Code of Conduct

The Aerosol Science CDT is committed to creating a respectful and inclusive culture throughout all CDT activities. By choosing to attend a CDT event – including our training sessions, workshops, webinars, and conferences – participants are agreeing to adhere to the CDT Code of Conduct.

Code of Conduct

1. Promote mutual respect

Event participants are expected to always demonstrate inclusive and respectful behaviour. All attendees have the right to a harassment-free experience, regardless of gender identity, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or political beliefs.

For the avoidance of doubt, examples of harassment include but are not limited to:

• insulting or derogatory comments
• the use of offensive or inappropriate language or images
• deliberate intimidation or following, including harassing photography or recording
• sustained disruption of contributions from other participants
• inappropriate physical contact or unwelcome sexual attention or advances
• microaggressions (e.g., subtle comments or behaviours that undermine someone based on their perceived identity)
• cyberbullying or inappropriate behaviour in virtual settings (e.g., disruptive messages in chats)

2. Champion personal development – your own and others’

CDT events aim to support the learning and development of all members of our community, regardless of their career stage, discipline, or employment sector.

Event participants are expected to uphold an ethos of supporting development at all times, showing empathy to other community members, and being constructive and supportive during scientific discussions and feedback.

3. Be an ally

All event attendees share responsibility for creating an open and welcoming environment – it should not solely be the responsibility of those who experience unwanted behaviour to report it.

If you observe someone displaying inappropriate behaviour during a CDT event, be an ally and act. This could be done by respectfully challenging the behaviour directly yourself if it is safe to do so, supporting the person affected to challenge the behaviour or to report the incident to an event organiser, or by reporting the incident to an organiser yourself.

Who to contact if you see or experience unacceptable behaviour

If you see or experience any behaviour that you feel is in breach of the CDT Code of Conduct, please immediately approach an event organiser (wearing yellow lanyard) or contact aerosol-science@bristol.ac.uk.

All reports will be taken seriously, treated in confidence, and investigated fairly and impartially by the CDT Director, ED&I Lead, and Wellbeing Lead. Where action is taken, this will be done in a way that does not put the person who experienced or who reported the behaviour at risk.

Enforcement

This Code of Conduct will be enforced throughout all CDT events (in-person, online and hybrid), and any delegate deemed to have violated it may be removed at the discretion of the event organisers.

Contacts

If you are interested in exploring routes to engage with the CDT in Aerosol Science, reach out to us at aerosol-science@bristol.ac.uk