Athena SWAN Resources
If you are involved in Athena SWAN at either a departmental or institutional level, you will want to familiarise yourself with the resources available.
This page contains a wealth of information, however please do not hesitate to contact the EDI Team if you have any queries.
Institutional Resources
Athena SWAN action plan 2015-18
Holiday and short term childcare providers
Non-Sexist Language Reloaded - a guidance leaflet issued by Lancaster linguists
Departmental Resources
Introduction to Athena SWAN Forum Presentation (Aug 17)
Athena SWAN Getting Started Guide (August 2017)
AS Guide for Departments (Oct 2017)
AS Submission Process Outline 18-19
Athena SWAN Quick Actions Checklist (August 2017)
Jon Rowe (University of Birmingham) - Ten Reasons You Might Not Get a Bronze
Links to data
Data Presentation Guide (August 2017)
‘Athena SWAN: Student Data for Dept Submissions’ report (Data Analytics Unit)
https://www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/equality-in-higher-education-statistical-report-2017/
Unconscious Bias Resources
Guide to Unconscious Bias (Chemistry Department)
Test Yourself! (Harvard University)
Courtesy of Advance HE, we have an 'Unconscious Bias Training Pack' available for departments to use. If you would like access to these or any other resources, please contact the EDI Team.
Useful Links
Equalitylink - the newsletter from AdvanceHE
European Union gender equality in research report (2012)
Nature women in science special edition (2013)
Paper: The Gendered Construction of Scientific Excellence (2011)
Unconscious bias: Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students (2012)
Science Europe: Improving Gender Equality in Research Organisations (2017)
Key Contacts
All Faculties have an Athena SWAN Officer - please direct department-specific enquiries to your Faculty officer in the first instance.
EDI Team
Charlotte Delaney, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager
Email: c.delaney1@lancaster.ac.uk Phone: 01524 (5)10624
Dr Emm Johnstone, Athena SWAN Project Manager
Email: e.johnstone@lancaster.ac.uk Phone: 01524 (5)93054
Sophie Black, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor
Email: s.black2@lancaster.ac.uk Phone: 01524 (5)10634