EPSRC - Equality Impact Assessment - Question Response 1. Name of policy/funding activity/event

If an applicant’s gender Applicants are also encouraged to reassignment became known raise any issues with reviews in to the panel or reviewers, advance of the panel so that they there is the potential for can be addressed. [...] Questions related to protected EPSRC’s panel members receive a characteristics in The Funding briefing on unconscious bias in Service will be in line with ONS advance of the panel. [...] of bias for this group.4 Applicants are encouraged to raise If an applicant’s race or any issues with reviews in advance ethnicity became known to of the panel so that they can be the panel or reviewers, there is addressed. [...] the potential for unconscious bias, but in no point during the More information about EPSRC’s assessment process is this commitment to ensuring fairness in disclosed to reviewers or panel peer review can be found here. [...] If an applicant’s sexual Applicants are encouraged to raise orientation became known to any issues with reviews in advance the panel or reviewers, there is of the panel so that they can be the potential for unconscious addressed.