Athena SWAN in the Faculty of Science
The Athena SWAN Charter recognises and celebrates good employment practices for women working in higher education and research.
What is Athena SWAN?
Advance HE’s Athena SWAN Charter was established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) in higher education and research. In May 2015 the charter was expanded to recognise work undertaken in arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law (AHSSBL), and in professional and support roles, and for trans staff and students.
The charter now recognises work undertaken to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.
Athena SWAN in our Faculty
All of the five academic departments in the Faculty of Science hold an award.
Silver Award
- SIPBS (valid until June 2026) https://www.strath.ac.uk/science/strathclydeinstituteofpharmacybiomedicalsciences/whatissipbs/athenaswan/
- Pure and Applied Chemistry (valid until September 2027) https://www.strath.ac.uk/science/chemistry/equality/
Bronze Award
- Physics (valid until July 2025)
- Computer and Information Sciences (valid until February 2029) https://www.strath.ac.uk/science/computerinformationsciences/gedi/
- Mathematics and Statistics (valid until February 2029) https://www.strath.ac.uk/science/mathematicsstatistics/equalityanddiversity/
The University of Strathclyde holds an Athena Swan Silver Award at University level, awarded in 2023.
The University first signed up to the Athena Swan Charter in 2005, and held an institutional Bronze level award between 2011 and 2023 (in 2014 and 2018).