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Athena Swan
The UCL Institute of the Americas was awarded the Athena Swan Bronze award in 2022. The Athena Swan Charter aims to support and transform gender equality within higher education and research. Our EDI committee also comprises our Athena Swan Self-Assessment, and it is chaired by Dr Francesca Lessa (Co-Chair) the Institute Manager (Co-Chair).
Key Contacts and Resources
- UCLU Women’s Officer
- UCLU Equity Officer
- UCL’s Gender Equality Working Group advise senior management on how to realise a truly gender inclusive culture. [UCL log-in required]
- Information on gender equality, parental leave and other entitlements for pregnant staff and students at UCL can be found UCL’s Gender Equality pages
- The UCL Gender Equality Network is a means of sharing good practice, ideas and information across the university. [UCL log-in required]
- UCLU's Gender and Feminism Society is an intersectional group for those interested in equality, feminist thought, challenging sexism and perceived ideas about gender
- UCL’s Gender and Feminism Research Network brings together scholars and students from across the arts, humanities and social and political sciences.
- UCL’s Centre for Gender and Global Health is a multidisciplinary team committed to mobilising dialogue and inciting change around gender and global health
- The Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry is the home of Gender and Sexuality Studies at UCL.
Family Friendly Working
Caring responsibilities of staff and students at UCL vary widely. UCL supports staff and students in these responsibilities through a range of family friendly policies, schemes, and programmes, ranging from leave options, maternity and paternity benefits, and flexible working from home. All staff are eligible for carer's leave, regardless of length of service under UCL’s Special Leave policy.
In the Institute we try to timetable meetings during core working hours of 10-4pm. Where requested, we also endeavour to not timetable lectures for academic staff during early morning or late afternoon slots. This is to support those with caring responsibilities to work more flexibly.
Key Contacts and Resources
- Officer for Students with Caring Responsibilities email: su-scr.officer@ucl.ac.uk.
- Work Life Balance Policy
- Annual Leave Policy
- Carer's Leave Policy
- Maternity Leave
- Paternity and Parental Leave
