University of Leicester and Gender Equality – A good practice

At the University of Leicester as in other UK Universities we are committed to the Athena SWAN charter. This charter, introduced in 2005 was established to facilitate, encourage and recognise progression of women’s careers in Science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM). More recently in 2015 it was expanded to recognise similar work in the Arts and Humanities and in professional and support roles, so now covers the entire university workforce. More...