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The departmental EDI Committee consists of Dr Maxim Ballmer (Chair), Prof Ana Ferreira (Athena Swan), Dr Frances Cooper (WiES), Dr Amy Edgington (Outreach) and Dr Liz Gaunt
Family Friendly Policies
The department of Earth Sciences has a Bronze Athena Swan award for encouraging and recognising our commitment to advancing the careers of women in science. The chair of the Athena Swan self-assessment team is Prof Ana Ferreira. The chair of the department’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee is Maxim Ballmer.
- Pregnancy, Maternity & Paternity: your rights and benefits at work
If you or your partner are pregnant or planning on having a baby, the leaflet below will provide you with lots of useful information about your entitlements and responsibilities at UCL and will hopefully answer most of your initial questions.
- Maternity Leave
- Parental Leave Policy
- Maternity FAQs
- Further information about conducting risk assessments for pregnant workers is available from UCL Safety Services
- UCL Employee Assistance Advice and Support on Parenting (UCL ID and password required)
- Online Maternity Leave Calculator
- Rest Rooms and breastfeeding rooms for New and Expectant Mothers
Please note: we have a Departmental breastfeeding room with a small sofa available at any time (LV’s office, room 121, 1st floor KLB). - Health and Safety for New and Expectant Mothers
- Payment of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) in relation to Occupational Maternity Pay
- Sabbatical Leave upon return from Maternity Leave
- Paternal Leave for Paternity/Partner's Leave (contained within Leave for Domestic and Personal Reasons)
- Confirmation of Paternity Leave Form
- Employee Declaration wishing to take Additional Paternity Leave Form
- Employee Partner Declaration of Paternity Leave Form
- Child Care
- Mothers in Science
The aim of this book is to illustrate, graphically, that it is perfectly possible to combine a successful and fulfilling career in research science with motherhood, and that there are no rules about how to do this. On each page you will find a timeline showing on one side, the career path of a research group leader in academic science, and on the other side, important events in her family life. Each contributor has also provided a brief text about their research and about how they have combined their career and family commitments.