UCL-Institute of Child Health
Athena SWAN
2nd Self-Assessment Team Committee Meeting
Tuesday 5th March 2013, 3:30pm, PUW 4, ICH
Present:
Dr Shamima Rahman (Chair)
Dr Jenny Morgan
Professor Andy Copp
Professor Pete Scambler
Dr Andy Stoker (PG Representative)
Mr Mark Tiwarri (HR Representative)
Dr Sara Mole (LMCB Representative)
Dr Elisa Fassone (Post-doctoral Representative)
Ms Chris Thalasselis
Also in attendance: Professor Gudrun Moore
Apologies: Heather Bailey (PhD representative), Professor Maria Bitner-Glindzicz, Professor Jane
Sowden
Minutes
Senior promotions data
An overview was given by Andy Copp with regard to Senior Promotion data which had been supplied
to the SAT. This showed no significant gender difference in senior promotion of staff.
Staff data
Mark Tiwarri stated that he would be liaising with Harriet Jones with regard to staff data analysis as
he had identified discrepancies in the information provided. One of the issues raised is comparison
of UCL staff grades to grades recognised by Athena SWAN, and this will be addressed.
Following further discussion, the lack of mentoring and promotion of junior staff was highlighted.
The need for mentoring should be addressed at appraisal. This matter will be taken forward by HR
with Gudrun Moore’s input.
Action points:
Exit questionnaires to be implemented as a means of tracking next destination data (HR/Andy
Stoker)
Good mentoring for all to be put in place (Mark/Gudrun)
Student data
Elisa Fassone reported that no issues were identified with regard to the male/female ration of
students. Women far exceed men in every area; The question raised was their next destination
choices. Information on exit data to be provided by the Research Degrees Office (Andy S/Stella) and
also about success rates for Bogue Fellowships and Dean’s Travel Fund according to gender.
Website/ICH Survey
ICH’s Athena Swan Website is now up and running and will be populated in due course. The staff
survey has been disseminated to all ICH and will be analysed in due course
Items to be uploaded as follows:
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Role Model case studies (Male and Female)
ICH Survey
Review of Silver Award Submissions
Feedback given by all on each of their allocated review of external silver award applications
Case studies
A number of suggestions were made by the Committee in terms of who we could approach to act as
a Role Model. It was agreed that the following members of staff would be contacted in the first
instance :
Manju Kurian
Philippa Mills
Sayeda Abu-Amero
Veronica Kinsler
Gudrun Moore
Faraneh Varga-Khadem
Any other business
Following discussion it was agreed that the following should be implemented, or have been
identified as in need of improvement
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Feed back SAT activities to P&E committee
Addition of self-assessment during appraisal
Awarding prizes for international level presentations
Regular seminars for staff preparing for promotion
Support of staff at key transition points
Identify ratio of probation failure
Make diversity e-training mandatory
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Recruitment: To examine gender balance of recruitment panels and ensure that every
interview panel includes women
Encourage women to apply for IRF funding through mentoring
Create a network to enable junior staff access to female role models
Encourage Post doctoral staff to present at Conference
Encourage outreach activities in schools
Organise research away days
Create a fact sheet for new parents
It was agreed by all that an Academic Career Day will be organised. Having identified various
areas of weakness the aim should be to focus workshops on those. It will be an all-day event
with the morning open to all, the afternoon will consist of focussed workshops.
(Shamima/Andy/Elisa/Heather)
Date of next meeting
Tuesday 23rd April 2013, 15:30, LGSR