EDI Statement
The University of Cambridge is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach to equality, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture, and values diversity. You are asked to agree by the University of Cambridge’s commitments to equality and diversity at all times. Further information on this can be found at www.equality.admin.cam.ac.uk
Code of Conduct for the IoA
The Institute of Astronomy is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for all, where every person is treated with dignity and respect regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation and/or gender identity, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, nationality, ethnicity, and religion. In particular, bullying and harassment of any group or individual will not be tolerated.
The Institute values diversity and welcomes the opportunities for enrichment that a variety of voices and backgrounds can bring to its community. We aim to foster an atmosphere where each individual can thrive and feels comfortable participating in the free exchange of ideas. We are dedicated to continuously working to improve equality of opportunity for all and to the eradication of discrimination in all its forms.
All staff, students, visitors and guests of the institute are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the “Dignity@Work Policy” of the University (https://www.hr.admin.cam.ac.uk/policies-procedures/dignity-work-policy).
If you have directly experienced or witnessed inappropriate behaviour by others, please endeavour to address it. You may review your options on the institute’s own “Dignity@Work” web page by clicking here
This code of conduct applies to all staff including emeriti, postdocs, students and visitors and guests of the Institute of Astronomy, as well as attendees at events hosted by the institute, in addition to any meeting-specific codes of conduct.
Photo/Video Consent Permission Form
During the event photographs and screengrabs will be taken for the Institute of Astronomy for non-commercial educational and promotional purposes, and might be made available to the public on all platforms and all media, including online and social media.
Permission for use of photographs/video/recordings of the contributor taken by the Institute of Astronomy for use of digital material contributed by the contributor to the Debris Disk Connections Workshop, 13-17 July 2026.
Thank you for contributing to the Debris Disk Connections Workshop. By signing this form,You agree to the following terms:
1. I consent to the making and use of the recording of my contribution to and participation and performance in the Debris Disk Connections Workshop, the nature of which has been fully explained to me. I understand that if I am unsure of the meaning of the terms set out in this form, the Debris Disk Connections Workshop Organiser can explain them to me.
2. I grant the following: (a) my consent to the University and those authorised by the University to make and use images and recordings of me at or for the above Debris Disk Connections Workshop taken by photograph and/or video/film and/or sound recordings and (b) a non-exclusive licence to the University and those authorised by the University to copy and make use of digital material I have prepared and submitted to the Debris Disk Connections Workshop, including but not limited to material I refer to or include in my talk in the recordings for the specific purpose of making and disseminating the recordings and contributor Digital Material in the first instance to attendees of the Debris Disk Connections Workshop and by all means and in all media (in whole or in part, transcribed or otherwise) in perpetuity throughout the world for the non-commercial educational and promotional purposes of the University, such use including but not limited to print and online publication and broadcast, e.g. in University websites and social media such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
3. To the best of my knowledge and belief, my contribution will not infringe the copyright or any other rights of any third party or contain any defamatory material. Should my contribution contain third party material such as others’ text or still or moving images or of anyone in an image, the copyright/personal data in that content may belong to someone else, which means that I agree that I have obtained their permission/licence/consent as applicable to include it in my contribution and allow it to be used by the University for the specific purposes set out in Clause 2.
4. I understand that I have the right to withdraw this consent and the use of my contribution at any time by emailing the Debris Disk Connections Workshop Organiser named above, in which case the contribution will not be used in future publications but may continue to appear in copies of the contribution already in circulation.
5. The information provided in this form is to be used for the purpose described above and is managed and stored by the University with my consent. Further information about the University’s use of my personal information is at: https://www.information-compliance.admin.cam.ac.uk/data-protection/gener... .