Athena Swan in HAWKEYE

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Photo of a beautiful cat lying on a red blanket

"What would happen if you DIDN'T click on that link...?" Emotional safety in challenging times

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:07:00 GMT

As many of us struggle to manage our feelings about both world events and personal adversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing's Suzy Syrett shares her strategies for minimising distress and avoiding being overwhelmed...

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Photo of desk with diary, pens and calendar

"Take home messages" from recent ECR Grant Writing Group meet-ups (Oct and Nov 2023)

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:58:00 BST

Continuing to feed back on the main learning points from recent meetings of this informative, supportive group aimed at early career researchers within SHW

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Photo of hawk

HAWKEYE – What did you think?

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:52:00 GMT

Sharing the results of our recent survey of HAWKEYE readers, and feeding back on possible action points arising out of your responses and suggested improvements...

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Photo of Craig Houston reading from a book

Finding ways to fail: my postgraduate taught journey

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:58:00 BST

Recent PGT graduate Craig Houston reflects on "surfing an ongoing wave of excitement and anxiety" as a student on the Global Mental Health programme, and the elements that helped him overcome self-doubt to enjoy and successfully complete his studies

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Photo of students in Kelvingrove Park on a sunny day with the tower in the background

Promoting a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable learning environment

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 08:46:00 BST

PGT student Er-Ane Ubebe reports back on an important initiative aimed at fostering a student experience that embeds different cultures and histories, and improving cultural sensitivity among both staff and students

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Photo of a sunflower

Managing emotionally demanding research

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:24:00 BST

What is emotionally demanding research, and how can individuals, managers and supervisors navigate the challenges of this type of work? SHW's Julie Riddell explains...

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Photo of some red apples

"What wellbeing means to me" SHW colleagues reflect

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:37:00 BST

In October 2023, we asked our team what the word and concept of "wellbeing" means to them. Read on for uplifting and thought-provoking contributions from the people we work and study alongside...

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Photo of office workers chatting with coffee and plants

Our 2023–2028 Athena Swan action plan

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:14:00 BST

Following the renewal of our Athena Swan (AS) Gold award earlier this year, a new action plan is now in place, aimed at making our culture and our environment as fair, comfortable and enabling as possible for staff and students alike, as AS champion Julie Langan Martin explains...

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Photo of £20 and other notes

SHW gender pay gap 2023

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:14:00 BST

SHW Athena Swan champion Julie Langan Martin feeds back on the current gender pay gap in our school and how we plan to address the issues raised

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Photo of UofG staff member Margaret Thomson standing on a beach with a tiny puppy

Introducing Margaret Thomson, UofG Health and Wellbeing Advisor

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:57:00 BST

Guest contributor Margaret Thomson from the UofG People and Occupational Development Directorate introduces her important role supporting colleagues in making positive changes to their health and wellbeing

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Photo of person's hands working at laptop

Career progression group

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:30:00 BST

How does this Athena Swan working group help colleagues to make informed choices about their career path, and what are the priorities going forward?

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Photo of female researcher or student on laptop in library with coffee and book

ECR group

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:45:00 BST

How has this important group addressed inequity in representation, progression, and success of early career researchers in the past 12 months, and what are the hopes and aims for the year to come?

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Photo of trans and lgbt flags

LGBTQ+ group

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:45:00 BST

Group chairs Caroline Haig and Avril Johnstone look ahead to an important learning event aimed at empowering staff and students to be effective allies to LGBTQ+ colleagues

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Photo of baby and parent holding hands with purple background

Maternity, paternity, parental and carer issues group

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:30:00 BST

Jana Anderson and Elise Whitley, chairs of our mat and pat Athena Swan group, reflect on their group's recent achievements and priorities for the year ahead

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Photo of man and woman chatting with a laptop and coffee

Mentoring arrangements group

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:05:00 BST

How can mentoring help individuals to develop and improve our overall workplace culture, and how does this working group support these important processes?

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Photo of students in University of Glasgow library

Postgraduate research and DClinPsy student working group

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:30:00 BST

Group chairs Jessica Fish and Jelena Milicev invite PGR and DClinPsy students with an interest in all things equality, diversity and inclusion to join their working group!

