Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to promoting the principles of, equality, diversity, inclusion and an environment where all individuals are valued, respected, and afforded the opportunity to flourish in their pursuit of excellence. We encourage and welcome our staff and students to share ideas with us surrounding issues of equity, diversity and inclusion.
Our community has been engaged with the Athena Swan Gender Equality Charter since 2016 and this has been pivotal to our efforts to create a supportive and inclusive culture within our community.
Our intersectional equity, diversity and inclusion activities are guided by our Diversity and inclusion Committee that also functions as our Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team (SAT).
Diversity and Inclusion Committee
A new D&I committee was established in SBOHVM in August 2022. We meet bimonthly and provide strategic direction to our Athena Swan actions and wider EDI activities.
D&IC includes representation of all grades and job families across the School and has both undergraduate and postgraduate student representation. Our team members have varying roles and experience, including caring responsibilities, flexible working, and part-time working and is diverse in seniority, sex and gender identity, age, and ethnicity.
Get involved
All our staff and students are welcome to become involved in our work. If you are interested in contributing please contact EDI director Lubna Nasir or complete our feedback form.
What is Athena Swan ?
For information about the Athena Swan Charter and Athena Swan activities across the University of Glasgow please visit the University of Glasgow Athena Swan website.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Membership
Walt Adamson - Research Associate (Parent/Carers)
Olivia Anderson-Nathan - Lecturer
Roman Biek - Deputy Head of School & Head of Research
Michelle Bellingham - Senior Lecturer (UofG Gender Equality Group)
Ewan Cameron - Head of School
Sarah Chiodetto - Head of Professional Services
Jennifer Crawford - Deputy Head of Professional Services
Dawn Dunbar - Technician (Social/Networking)
Paul Andrew Eynon - Senior Clinician, Small Animal Hospital (LGBTQ+ Champion)
Heather Ferguson - Professor of Infectious Disease Ecology (Race Equality Champion)
Gillian Gillespie - School Administrative Assistant (Student Support)
Caroline Hutchinson - Professional Services Manager
Gillian Ironside - Clerk
Paul Johnson - Senior Lecturer
Sarah Jones - Clinical Pathologist
Anubhab Khan - Research Associate
Stephanie Krauth - Research Associate
Tiziana Lembo, Senior Lecturer (Mentoring)
Ashley Le Vin - Senior Lecturer
Karen MacEachern - Senior Lecturer (Race Equality Champion / Athena Swan Co-lead (shadow)/ Widening Participation Lead)
Lubna Nasir (Co-chair) - Professor of Comparative Oncology (Chair)
Mary Nthambi - Research Assistant
Victoria Paterson - Lecturer
Lorenzo Viora - Senior Academic Clinician (Mentoring/Induction)
Stewart White - Senior Lecturer (Athena Swan Co-chair)
Mrs Keilly MacDonald, MVLS Athena Swan Officer
Katie Farrell - Senior Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Adviser
Sylvia Olejnik - UG Student (Co-chair of SVM Student & D&I Committee)
Aimee Meikle - UG Student (Co-chair of SVM Student & D&I Committee)
Lauren Black - PGR Student Representative
Ivan Casas Gomez-Uribarri - PGR Student Representative
Raheema Chunara - PGR Student Representative
Support for Parents and Carers
The University has developed a number of initiatives to better support parents and carers. You can access information about policies, support and initiatives on the Support for Parents and Carers website
Work-Life Balance
A healthy worklife balance is important and this can be often difficult to balance work commitments with our personal life. UofG Worklife Balance website offers information about policies and resources to help our worklife balance including
- Flexible working toolkit
- Leave policies
- Working time directive and regulations (professional services staff only)
- Trade unions at the University of Glasgow
Support for Career Development
Ensuring all our staff are supported in career development is important to us. We hold annual promotions workshops for academic staff and encourage all line managers to consider career development opportunities with both academic and Professional and Support as part of everyone’s Professional Development Review.
Training
The University offers a range of training packages for staff to access including digital skills training and online courses using platforms including FutureLearn and Coursera. You can find a comprehensive list of training on the University’s Training, Upskilling and CPD website.
Wellbeing
SBOHVM is committed to ensuring we promote the health and wellbeing of our staff and students.
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Culture
SBOHVM strives to ensure our culture is one of inclusion and respect and that all our staff and students feel valued. We aim to promote a positive workplace culture through a number of initiatives, including regular ‘coffee in the museums’, networking and social events, welcome events for new staff. Such events are disseminated through our newsletter monthly.