Overview
Latest Athena SWAN Awards
The University was successful in achieving the three Athena SWAN awards we applied for in November 2012.
Athena SWAN Gold Award
Congratulations to the School of Chemistry in acheieving Scotlands' first ever Athena SWAN Gold Award.
Scottish specific duties
The revised draft Regulations for Scotland have now been approved by the Scottish Parliament and will come into force on 27 May 2012 (announced 25 May 2012).
Successful Athena Swan award
The Roslin Institute received Athena SWAN Bronze Award for its efforts, over and above University policy, to promote gender equality.
International Women's Day 2012
View the video of the very successful International Women's Day Lecture by Dr Philippa Gregory, Best Selling Authour, held on 8th March 2012.
see me pledge
The University of Edinburgh commits to working with ‘see me’ to challenge stigma and discrimination around mental health issues.
Design for Diversity
Design for Diversity - ECA leads the way. An Emotionally Considerate Design demonstrates new methods of fashion & Design for diversity of body image.
Athena SWAN Silver
Congratulations to Biomedcial Sciences on acheiving an Athena SWAN Silver Award.
EDMARC Report 2010
The latest Equality and Diversity Research and Monitoring Committee (EDMARC) report is now available to view on line.
International Women's Day 2011
View the video of the very successful International Women's Day Lecture by Dr Irene Khan, International Human Rights expert and former Secretary General, Amnesty International, held on 8th March 2011.
Tribute for war nurses
They were among the heroes of the World Wars, who sacrificed their lives while trying to ease the suffering of others.
Times Higher Education article - Sex differences in academia
Women produce fewer papers than men over a lifetime and are still scarce in senior positions, especially in science.
Juno Award for School of Physics
Congratulations to the School of Physics and Astronomy which has been awarded “Juno Practitioner” status by the Institute of Physics (IoP).
Employers' Forum on Disability
Employers' Forum on Disability (EFD) is the world's leading employers' organisation focused on disability.
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This article was published on Apr 25, 2013