The Faculty of Arts and Humanities holds an Athena Swan Bronze Award.
In 2022 the Faculty received an Athena Swan Bronze Award. The Faculty’s Bronze Award recognises the work the Faculty has begun to do, but importantly commits us to a range of actions which we hope will make us a more diverse and equal community. The cornerstone of the Faculty’s application was its comprehensive Gender Equality Action Plan, which you can find below.
Since submitting its Bronze Award application, the Faculty has been proactive in its efforts to progress in adopting the Athena Swan principles. The Faculty’s Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team, who was responsible for making and submitting the application, was reconstituted as the Athena Swan Implementation Group meeting six times annually to ensure deliverables are met.
Biennial staff and student surveys took place in 2023 and will take place 2025, in order to assess the impact of the GEAP and to further inform our efforts in line with staff / student feedback and the Athena Swan ethos of equality, diversity and inclusion.
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Gender Equality Action Plan
Athena SWAN Implementation Group
The Athena Swan Implementation Group is comprised of the Dean, the Associate Dean for EDI, and EDI Representatives from each School and Department in the Faculty as well as representatives from ATP staff, University Tutors, Postgraduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Postdoctoral Researchers with membership until the end of Q4 2025.
It meets six times per academic year working in groups to progress actions, and works to a 'traffic light' system to monitor progress.
The Implementation Group set up three Working Groups to progress actions:
- The Data Working Group is chaired by Dr Susan Gottlöber, Faculty Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning,
- The Supporting and Advancing Careers Working Group is co-chaired by Anne Byrne (Department of Media Studies) and Dr Mette Lebech (Department of Philosophy),
- The Organisation and Culture Working Group is co-chaired by Dr Julie Rogers (French Studies, Motherhood Project, School of Modern Languages) and Dr Stephen O'Neill (Department of English).
Draft of the Terms of Reference – Athena SWAN Implementation Group
Purpose and Function
The Athena Swan Implementation Group is an advisory body to the Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy. Its role is to support the implementation of the Faculty’s Athena Swan Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP).
The Implementation Group works to ensure that the Faculty maintains Athena Swan Bronze Award and lays foundations for the Silver Award.
Terms of Reference
The specific remit of the Implementation Group is to:
- Oversee the implementation of GEAP;
- Lead on the progression of the Faculty on gender initiatives such as membership of the Athena Swan Charter;
- Take initiatives to identify areas for further consideration which are not covered by the GEAP but are necessary to respond to emerging policy changes on gender equality;
- Support Faculty’s Athena Swan applications for Bronze Award renewal and/or for Silver Award;
- Promote the GEAP and all gender initiatives within the Faculty;
- Liaise with appropriate offices of the University to promote collaboration in Athena Swan actions and initiatives.
Working Groups
The Implementation Group establishes three Working Groups to progress actions where the members and chairs are selected from the members of the Implementation Group.
The Working Groups are:
- The Data Working Group,
- The Supporting and Advancing Careers Working Group,
- The Organisation and Culture Working Group.
Membership and Term of Office
The membership of the Implementation Group includes standing members and those appointed to the group for the duration of the GEAP 2022 - 2025.
Implementation Group is assembled via open Express of Interest and invitation, to include a diverse representation of Faculty members. Membership is representative of the Faculty community including gender balance and diversity; disciplines and grades; staff and students.
Ex officio roles/areas of representation are:
- Dean of Faculty,
- Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion,
- EDI Representatives from each School and Department in the Faculty
- Faculty Officer of the Faculty.
Appointed members are representatives from
- ATP staff,
- University Tutors,
- Postgraduate Students,
- Postdoctoral Researchers,
- Undergraduate Students,
with membership until the end of Q4 2025.
The Implementation Group is chaired by the Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
The Implementation Group supports the model of collaborative leadership and encourages role-sharing arrangements in the leadership positions.
Conduct of Business
The Implementation Group meets six times per academic year.