SENRGy awarded Athena SWAN Bronze Award
The School of Environment Natural Resources and Geography (SENRGy) received an Athena SWAN Bronze Award by the (ECU) at an awards ceremony at Liverpool University and presented by Sir Paul Nurse, Director of the Francis Crick Institute and a Patron of Athena Swan. The ECU seeks to support and recognize advances in equality and diversity for staff and students and the Athena Swan charter specifically recognizes a commitment by the holder to tackling gender inequality in Higher Education.
In achieving a Bronze award, SENRGy has demonstrated that it has effectively identified any gender equality challenges within the workplace, and developed a clear plan, alongside 麻豆传媒高清版 policies, to meet these challenges. In doing so, the School has demonstrated it will be promoting fair and equal progression and success for all staff and students.
The School鈥檚 application involved inputs from a wide range of staff and was led by Head of School, Professor Morag McDonald. On receiving the award, Prof. McDonald noted that 鈥渨e were absolutely delighted to receive this award. The process of putting together our application was an excellent team effort that involved critical reflection and a mapping of the journey we want to take to achieve equality in all of our activities. We look forward to implementing the action plan that we submitted as part of our application in the next few years.鈥�
SENRGy joins two other 麻豆传媒高清版 departments to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award; alongside the University itself. SENRGy鈥檚 Award will remain valid until 2019 and the Athena Swan logo will be taking pride of place on the School鈥檚 website.
Carol Scott receiving the award by Sir Paul Nurse, Director of the Francis Crick Institute and a Patron of Athena Swan.
麻豆传媒高清版 is fully committed to the principles of the and is working towards ensuring that these principles become embedded within the University鈥檚 policies, practices, actions plans and culture. Information on our policies and procedures which relate to principles of equality and diversity can be found here:
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We also have an extensive suite of employee support policies:
Publication date: 13 December 2016