14th Making Diversity Interventions Count Annual Conference (MDICAC) 2025

The MDICAC brings together renowned scholars, practitioners, thought leaders and students from the UK and internationally to explore and reflect on research and development in Equality/Equity Diversity, and Inclusion.

The conference will take place in-person on 21 May 2025, 09:00 – 17:00 BST, at the University of Bradford, Richmond Road, BD7 1BP, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Submit your abstract electronically via the Abstract Submission Form.

About the conference

We're hosting the 14th Making Diversity Interventions Count Annual Conference on 21 May 2025.

The MDICAC provides a platform for scholars, practitioners, thought leaders and students internationally to converge to explore and reflect on research and development, synthesise, and apply knowledge and best practice in the field of equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). The conference focuses on exploring interventions for advancing equality to inform the development of good and effective practice in diversity interventions in organisations.

The conference is designed to contest the status quo and challenge our levels of acceptance and comfort with the current levels of equality and inclusion in society.   It will provide an opportunity for participants to engage with the subject in a thought-provoking way and provide an avenue for inter and intra-disciplinary exchange and cross pollination of ideas.

The Barbara Burford memorial lecture

Through The Barbara Burford memorial lecture, this conference offers an opportunity for honouring the life and legacies of Barbara Burford – an inspirational leader and a lifelong iconic champion of EDI, who inspired change nationally through her work.

Call for Abstracts 2025

The Centre for Inclusion and Diversity (CfID), University of Bradford invites abstracts for presentation at the 14th Making Diversity Interventions Count Annual Conference (MDICAC) 2025 (#MDICAC2025). Presentations at the conference will include 25 minutes oral Parallel Sessions, 60 minutes Symposia, 60 minutes Workshops, Panel Discussions, and Poster Presentations.

For further information read our detailed guidelines for Abstracts.