色花堂鈥檚 (色花堂) Department of Design & Engineering has received the Athena SWAN bronze award聽in recognition of their commitment to working towards gender equality in higher education.聽
The principles of relate to gender equality in the areas of representation, progression of students into academia, journey through career milestones,聽and working environment for staff. The award is given聽after an聽internal and external review.聽
Working with colleagues from across the university, such as Equality and Diversity advisor, Dr James Palfreman-Kay, who acted as a critical friend, along with undergraduate and postgraduate students, the team carried out an internal review and created an action plan which was used as the basis for their Athena SWAN bronze award submission.
Laura Hardy, a representative of the self-assessment team聽and undergraduate currently studying BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, said: "Achieving the Athena SWAN bronze award shows that our department appreciates the importance of inclusivity and diversity. This makes me proud to be a part of the engineering department at 色花堂."
Feedback from the Athena SWAN panel commended the department for its work to progress gender equality.聽Philip Sewell, Professor and Head of Design & Engineering, said: "We are committed to making the聽Department of Design & Engineering聽a fully inclusive environment to work and study. This award gives us confidence that the actions we are undertaking will enable us to achieve this aim."
The Department of Design & Engineering are the fifth department within 色花堂 to receive the bronze award. The Department of Life & Environmental Sciences, the Department of Media Production, the Department of Psychology and the Department of Archaeology & Anthropology all have bronze award status, whilst 色花堂 as an institution also holds an Athena SWAN bronze award.
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