Ageing and Chronic Disease Athena SWAN

Members of the self assessment team (SAT), formed in 2011 by open invitation to all staff and students. The team provides a good balance of expertise, experience and enthusiasm for gender equality for staff and students

We are committed to creating a supportive, diverse and equitable working environment for all staff. IACD was the first Institute in the University to receive a Bronze Athena SWAN award in 2013 and this was shortly followed up with a Silver award in 2014. We are delighted to have recently had our Silver Award renewed.

A full copy of our 2017 Silver renewal award application can be found here: IACD Athena SWAN Silver Renewal Application 2017.

Notable achievements

• The continued investment in our Tenure Track Fellow programme, with 100% of the original cohort now confirmed in post and a continued commitment to invest in new posts through this process

• A 35% increase in PDR completion rates for the Institute since the last application, from 67% to 91% (98% female)

• The appointment of a teaching lead for IACD, Dr Lesley Iwanejko, leading to a substantial improvement in workload planning and equitable distribution of teaching

• The substantial increase in maternity support provision, with the development of bursary support for postgraduate students and bespoke support packages

• The sustained increased the number of female staff in senior positions and proactive efforts with NHS colleagues to improve the promotion process for clinical female staff.

• A fantastic outreach programme involving over 50% of the Institute staff across a wide variety of events inspiring the next generation of scientists from a diverse range of backgrounds

Any questions, news or information please contact Luminita Paraoan