Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Despite game audiences being a diverse and inclusive group, the UK games industry is dominated by white males: only 14% of its workforce is female, 5% from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups, falling to 9% female, 2% BME in the technical roles for which iGGi trains PhDs. iGGi is committed to promoting a culture shift within the games industry and games research which addresses this inequality.

For more information please consult the full iGGi Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. The key points of the strategy are:

• Recruit, retain, and empower a diverse cohort of future games research and development leaders 

• Cultivate an environment which places high value on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

• Champion EDI across the UK Games Industry and research community 

To achieve its goals, iGGi works with a range of different networks and organisations to improve its recruitment strategy and help embed EDI best practice in the games industry, including:

• Women in Games

• Knowledge Transfer Network

• UKIE

• British Games Institute

• National STEM Learning Centre

• Institute of Coding

Every member of iGGi can help in their own way! To help with this, iGGi intends to provide training for all students on unconscious bias and mental health first aid. For more information on these and other issues, you can also consult the EDI office at your home university:

• York

• QMUL

• Goldsmith's