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The departmental EDI Committee consists of Dr Maxim Ballmer (Chair), Prof Ana Ferreira (Athena Swan), Dr Brian Thomas (LGBTAIQ+), 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.