Two Athena SWAN Gold awardees share their experiences
23 Apr 2019
Next week Dr Ruth Purvis and Professor Tom Welton discuss their involvement with the Athena SWAN Gold award
Since its introduction in 2005, the HE Athena Swan charter has encouraged and recognised commitment in work which addresses gender equality across a range of disciplines, in both professional and support roles. On Wednesday, 1 May 2019 the University of Manchester welcomes two Athena SWAN Gold award winners.
11 years of Athena Swan Gold at York University with Dr Ruth Purvis
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 11:30pm – 12:30pm in the Williamson Building G.03.
Owing to its introduction of policies designed to benefit everyone, the Chemistry department at the University of York has held Athena SWAN gold status for 11 years. The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences welcomes Dr Ruth Purvis to share the experiences of her department, with examples of the changes put in place to attain this status.
This event is open to all but places are limited; tea and coffee will be provided. For more information email paul.i.williams@manchester.ac.uk or julie.samson@manchester.ac.uk
'Going for Gold' with Professor Tom Welton
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, by 1 May 2019, 12:00pm – 13:00pm, Michael Smith Lecture Theatre, Michael Smith Building.
The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health are delighted to welcome Professor Tom Welton, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London, to deliver a talk ‘Going for Gold’ in a joint meeting with the Athena SWAN teams from SMS, SHS and SBS.
A scientist and leader with a long history of championing diversity in academia, in 2017 Tom was awarded an OBE for his services to diversity in education. As the Head of Chemistry, the department was awarded and renewed an Athena SWAN gold award (this was the first gold award for Imperial and, at the time, only the fourth in the country). In his talk Tom will discuss diversity and inclusivity in academia and the work undertaken at Imperial, drawing on examples from his personal experience with Athena SWAN.
The audience is asked to be actively involved in the discussion, and encouraged to bring their own experiences and ideas, steering the conversation into the areas that are most important to them.