# Event Details - **Event Name**: How "Woke" Is EDI? - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join our expert panel to explore how universities can better balance inclusion and free expression around culturally sensitive issues.About this EventPaul Kohler (Chair) | Liberal Democrat MP for WimbledonDame Nicola Dandridge | Professor of Practice in Higher Education Policy, University of BristolClaire Herbert | Head of EDI and Staff Wellbeing, SOAS University of LondonDr Megha Kashyap | Decolonising Research Fellow, London South Bank UniversityProfessor Arun Verma | Professor of Practice in Inclusion, Intersectionality and Impact, University of LondonVenue: Macmillan Room, Portcullis House, Westminster, SW1A 2JR (Please arrive at 17.30 to clear security and have this invitation at hand.)EDI policies are central to campus life, but how do they influence the boundaries of debate, speaker invitations, and the handling of politically sensitive issues? This session explores the cultural narratives and policy choices shaping how universities try to balance inclusion and expression in the new regulatory environment.Join our expert panel to dive into the intricacies of the challenges of balancing competing interests, narratives and regulations, and also look at solutions and mechanisms to support universities.This is the third of three panels on freedom of expression and academic freedom.Previous panels featured the launch of:The legal-tech platform , the first higher education compliance platform that automates free speech compliance for UK universities, from event assessment to audit-ready reporting. Please see the promo video here (scroll down to 'How It Works').The Communities of Inquiry (Cofi) training programme, which provides a structured method for exploring complex or controversial ideas through open dialogue. This is being integrated into Actsure. Please see the promo video here (scroll down to the end of the page).The co-edited book (open access), published by Edward Elgar. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/how-woke-is-edi/100001995909575268 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Portcullis House, Macmillan Room - **lat**: 51.5018037 - **long**: -0.1243946 - **full address**: Portcullis House, Macmillan Room, 1 Victoria Embankment, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: How "Woke" Is EDI? - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/4a058cf04659bff5f97f533f8398e9e7648adefc79161b8c3fe0d82180033a11-rimg-w1200-h675-dc082848-gmir.jpg?v=1787313665 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is How "Woke" Is EDI? being held? - **A:** How "Woke" Is EDI? takes place on Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Portcullis House, Macmillan Room, 1 Victoria Embankment, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing How "Woke" Is EDI?? - **A:** How "Woke" Is EDI? is organized by SOAS ICOP. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "How "Woke" Is EDI?", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/4a058cf04659bff5f97f533f8398e9e7648adefc79161b8c3fe0d82180033a11-rimg-w1200-h675-dc082848-gmir.jpg?v=1787313665", "startDate": "2026-09-02T18:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-09-02T20:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/how-woke-is-edi/100001995909575268", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Portcullis House, Macmillan Room", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1 Victoria Embankment", "postalCode": "SW1A 2LW", "addressLocality": "London", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.5018037", "longitude": "-0.1243946" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join our expert panel to explore how universities can better balance inclusion and free expression around culturally sensitive issues.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-21", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-02T20:00:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-21", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/how-woke-is-edi/100001995909575268" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-21", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-21", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/how-woke-is-edi/100001995909575268", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "SOAS ICOP", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/soas-icop/19066739", "description": "The Influencing the Corridors of Power (ICOP) project promotes the impact of ongoing university based research. 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