Diversity and Inclusion

The EDGI project and its team members recognise that individuals from many different ethnic minority communities and other communities that are minoritisedmarginalised communities (including ethnic minority, neurodivergent, and people with disabilities) are underrepresented in research studies, both as research participants and as researchers. We understand that this lack of representation has roots in historic injustice and systemic racism towards these groups. EDGI is committed to addressing this issue by engaging in discussions with different communities and taking necessary steps to improve representation in our team and our participants.

We are committed to understanding specific barriers for marginalised groups to participate in eating disorder research and addressing these issues where feasible. We are also open to hearing from people about how we can improve our research and access for these groups.

Some of the ways that we plan to address inequities in research with marginalised communities are:

• Commitment to exploring ethnic differences in EDGI UK data
• Diversifying recruitment tactics to ensure inclusion of people from marginalised communities
• Working with marginalised communities to address gaps in our strategy and committing to improving where possible.
• Working with people with lived experience to inform the study