Equity as Infrastructure: Recalibrating the foundations of scientific excellence
Scientifc excellence is typically assessed through outputs - publications, grands, citations. But excellence is produced by systems: by research culture, team dynamics, design choices and institutional incentives. This talk reframes equity not as an add-on, but as core infrastructure that shapes rigour, validity, innovation and impact. Moving beyond performative EDI requires recalibrating the foundational conditions that determine scientific performance.
Dr. Imogen Coe
Dr. Imogen R. Coe is a professor of Chemistry and Biology at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and an affiliate scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. She is an active researcher and former academic leader, being the founding dean of the Faculty of Science at TMU. Dr. Coe is also an award-winning scholar-activist in Canada with respect to the integration of principles of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) into research cultures in science.
This event is for University of Waterloo faculty, staff and students in STEM.
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