Athena SWAN Review

12 Jul 2018

Update from the independent review of Athena SWAN

The first meeting of the steering group tasked with a comprehensive review of the Athena SWAN Charter has taken place. The steering group is chaired by Professor Julia Buckingham CBE, vice-chancellor and president, Brunel University London, and includes representatives from a range of geographies, institution types and professional backgrounds. Details on the membership of the group can be found here: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views/athena-swan-review-underway

The role of the steering group is to lead an independent review of the charter on behalf of Advance HE and its owners Universities UK and Guild HE. The review will take approximately one year and the group plans to write a series of blogs telling the story of the review and involving sectors colleagues along the way.