Increasing diversity and inclusivity in data archiving the UKDA way

The delivery of a fair and supportive working environment for staff is an important part of the UK Data Service. We recognise the value that diversity, equality and inclusion brings and want to recruit, develop, retain and motivate an increasingly diverse workforce.

Exploring the Open Archival Information System model (OAIS), this poster will demonstrate how UK Data Service lead partner, the UK Data Archive, has strategically increased diversity across the organisation since 2017, and now drives inclusivity and accessibility through everything we do: from staff recruitment and cultural changes, through to data curation, research access, user testing, training, communications and impact.