the diversity of our staff
We have identified the following as the three key elements of the 10-year strategy for this EDI strategy to underpin:
- Strategic priority - Fostering a research community that is trusted, open, diverse, collaborative and inclusive.
- 2032 commitment - Evolved our Fellowship to be diverse, relevant and energetic in meeting the needs of the biomedical and health profession and the society it represents.
- Success measure - An Academy Fellowship and alumni network that is more reflective of the society we live in and that includes a broader diversity of thought, expertise, and backgrounds.
Our EDI Principles
For this EDI strategy we have defined principles and behaviours rooted in the Academy’s values to guide our work, partnerships and collaborations. 
As well as the 10-year strategy, this EDI strategy draws on previous Academy EDI work including our yearly diversity reports (2014-2020) and our 12 month action plan published in 2021.
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Our definition of diversity
We are committed to working towards full equity of opportunity for all, embedding inclusion in our own organisation, practices, work, and the wider medical science sector.
We seek and celebrate diversity in all its forms, confident in the knowledge that our differences can only strengthen medical science. We strive to ensure that no individual or group is disadvantaged on any ground including age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.
Our EDI work expands beyond protected characteristics to include geography, research subject and sector, clinical and non-clinical specialties, career stage, and socio-economic background. We appreciate the scope of EDI evolves to meet the needs of marginalised communities. Over the course of this strategy we will continue to review this definition and the focus of our EDI work to ensure it meets the needs of the society we serve.
Equity, diversity and inclusion Strategy 2023-2026