Athena Swan Support
The University of St Andrews has receied a prestigious institutional Silver Athena Swan Award in recognition of its continued efforts to advance gender equality across the University (building on our Bronze awards of 2012 and 2017).
Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE, who sponsored the application, said: “As a career-long advocate for gender equality, I am very pleased by the University’s achievement of an Athena Swan Silver Award. It represents a tangible demonstration of all that the University has done and our unwavering commitment to advancing gender equality.
“While we are very proud of the progress we have made, we are ambitious to do more and have identified a number of key priorities for the coming years. These form part of wider work to enhance equality, and to enable all our staff to contribute, thrive and perform at their best.”
- University Athena Swan awards - 19
- Athena Swan Bronze - 11 Schools
- Athena Swan Silver - 6 Schools, 1 institutional
- Athena Swan Gold - 1 School
School/Unit | Awarded |
---|---|
University Award | Silver: March 2024 |
Art History | Bronze: October 2019 |
Biology | Gold: April 2021 |
Business School* | Bronze: April 2024 |
Chemistry | Silver: May 2024 |
Classics | Bronze: September 2024 |
Computer Science | Silver: October 2023 |
Divinity | Bronze: October 2020 |
English | Bronze: December 2019 |
Bronze: October 2019 | |
Bronze: December 2019 | |
Bronze: May 2024 | |
Bronze: May 2019 | |
Mathematics and Statistics | Silver: March 2024 |
Medicine | Silver: March 2023 |
Modern Languages | Bronze: April 2021 |
Bronze: April 2020 | |
Physics and Astronomy |
Silver: December 2022 Juno Champion: April 2022 |
Psychology and Neuroscience |
Silver: May 2018 |
*The University of St Andrews Business School was formed by the merger of the School of Economics and Finance and the School of Management, who each held a Bronze award.
Background
The Athena Swan Charter is a framework which is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education (HE) and research. Established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment, the Charter is now being used across the globe to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.
Note: Athena Swan is run by Advance HE. The charter evolved from the Athena Project and the Scientific Women’s Academic Network (SWAN).