Athena Swan

The Athena Swan website is available here.

Athen SWAN work to promote and spread best practice across institutions.  They have established a web resource with information and guides on best practice.  These are available here.

Case studies are available that highlight the benefits of participating in the scheme here.

A report was recently produced by the Equality Change Unit titled, “Athena SWAN: Measuring Success 2011” which details the changes that the programme has had to date and is available to download here.

The document below covers a wide range of topics in the area of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), including links to Government strategy pages, various committees aimed at advancing the development of women in the areas of STEM, recognised societies and blogs.

The file below covers a wide array of funding opportunities available to women in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Opportunities include bursaries for final year post-docs, grants for early career researchers and other financial assistance available to women undertaking research in the area of STEM.