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Athena SWAN

The Sociology Department celebrates diversity and strives to provide an equal educational opportunity for all undergraduate and postgraduate students, regardless of their gender or personal background.

Athena Swan Bronze Award Logo

Bronze Award

We received the Athena SWAN Bronze Award in October 2019 following a detailed and honest self-assessment of our department.

The Sociology Department celebrates diversity and strives to provide an equal educational opportunity for all undergraduate and postgraduate students, regardless of their gender or personal background.

Action Plan

As part of our submission, we designed a four-year action plan to address some of the equality issues identified around recruitment, development and departmental culture. The departmental Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee is responsible for ensuring the realisation of the plan.

Athena SWAN Action Plan

Further information

Suggestions and feedback around equality, diversity and inclusion within the Sociology department (including those relating to gender) are welcome and can be submitted anonymously online.