Athena SWAN

The Athena SWAN Charter was established by the Equalities Challenge Unit in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education and research.

In May 2015 the charter was expanded to recognise work undertaken in arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law (AHSSBL), and in professional and support roles, and for trans staff and students. The charter now recognises work undertaken to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.

Edinburgh Napier University holds an Athena SWAN bronze award, which was awarded in April 2015. You can read or download a copy of the successful submission by clicking on the icon next to this text.Athena SWAN submission.pdf. The University also now has two bronze departmental awards and these were awarded to the School of Engineering and the Built Environment and the School of Computing in April 2017.

To find out more about Athena SWAN at the University click here.

Why is it important?

Holding an award at university and department/school level is a clear committment to gender equality and part of our work at the University towards the creation of a truly inclusive culture.
Research Councils UK have made a statement on the expectation for diversity and equality in Universities, and in the future it is likely that whether or not a particular university is eligible for research funding will depend on it holding an Athena SWAN award.

What do we need to do next?

The University is working towards April 2018 submission. The table below shows where each School is at in terms of their application:

Unit	Application status	Application result
University	Applied November 2014 (bronze)	Awarded bronze April 2015
SoC	Applied November 2016 (bronze)	Awarded bronze April 2017
SEBE	Applied November2016 (bronze)	Awarded bronze April 2017
TBS	Applied April 2017 (bronze)	Due to reapply Nov 2018
SACI	Applied April 2017 (bronze)	Due to reapply Nov 2018
SAS	Applied November 2017 (silver)	Awaiting result
SHSC	Due to apply April 2018 (bronze)

Who is involved?

Dr Eleni Theodoraki from the Business School is working in partnership with Fiona Forrest-Anderson, Hr Partner - Inclusion & Development to lead the University's Athena SWAN committee to apply for the Institutional award in November 2017. The committee or self-assessment team (SAT) and Academic and Professional Services Champions make a vital contribution to this process and come from across the University.


Name	Job Title	School/Service Area
Fiona Forrest-Anderson	HR Partner - Inclusion & Development	Human Resources
Eleni Theodoraki	Associate Professor	Business School
Wendy Tubi	Head of HR Capability	Human Resources
Naghmeh Moradpoor Sheykhkanloo	Lecturer	School of Computing
Valerie Egdell	Senior Research Fellow	Business School
Matthew Dutton	Senior Research Fellow	Business School
Katrina Castle	Head of Widening Access	Widening Participation
Kirsten MacLeod Kate Murray Dan Ridley-Ellis Lynn McInotsh	Lecturer Procurement Manager Associate Professor Data Centre and Operations Manager	School of Arts & Creative Industries Procurement ISC Data Centre and Operation
Elizabeth Murphy	Senior Finance Assistant	Finance
Alistair Sambell Catherine Mahoney	Vice Principal & Deputy Vice Chancellor Lecturer	NA School of Health & Social Care
Sally Smith	Dean of School, SOC	School of Computing
Alastair Stupart	Admissions Tutor	School of Engineering & the Built Environment
Clare Taylor	Senior Lecturer	School of Applied Sciences
Brian Webster-Henderson Fiona McQueen Kirsty Hooper Lois Burke	Dean of Learning and Teaching Lecturer Part Time Demonstrator Zero Hour Lecturer	Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement School of Applied Sciences School of Applied Sciences School of Arts and Creative Industries
Sandra Cairncross	Assistant Principal, Student Experience	Student Experience