Benchmarking Information
Benchmarking Data Updated (May 2023) for years 2011-2022 (Excel Workbook)
Benchmarking Data Updated (May 2023) for years 2011-2022 (PDF)
Advancing women in mathematics: good practice in UK university departments (February 2013) (PDF)
Successful applications made by Mathematics Departments for Athena SWAN Silver Awards
(This list only includes those award holders that are willing to share their application with the LMS and is not intended to be a full list of all successful applications made by mathematics departments - please visit the Equality Challenge Unit website for this information.)
Please note that each application will have received detailed feedback from Athena SWAN.
University of Leeds, Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Loughborough University, Department of Mathematical Sciences and Mathematics Education Centre
University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute
University of Reading, School of Mathematics, Meteorology and Physics
University of Reading, School of Mathematics, Meteorology and Physics (Silver Renewal)
University College London, Department of Mathematics
Successful applications made by Mathematics Departments for Athena SWAN Bronze Award
(This list only includes those award holders that are willing to share their application with the LMS and is not intended to be a full list of all successful applications made by mathematics departments - please visit the Equality Challenge Unit website for this information.)
Please note that each application will have received detailed feedback from Athena SWAN.
University of Birmingham, School of Mathematics
Brunel University London, Department of Mathematics
University of Cambridge, Faculty of Mathematics
University College London, Department of Mathematics
University of East Anglia, School of Mathematics
University of Edinburgh, School of Mathematics
Lancaster University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Nottingham, School of Mathematical Sciences
University of Nottingham, School of Mathematical Sciences (Bronze Renewal)
The Open University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford, Department of Statistics
Queen Mary, University of London, School of Mathematical Sciences
Queen's University Belfast, School of Mathematics and Physics
University of Sheffield, School of Mathematics and Statistics
University of St Andrews, School of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Strathclyde, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Warwick, Department of Statistics
University of the West of England, Departmnet of Engineering, Design and Mathematics
University of York, Department of Mathematics
Resources
A number of useful resources are available below:
Good Practice Scheme Booklet (PDF)
Being on an Athena SWAN Panel - a report from a Panel member and practical advice on making an application to Athena SWAN
Links to articles and blogs on bias in teaching evaluations and gender balance in academia.
Material from Good Practice Workshops
Presentation from Athena SWAN - Applying for Athena SWAN award: good practice examples and hints for submissions
Presentation on the Good Practice Scheme
Presentation from Reading University (Silver Athena SWAN Department)
Presentation from Queen's Belfast University on Applying for an Athena SWAN award
Presentation from Peter Clarkson on his experience as an Athena SWAN Panellist
Presentation from Caroline Wardle on her experience as an Athena SWAN Panellist
Presentation from Oxford University on Experience of applying for Athena SWAN
Presentation from Paul Walton on Athena SWAN Gold award
Presentation from Equality Challenge Unit on making a Silver Athena SWAN application
Presentation from Queen's University Belfast on upgrading from a Bronze to a Silver Athena SWAN award
Examples of good practice presented at the workshops
1) A Research Staff Development Prompter
2) Guidance on Maternity, Parental and Adoption Leave
Please note that both of these documents were written by and are owned by the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences of Reading University.