De Staic Research offers equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) surveys, research and consultancy, with extensive experience in health and education settings. We work with organisations seeking to understand the experiences of their workforce, students or service users and develop evidence-informed priorities for action.
Whether your organisation uses the term EDI or diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the starting point is understanding people’s experiences and the barriers they face.
Understand representation and experience
Research can examine who is represented across roles and organisational levels, alongside whether people experience fair treatment, belonging and access to opportunities. A demographic profile is useful, but needs to be considered alongside what people say about their day-to-day experiences.
Surveys can explore recruitment and progression, access to development, inclusion in decision-making, discrimination, harassment, accessibility and confidence in raising concerns. Questions are tailored to your setting and the purpose of the research.
Healthcare, higher education and the care sector
We support workforce and service-user research in healthcare, student and staff research in higher education, and inclusion research relevant to care providers and other employers. We can help examine how experiences of services, work or study differ between groups and what may explain those differences.
Combine surveys with deeper exploration
Online surveys can provide an overview of patterns, while interviews and focus groups give participants space to explain their experiences in their own words. Bringing these sources together can help identify barriers, supportive practices and areas requiring further investigation.
Sensitive data and responsible reporting
We agree appropriate questions, participation information, access arrangements and reporting rules at the outset. Analysis considers sample sizes and the risk of identifying individuals, particularly in small groups or through detailed comments. Participants should understand the purpose of the research and how their information will be used.
Group comparisons are interpreted carefully, with attention to participation, missing responses and overlapping experiences. Findings can highlight inequalities and issues requiring action without implying that every observed difference has a single explanation.
From findings to practical priorities
Our support can cover research design, questionnaire development, data collection, quantitative and qualitative analysis, accessible reporting and discussion of recommendations. Research can inform an EDI strategy, identify priorities for improvement and provide a basis for tracking change.
EDI research can be integrated with staff satisfaction and wellbeing surveys or a wider service or programme evaluation.
Discuss EDI surveys or research consultancy. Tell us about your organisation, the groups you want to hear from and the questions you need the research to answer.
