A more data-driven approach to working with diversity, equality and inclusion

Initiative 5 in the Action Plan for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion 2030

There is a general wish for AU’s work with diversity, equality and inclusion to be informed by data and for this data to be easily accessible to relevant stakeholders. A PowerBI report on the gender of employees (male/female) is already available, based on data from HR Kuben, but there is a demand for more comprehensive data that reflects a broader approach to diversity.

Goals: Long-term

Relevant stakeholders can access up-to-date DEI data on employees easily and securely, and this data can be used as a basis to set and follow up on university-wide and local DEI priorities.

Goals: Short-term

By the end of 2026, one or more PowerBI reports – and potentially a consolidated dashboard – will have been developed to expand the data available for AU’s work on diversity, equality and inclusion. Relevant stakeholders will have been identified and notified about the reports.

Activities

AU HR Data and Digitalisation will develop a proposal outlining which types of data can and should be included in a PowerBI report. This could include age and citizenship, which are available in HR Kuben, and in the long term also data on salaries and WPA results.

Stakeholders at the faculties and in the administration will be involved early in the process to help identify which data will be useful to the university, how this data will be used in practice, and whether it should be communicated to users, such as local committees. A draft proposal will be discussed in AU’s Committee for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. After this, the reports (and potentially a dashboard) will be produced in PowerBI.

Responsibility

AU HR, Data and Digitalisation is responsible for the initiative.

The faculties and the administration will be involved through staff who support their DEI committees (the ‘DEI network’).

Timeline

The initiative will be launched in 2026 and is expected to be concluded within the same year.

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Revised 24.03.2026