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Photo of person completing an application form

Professional services staff group

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:30:00 BST

Reflecting on achievements and priorities in the past 12 months for the group tasked with protecting the interests of professional services staff and addressing ongoing inequities

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Photo of Clarice Pears building level 1 with welcome sign and plants

Staff consultation group

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:30:00 BST

Reflections on initial findings from the 2023 staff consultation exercise – which this year focussed on wellbeing at work – from group chairs Jack Melson and Heather McClelland

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Photo of students in the quadrangle on the University of Glasgow campus

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught student group

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:30:00 BST

Reporting back on a busy and productive year for this group, including important student-led work on diversity in the curriculum and another successful Athena Swan induction event for our student body

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Photo of desk with diary, pens and calendar

"Start early, start small, involve others" Take home messages from the SHW ECR grant writing group

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:58:00 BST

An overview of learning from the inaugural meeting of our newly-formed grant writing group for ECRs

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Photo of SHW staff members Alieda McKinney and Nicola McMeekin in Cardiff

Reflections on the Advance HE Aurora leadership training

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:23:00 BST

What are the benefits of this unique training opportunity for women who are new or aspiring leaders? Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Alieda McKinney and Nicola McMeekin reflect on their own recent experience...

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Snip of the front cover of a YouTube video entitled

Making friends with Teams! Shiny new SHW training resource

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 17:46:00 BST

Former SHW colleague Claire Copping introduces a new resource aimed at helping us to make friends with MS Teams and use it to best effect as we go about our business...

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Photo of two staff chatting in the University of Glasgow library

"A relationship that supports personal and professional development" Mentorship in SHW

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:49:00 BST

Ask for a mentor, become a mentor, or join our active and engaged SHW mentorship working group...

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Photo of a laptop, plant and cup of coffee on a desk

An ECR reflects! (Moya Clancy)

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:17:00 BST

For our June 2023 "ECR reflects" we chatted to Dr Moya Clancy. Moya has a background in clinical psychology, and has worked across multiple services including Early Intervention for Psychosis, the Irish Prison Service, Older Adult Service (HSE) and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (HSE). Moya has particular expertise in trauma and psychosis, and now works as a Trial Co-ordinatior for the AVATAR2 Trial and Principal Clinical Psychologist in the NHS with Prison Healthcare

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Photo of untidy desk with laptop notes pen and glasses

Help with writing your grants!

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:17:00 BST

The SHW Athena Swan ECR Career Progression Sub-group has set up an ECR grant writing group, which will meet monthly, to assist ECRs who are thinking of writing their own grant

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Photo of a wooden table with coffee, a notepad and pen

An ECR reflects! (Claire Hastie)

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:17:00 BST

In our fourth interview we chat to Dr Claire Hastie, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and lead of the SHW Athena Swan early career researcher teaching working group, shares her ECR experiences and learning...

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Photo of untidy desk with laptop notes pen and glasses

New ECR grant writing group

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:17:00 BST

The ECR Athena Swan Career Progression Subgroup shares the details of an initiative currently in development

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Photo of a blue table with a laptop, coffee, plant and notepad

An ECR reflects! (Kirsty Dunn)

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:17:00 BST

In our third interview we chat to Dr Kirsty Dunn, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, about her experience of being an ECR in SHW

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Photo of laptop with diary, pens, flowers and clock

SHW staff culture survey results

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:53:00 GMT

SHW Athena Swan champion Breda Cullen reflects on the results of the most recent survey of SHW staff, in which we were invited to rate and comment on the environment and culture in which we work

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Photo of woman working at desk with laptop coffee and cake

Disability bitesize: disability and gender

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:58:00 GMT

Both Neurodiversity Celebration Week and International Women's Day fell in March. Here, SHW Disability Champion Stefanie Krauth reflects on the intersection between gender and disability, a complex but important area for SHW colleagues to consider...

