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 (February 2025)
Co-Chairs
Arantza Barrios, Associate Professor (CDB)
Tim Newbold, Professor (GEE)
SAT Members
Nadia Ali, Divisional Staffing Manager
Aida Andres, Professor (GEE)
Wendy Birch, Anatomy Lab Manager (CDB)
Sasha Bradshaw, PhD Student (GEE)
Snezana Djordjevic, Professor and Head of Research Department (SMB)
Ryan Felice, Professor (CDB)
Fahmida Khatun, Teaching and Learning Support Administrator
Orla O'Donnell, Divisional Manager
Tabitha Owen, Executive Assistant (SMB)
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.
- Mentoring Programmes
The Division has several mentoring schemes, designed to support the development of academic and professional staff and students at various stages of their careers.
PhD/ Post Doc Mentoring Scheme
1st and 2nd year PhD students are mentored by 3rd and 4th year PhD students. 3rd and 4th year students are mentored by Post Docs.
Academic and Research Staff Mentoring Scheme
Post Docs, Lecturers and Professors are mentored by Lecturers and Professors.
Professional Services Mentoring Scheme
Technical and Administrative staff are mentored by colleagues at the same grade or higher.