GAIA (Geoscience Access, Inclusion and Attainment) is a project to improve equity, social justice and belonging in geoscience undergraduate degrees.
Originally funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, GAIA ran for seven months from December 2021 to June 2022.
Are you an educator in geoscience, geography or a related subject, or a student or parent wanting to know more about where geoscience could take you?
Check out our Role Model Profiles for examples of professionals from underrepresented groups* with geoscience degrees!
Are you a geoscience educator at university level looking for recommendations to improve inclusivity in your degree programme?
Our report, Making geoscience degrees a place of belonging for all, is based on discussion with current and recent geoscience undergraduates from underrepresented groups* and contains practical ideas to improve belonging.
Are you a geoscience graduate and member of an underrepresented group*?
We’d love to create a Geoscience Role Model profile of you to help inspire the next generation! All we need is a photo and a few paragraphs of text about your journey – see our Role Model Profiles page for examples.
Interested? Contact us!
*The GAIA project focuses on the following underrepresented groups: those from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnicity backgrounds; LGBTQIA+; people with disabilities; first in family to go to university; those from low-income households; in care or a care leaver; young people (<18 years) with a caring responsibility; non-traditional and international undergraduate students. We acknowledge that there are many other groups that are underrepresented in geosciences.
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