Athena Swan in IHW
Our self assessment team (SAT)
Our Athena Swan self assessment team (SAT) was set up in 2012. We meet four times a year to guide and provide strategic direction to the equality and diversity activities of the institute.
Much of our work is carried out by smaller working groups, who are all represented on the SAT.
Our members are drawn from across all IHW research groups and include academic and professional services staff, and PhD/masters students, as well as the institute director. We aim to ensure that the SAT membership represents the diversity of the institute.
In January 2021 an ethnicity champion and a disability champion were appointed to the group.
The SAT ensures that equality and diversity remains central in institute decision-making through our representation at all IHW management meetings.
Chair
Past chair
Members
Working group representatives
- Maternity, paternity and carer issues
Jana Anderson - Older worker issues, aspirations and development
Janet Bouttell
Nicola McMeekin - Taught student issues, aspirations and development
Jim Lewsey
Eleanor Grieve - LGBTQ+ staff and student issues, aspirations and development
Caroline Haig
Fiona Caryl - Staff promotions, and reward and recognition
Laura Hughes-McCormack
Arlene McGarty - Research student issues, aspirations and development
Hamish McLeod
Heather McClelland - Gender sensitive mentoring arrangements
Rona Strawbridge
Rachel Allan - Professional services staff issues, aspirations and development
Iain Taylor
Claire Brunton - Early career researcher aspirations, support and development
Seonaid Cleare
Paul McCrorie - Staff consultation
Karen Wetherall
Jack Melson
Other members
- Director of Institute
Jill Pell - IHW Head of Administration
Asha Costigan - IHW Information Officer
Jane Goodfellow - Julie Langan Martin
- Vittal Katikireddi
- IHW Engagement Lead
Kirstin Mitchell - PGT student reps
Louise Meechan
Laura Cheesewright - Social Science in Health (SSiH) rep
Craig Donnachie - General Practice and Primary Care rep
Tracy Ibbotson - Ethnicity champion
Sarah Amele - Disability champion
Elise Whitley
Also attending (College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences experts)
- Katie Farrell (Gender Equality Officer, University of Glasgow)
- Keilly MacDonald (MVLS Athena Swan Data Officer)
- Catherine Madden (HR Adviser, MVLS)
