UCL Biochemical Engineering Granted Athena Swan Gold Award
Acknowledgement and thanks to our Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team, EDI Committee and the wider department for their dedication and hard work in making this possible!
What we say:
"At UCL, inclusion and equity of opportunity is at the core of Organisational Development's approach to any intervention, working closely with UCL’s Office of Provost (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) and equality networks. We are committed to supporting students, staff members, teams and communities to thrive and progress, through building capability in leadership and through enabling and challenging allies to commit to action."
EDI Committee
Membership of the UCL Biochemical Engineering Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
EDI Projects
Current Equality, Diversity and Inclusion projects taking place at UCL Biochemical Engineering
Department of Biochemical Engineering EDI Policy Statement
At UCL, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) are at the core of Organisational Development's approach to any intervention, working closely with UCL’s Office of the Vice-Provost (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) and UCL’s various equality networks. We are committed to supporting students, staff members, teams and communities to thrive and progress, through building capability in leadership and through enabling and challenging allies to commit to action.
UCL Engineering has and will continue to commit to having appropriate structures in place to empower the expression of staff and students alike, as outlined in the ED&I Strategic Plan 2020-2030. Such structures include (but are not limited to) effective fair recruitment and retention strategies, the operation of ED&I committees, the appointment of departmental Directors of ED&I, among others. Through these approaches, we will be better equipped to maintain the sense of belonging, reward citizenship and more effectively address bullying and harassment.
UCL Engineering’s ED&I Strategic Plan will be reviewed bi-annually and managed through continuous feedback and dialogue with key stakeholders such as underrepresented groups, departmental, faculty and college leaders, equality networks, among others; and also via commissioned work that investigates factors that affect key demographics.
The UCL Department of Biochemical Engineering commits to:
- Acknowledging, understanding and addressing structural inequities and imbalances that affect all staff and students in the department.
- Aligning research, education and policies with ED&I core values.
- Building upon the main pillars of ED&I - transparency, accountability, responsibility and empowerment and ensuring that they are embedded into the overall departmental initiatives for students and staff.
- Maintaining an equitable and inclusive educational environment.
- Empowering everyone to advance equity and inclusion.
- Taking bold positive action to level-up opportunities.
- Creating a culture of accountability.
Professor Suzanne Farid, FREng, FIChemE, CEng
Head of Department, UCL Biochemical Engineering
September 2023
