Athena SWAN at Biosciences
Self-Assessment Team
The Division of Biosciences Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team was established in January 2013 and meets regularly, with the aims of promoting equality and creating a supportive working environment for all staff and students in the Division of Biosciences. We promote good practice across the Division and strive to ensure a positive work/life balance for everyone. We were first awarded a Bronze Athena SWAN Award in 2015, which was renewed in 2018. We are delighted to confirm we were awarded Silver in 2023 but the work continues!
The staff and students involved in our Silver submission were:
Current SAT members:
Amandine Maréchal, Senior Research Fellow (SMB) - Co-Chair
Orla O'Donnell, Divisional Manager
Nadia Ali, Divisional Staffing Manager
Nazif Alic, Associate Professor (GEE)
Arantza Barrios, Associate Professor (CDB)
Wendy Birch, Anatomy Lab Manager (CDB)
Sasha Bradshaw, PhD Student (GEE)
Snezana Djordjevic, Professor and Head of Research Department (SMB)
Ryan Felice, Professor (CDB)
Christine Orengo, Professor of Bioinformatics (SMB)
Tabitha Owen, Executive Assistant (SMB)
Alex Pigot, Research Fellow (GEE)
Toryn Poolman, Teaching Fellow (SMB)
Seirian Sumner, Professor (GEE)
Paola Vergani, Associate Professor (NPP)
If you have any feedback or queries relating to Athena SWAN please contact Tabitha Owen, tabitha.owen@ucl.ac.uk.