Some highlights of the recent initiatives which Biomedical Sciences achieved through the Athena Swan bronze submission. Recruitment Increased flexible working Increased postgraduate recruitment Improvements in Induction packs for all new staff Improvement in the percentage of women at undergraduate, postgraduate and lecturer numbers. The BMS community Improvements in researcher induction, committee chairing, the Athena website, and numbers of undergraduate external examiners Introduction of termly Research Fora Response to staff surveys Equality and Diversity brief for academic staff leaders an area which the Athena SWAN working group will try to address over the next 3 years. Case Studies of BMS staff helped by Athena Swan Improvement in the percentage of women at undergraduate, postgraduate and lecturer levels Improvements in Induction packs for all new staff. Encouraging uptake of of both internal and external leadership and management training opportunities. George Square Postdoc Society revitalised with BMS funding identified for events and speakers. Maternity/Paternity Departmental Maternity/Paternity policy 100% return rate from maternity leave BMS Maternity Mentoring Scheme. Delay of teaching responsibilities for 6 months upon return from maternity leave. BMS Funding for maternity leave if the the grant funding body will not fund. BMS childcare grant scheme to assist with childcare costs for seminar and conference speakers This article was published on 2024-08-05
