Athena SWAN is a programme by the Equality Challenge Unit to advance women's careers and promote equality in Science, engineering and medicine. Queen Mary currently holds a bronze award for its achievement. Find further information on this page.

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The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) has been awarded a bronze Athena SWAN award in recognition of the School’s work to advance the careers of women in science. EECS is the first School at Queen Mary to achieve an Athena SWAN award, in recognition of its individual efforts to further equality in higher education. Queen Mary currently holds a QMUL-wide bronze Athena SWAN award in addition to this new achievement from EECS.

More information on: 
http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/

Find out about Gender equality news and events:

Please visit the Gender equality page: http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/equality/gender/index.html
And the event page: http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/equality/events/index.html

Family friendly policy and parental leave

To find out more, please visit:

Flexible working policy: http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/policy/leave/flex_work/index.html
Family/Parental leave: http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/procedures/leave/maternity/index.html
Family friendly benefits: http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/workqm/paygradesrewards/reward/benefits/familyfriendly/index.html

For students-parent: please visit: http://www.studentparents.org/
A website created in partnership with the National Student Union, and dedicated to provide advice and support for student parents.

Athena SWAN Members

Prof Jeremy Kilburn - Vice Principal for Science and Engineering - Chair of Athena SWAN j.kilburn@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Brian Colvin Vice-Chair Athena SWAN 07776 208 558 b.t.colvin@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Lourdes Agapito Reader in Computer Vision 020 7882 7898 lourdes@dcs.qmul.ac.uk

Joanne Littlefair WISE representative j.e.littlefair@qmul.ac.uk

Bertille Calinaud (HR) Diversity Manager020 7882 5585 b.calinaud@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Al James Lecturer in Geography 020 7882 2746 a.james@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Ian Forristal Development Adviser for Research Staff 020 7882 2812 i.forristal@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Caroline Wardle Visiting Professor School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science 020 7882 5200 cwardle@eecs.qmul.ac.uk

Technical support : Anne Donaldson 020 7882 5103 a.donaldson@qmul.ac.uk
                             

Athena SWAN Institutes and School Champions

School of Mathematical Sciences:
Dr Robert Johnson - Lecturer in Pure Mathematics

School of Physics and Astronomy:
Dr Marcella Bona – Lecturer Physics

Postgraduate student and WISE representative:
Joanne Littlefair - SBCS

School of Biological and Chemical Sciences:
Prof Richard Pickersgill - Professor of Structural Biology

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science:
Dr Lourdes Agapito - Reader in Computer Vision (and SAT)

School of Engineering and Materials Science:
Dr Steffi Krause - Reader in Electroanalytical Systems

School of Medicine and Dentistry:   
Mrs Debra Cossey-Mowle - Head of Join Workforce Office and SMD Assistant Chief Operating Officer, Warden's Office

Dr Mangala Patel- Institute of Dentistry

Prof Nick Lemoine - Director of Barts Cancer Institute

Prof Mike Philpott - Blizard Institute

Prof Amrita Ahluwalia - William Harvey Research Institute

Dr Enid Hennessy - Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine

Bronze renewal submission July 2010

Award application forms

Please click on the link below to find out  Award application forms and guidance for Schools
http://www.athenaswan.org.uk/content/guidance-and-application-forms

Useful information

Athena SWAN website: http://www.athenaswan.org.uk/
Athena Forum (reports, case studies, etc.): http://www.athenaforum.org.uk/index.html
Equality Challenge Unit - Athena SWAN measuring success report: http://www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/athena-swan-measuring-success-2011