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As an Equality and Diversity Committee, we are in the process of developing a new Strategy and Action Plan for the Department that will guide our work over the next four years. In order to ensure that this is relevant...

October 2020 signals the 33rd edition of Black History Month in the UK. "Black History Month 2020 is a time for people to come together and hopefully learn lessons for the present and the future. It’s a time to honour...

*This blog was written by JFW in January, and has been edited and is being published by SB in September. Thanks to The Beetles for providing the soundtrack for the first E&D blog of 2020. (And to the global pandemic...

To create and maintain a diverse and effective workforce, we recognise that a little flexibility can sometimes make a difference in assisting staff to balance the demands of work and their personal life.  In this blog, we wanted to draw...

In April we distributed an independently administered survey to staff and students to seek feedback about issues, best practices and ideas for moving forward with the Athena SWAN action plan. The results of the survey will be independently analysed and...

Our Department began work on achieving Athena SWAN accreditation in Autumn 2014 and on Thursday 18th December, 2014, we held a forum to launch Athena SWAN as a key priority.  35  staff members participated in round table discussions to identify the benefits...

  This is the Department for Health's Athena SWAN blog page, where we will be communicating our journey towards an Athena SWAN Bronze Award to staff and students. Why are we doing it? There is an extensive body of research that demonstrates gender inequality...