Presentation delivered on October 25th 2016 as part of Edinburgh Napier University's Inclusivity Week 2016

1. Equality and Athena SWAN
The Edinburgh Napier University experience
Presented at the Inclusivity Week Symposium
Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh Napier University
25th
October 2016
Professor Hazel Hall
Athena SWAN Academic Champion
h.hall@napier.ac.uk
@ hazelh
http://hazelhall.org

2. @hazelh

3. Recognition of commitment of universities to
advancement of careers in higher education
Commitment to a progressive charter
Adoption of the principles
 Policies
 Practice
 Action plans
 Culture
Since May 2015
Gender equality in general (no longer just women)
All subject areas (no longer just STEMM)

4. http://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan/about-athena-swan/

5. Getting the work underway at Edinburgh Napier
Signed up to (old) Charter in 2008
 Work stalled on institutional bronze award submission
Academic Champion for Athena SWAN appointed late 2013
Self Assessment Team established early 2014

6. Work towards the submission
Engagement
Data
Document
Quantitative and qualitative, including policies/guidance

7. Work towards the submission
Semester 2
2013/14
Engagement “This is what we
are doing and
why”
Data Collection of
institutional data
Document Review of prior
submissions

8. Work towards the submission
Semester 2
2013/14
Semester 3
2013/14
Engagement “This is what we
are doing and
why”
Survey and
focus group
prep
Data Collection of
institutional data
Analysis of
institutional data
Document Review of prior
submissions
Start write up
main body

9. Work towards the submission
Semester 2
2013/14
Semester 3
2013/14
Semester 1
2014/15
Engagement “This is what we
are doing and
why”
Survey and
focus group
prep
“These are our findings
– what do you think?”
Data Collection of
institutional data
Analysis of
institutional data
Analysis of survey and
focus group data
Document Review of prior
submissions
Start write up
main body
Complete write up,
including action plan

10. ENGAGEMENT

11. Professoriate 28% F (21% benchmark)
STEMM Professoriate 21% F (16% f/t, 19.6% p/t)
Prominent senior F staff in particular areas
Professoriate 28% F (21% benchmark)
STEMM Professoriate 21% F (16% f/t, 19.6% p/t)
Prominent senior F staff in particular areas
“This is what we are doing and why”

12. Large section in submission
document
From January to November 2014
20 internally organised
consultations/events
Participation at 7 external events
Media coverage: The Conversation,
Scotsman, Edinburgh Evening News
Web and social media, e.g. intranet,
personal web pages, Twitter

13. Outward-facing engagement on-campus

14. Outward-facing engagement off-campus

15. Height of campaign October 2014

16. 50th
anniversary dinner at the RSE

17. DATA

19. Report – benchmark – reflect – propose actions

20. DOCUMENT

21. Submission
1.Letter of endorsement
2.Description of the
University
3.Supporting and advancing
women’s careers
4.Other comments
5.Action plan

22. Award: London, 15th
June 2014

23. Continuing the institutional bronze award work
22 item Action Plan implemented by the SAT
A. Resources for supporting the continuation of the work
 For example, plans for departmental awards
B. Addressing issues from 2014
 For example, apparent low numbers for maternity leave
C. Updates to existing policies/guidance
 For example: PDR (training)
D. Development of new policies/guidance
 For example, recruitment
E. New initiatives
 For example, annual Ada Lovelace Day lecture
F. Item 22
 Scope to review and refresh Action Plan on an annual basis

24. School Academic
Champions and SATs
November 2016 submission
SEBE
SoC
April 2017 submission
Business School
SACI
SAS
SHSC
School Academic
Champions and SATs
November 2016 submission
SEBE
SoC
April 2017 submission
Business School
SACI
SAS
SHSC

25. Work towards departmental submissions 2016
Semester 2
2015/16
Semester 3
2015/16
Semester 1
2016/17
Engagement “This is what we
are doing and
why”
Survey and
focus group
prep
“These are our findings
– what do you think?”
Data Collection of
institutional data
Analysis of
institutional data
Analysis of survey and
focus group data
Document Review of prior
submissions
Start write up
main body
Complete write up,
including action plan

26. The next institutional submission: November 2017
Bronze renewal
 Under ‘new’ scheme
 Leadership
 Eleni Theodoraki - new University Academic Champion January 2017
 Fiona Forrest-Anderson - newly appointed to HR
 Progress against 2014 Action Plan items
 7 already complete (8 by the time this presentation is delivered!)
 Rest on-going/on target for completion by November 2017
 Renewal document: report – benchmark – reflect – action

27. Work towards institutional renewal 2017
Semester 2
2016/17
Semester 3
2016/17
Semester 1
2017/18
Engagement “This is what we
are doing and
why”
Survey and
focus group
prep
“These are our findings
– what do you think?”
Data Collection of
institutional data
Analysis of
institutional data
Analysis of survey and
focus group data
Document Review of prior
submissions
Start write up
main body
Complete write up,
including action plan

28. For further information contact:
– @hazelh
– http://hazelhall.org
– h.hall@napier.ac.uk
– +44 (0)131 455 2760
Slides on SlideShare at
http://slideshare.net/hazelhall

29. Equality and Athena SWAN
The Edinburgh Napier University experience
Presented at the Inclusivity Week Symposium
Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh Napier University
25th
October 2016
Professor Hazel Hall
Athena SWAN Academic Champion
h.hall@napier.ac.uk
@ hazelh
http://hazelhall.org