Athena SWAN

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.

The School of Chemistry has held a Departmental Athena Swan Award since 2014 and was awarded a Silver Award in May 2024.

Athena SWAN links

• University Athena SWAN page
• LGBTIQ+
• Advance HE (previously Equality Challenge Unit)

Women in Science at St Andrews

Women in Science at St Andrews (WISSA)
https://wissa.st-andrews.ac.uk/       

Academic Women Now: Experiences of Mid-Career Academic Women in Scotland, A. Fyfe, I. De Moortel and S. E. Ashbrook (2016).
https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/12224 

https://www.youngacademyofscotland.org.uk/news/academic-women-now/ 

Academic Women Here!: On being a female academic at the University of St Andrews, A. Fyfe, I. De Moortel and S. E. Ashbrook (2018).
https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/12152 

https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/sex_gender/women-academics

Suffrage Science Awards

https://www.suffragescience.org

https://www.suffragescience.org/e-ps-2017-award-handover

https://www.suffragescience.org/post/engineering-and-physical-sciences-2017-nomination-and-acceptance-speeches