UCL leads the way in landmark gender equality awards

Six UCL departments have successfully secured national Athena SWAN awards in recognition of their efforts to accelerate gender equality. The awards, which reflect adherence to the Athena SWAN charter gender equality framework, are used across the higher education sector used to improve gender representation, progression and the working environment for all staff. UCL now holds more of these awards overall than any other UK university. The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Institute of Women's Health (IfWH) has retained its Gold status, making UCL one of only two universities in the UK to have achieved three Golds since the inception of the awards in 2006. UCL Mathematics, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and UCL Psychology and Language Sciences (PALS) achieved Silver awards, while the departments of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (UCL STEaPP) and UCL Security and Crime Science both achieved Bronze. UCL was one of the first institutions to sign up to the Charter and now holds a pan-institution Silver award. The latest honours mean that a total 41 departments, divisions and institutes from across the university hold Athena SWAN awards: 21 Bronze, 17 Silver and three Gold.