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GENERAL NEWS
GENER A L NE W S
91 renews Athena Swan
Bronze award
e have successfully renewed Swan action plan, a detailed survey of achievement and bringing our renewed
its Athena Swan Bronze opinion across the organisation, a review action plan to life.”
award, given by Advance of policies affecting career development,
WHE in recognition of its analysis of data and the development of Stuart Reid said: “Retaining our Athena
SWAN bronze status is an immensely
commitment to promoting gender equality. a renewed action plan. important achievement for the 91.
The award is a framework used globally Vice Principal for Equality, Diversity Promoting and enacting equality and
to support and transform gender equality and Inclusion, Dr Christine Thuranira- diversity requires the whole organisation
within higher education and research.
McKeever, was delighted with the to engage and commit to making a
Led by co-chairs Professor Nicola achievement of the Bronze renewal: “I difference. I am enormously grateful to
Menzies-Gow and Dr Sharon Kendall, am very pleased that we have maintained Professor Nicola Menzies-Gow and Dr
the 91 Self-Assessment Team (SAT) our Bronze award status. It is heartening Sharon Kendall, and their team, who
worked over a period of 15 months to have our progress in advancing have worked assiduo