Student Focus
Claire Worland, NDM Athena SWAN Coordinator
[email protected]
This session
 What is Athena SWAN?
 Why it is important?
 How does it work for NDM?
 What is the impact for students within NDM?
 Your ideas
What is Athena SWAN?
• The Charter was launched in June 2005.
• It aims to address gender imbalance
within science, technology, engineering,
maths and medicine (STEMM).
• It recognises and celebrates good
practice on recruiting, retaining and
promoting women in STEMM.
• There are 3 levels of award, bronze,
silver and gold.
• There are currently 260 institutions and
department’s holding awards.
Why is it important?
• The application process enables us to
reflect on current practices that promote
gender equality.
• It provides a framework for introducing
cultural changes that create a better
working environment for men and
women.
• By 2015, Athena Swan accreditation at
Silver award level will be a requirement
when making funding applications to the
NIHR, and it is expected other funding
bodies will follow suit.
How does it work in NDM?
Initial Review
Action Plan
Change
• Staff and Student
Survey
• ASSA Group
feedback
• Direct feedback
• HR Data
• Events arranged
• Initiatives put in
place
• Evaluation of
change
• Application
submission
• Feedback for
review and
further action
plan development
NDM Bronze Award
• We submitted the Bronze Award application in April 2013
o 60 Staff and students on ASSA groups
o 60 meetings and focus groups
o 420 questionnaire returns
o 48 page application
• The announcement was made that we were successful in our
application, and had achieved the Bronze Award in September.
• NDM’s Athena SWAN Bronze Award was formally presented to
the Department by Dame Julia Higgins FRS FREng, at a
ceremony hosted by Imperial College, London on 7th November.
Next steps
Road Map to Silver
Evidence
of impact
of action
plan
Evidence
of start of
cultural
shift
Case
studies –
success
stories
Athena SWAN within NDM
Career
Development
Talks (WIMM
and WTCHG)
Careers
Service
Sessions (Old
Road Campus)
Student
Brunch and
Student Focus
What's on
for students?
Women in
Science talks
(WTCHG)
Family
friendly
events
Jobs and
Careers
website pages
What are your thoughts?
We are keen to hear about what
is important to you.
1. Is there anything you would like NDM to arrange which you feel would
really benefit you? For example, any sessions you feel would be really
helpful?
2. Is there anything you would like to highlight as an area for
improvement?
3. In what format would you find a career map most helpful? For example,
a session or something on-line?
4. Is there anything that has put you off attending the sessions that NDM
have arranged? For example, the family friendly events, the career
development sessions, the Student Brunch or the careers service
sessions?
Thank you for your time!
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2013
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