Good Practice Scheme

The London Mathematical Society strongly supports advancing women's careers in university mathematics departments. The Society's Women in Mathematics Committee has developed a Good Practice Scheme with the aim of supporting mathematics departments to embed equal opportunities for women within their working practices.

The Scheme provides specific support for departments working towards Athena SWAN Award status. Further information can be found in the Good Practice Scheme Booklet below.

The GPS Steering Group has published benchmarking information for UK mathematics departments as below.  Further help and support for departments can be found by following the 'Support for Departments' link on the left hand menu.

New: National Benchmarking Survey

The LMS Women in Mathematics Committee and Good Practice Scheme Steering Group are pleased to present the final report from the Benchmarking Survey commissioned from Ortus Economic Research.  The goal of the report was to understand the current status of women in UK mathematics departments, as well as to understand the experience that departments have had with the Athena Swan process.

 

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News

The Athena Forum has published a report on Workload Allocation Models.

 

A Good Practice Scheme Workshop will be held on Friday 5 October 2018. Details here.

 

Links to articles and blogs on bias in teaching evaluations and gender balance in academia.

 

Information on the latest Athena SWAN awards can be found here.

 

The Athena Forum has published a report on Workload Allocation Models.

 

The Society has published updated benchmarking data on the gender balance in UK mathematics departments for the academic years 2011/12 through to 2014/15.  This data updates the data previously published in the report Advancing women in mathematics: good practice in UK university departments.  The updated data and other resources for departments can be found here

 

Being on an Athena SWAN assessment Panel - Peter Clarkson writes about being on a panel and provides advice for those submitting an application.

 

Athene Donald writes about 'Changing the Departmental Mind-set' in relation to Athena Swan Awards.

 

The LMS launched its report Advancing women in mathematics: good practice in UK university departments at the House of Commons on 27th February.

More details of the launch and the report are given here.

 

RCUK announces its policy to support equality and diversity in research.