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Photo of desk with diary, pens and calendar

An ECR reflects! (Michael Fleming)

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:17:00 GMT

The SHW Athena SWAN early career researcher group continues its showcasing of interviews with some of the ECR community in SHW, which this month features Public Health's Michael Fleming

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Photo of man in a wheelchair sitting at a desk with laptop, mug, and spectacles

Disability bitesize: on ableism in research

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:58:00 GMT

Continuing our recently-established "disability bitesize" feature, SHW Disability Champion Stefanie Krauth urges us to consider carefully the language and terminology we use within the context of health-related research, to avoid ableism and reinforcing negative perceptions of disability

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Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters on a sunny day

A reminder of our SHW values

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:29:00 GMT

The SHW community includes people from a range of social, cultural and demographic backgrounds. We are committed to making our school a welcoming and inclusive place where all staff and students can thrive and be themselves, and where diversity is celebrated

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Photo of University of Glasgow lit up in rainbow colours

"Let’s learn from our past and keep standing in solidarity" Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month 2023

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:36:00 GMT

First celebrated in February 2005, LGBT+ History Month is an important event in the UK's diversity calendar and this year the organisers are inviting us to celebrate LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to cinema and film

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Photo of a desk with pen, notepads and a cup of coffee

An ECR reflects! (Paul McCrorie)

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:17:00 GMT

Over the next few months, the SHW Athena SWAN early career researcher group will be showcasing interviews with some of the wonderful ECR community in SHW, starting with co-chair of the group, Paul McCrorie...

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Photo of (left to right) Nicola Burns, Anna Black and Kate O'Donnell at a University of Glasgow graduation event

"It’s in the delays that the lasting connections, difference and impact happens" Completing a PhD in the face of adversity

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:21:00 GMT

SHW affiliate staff member and recent PGR graduate Anna Black reflects on a complex, sometimes arduous 10-year journey to complete her studies

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Photo of man and woman chatting with a laptop and coffee

Disability bitesize: "You're stating a need, not asking for a favour!"

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:27:00 GMT

In our first "disability bitesize" feature, recently-appointed SHW Disability Champion Stefanie Krauth discusses the ways in which, if we are disabled or neurodivergent, we can advocate for ourselves effectively, and help colleagues to understand our issues and needs

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Photo of Athena SWAN bronze, silver and gold plaques

"Much has been achieved but there's always more to do" 10 years of Athena Swan in Health and Wellbeing

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:30:00 BST

SHW director Prof Jill Pell looks back on a decade of commitment to reducing inequalities and ahead to the ongoing work of maintaining and building on positive change

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Photo of man in a wheelchair sitting at a desk with laptop, mug, and spectacles

Multisource feedback: piloting of "360-degree" reviews for SHW staff

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:30:00 BST

Reporting back on the piloting of a multisource feedback tool aimed at promoting a positive workplace culture for all

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Photo of Stefanie Krauth

SHW welcomes new disability champion

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:54:00 BST

Find out more about SHW's new disability champion, Stefanie Krauth, and her interests and aspirations as they take up this important role

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Photo of pile of coins

SHW gender pay gap 2022

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:30:00 BST

SHW Athena Swan champion Breda Cullen feeds back on the current gender pay gap in our school and how we plan to address the issues raised

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Photo of Lydia Bach standing on a beach

"It is courageous work, and I am proud to play a part in it" Introducing Lydia Bach

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:28:00 BST

Guest contributor Lydia Bach tells us about her role as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer in the College of Science and Engineering, and looks ahead with to a severe mental illness awareness-raising event that she is jointly planning with SHW colleagues

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Photo of person's hands working at laptop

Career progression group

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:30:00 BST

Arlene McGarty and Susan Browne explain their group's approach to helping colleagues make informed decisions about their futures, including dispelling myths about UofG promotion processes

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Photo of female researcher or student on laptop in library with coffee and book

ECR group

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:45:00 BST

Colin Shore of the SHW Athena Swan ECR group explains the current structure of the group, and the four subgroups recently established to help ensure that the issues of greatest relevance to early career researchers are addressed and group goals are met

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Photo of trans and lgbt flags

LGBTQ+ group

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:45:00 BST

What is an LGBTQ+ ally and what is a safe ally? Caroline Haig, co-chair of the LGBTQ+ group explains.

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Photo of baby and parent holding hands with purple background

Maternity, paternity, parental and carer issues group

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:30:00 BST

Group chairs Jana Anderson and Elise Whitley update us on recent activity and new initiatives which they hope will be beneficial for colleagues with parental or caring responsibilities

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Photo of man and woman chatting with a laptop and coffee

Mentoring arrangements group

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:50:00 BST

Rona Strawbridge and Linsey Ip tell us about their group's plans to mark National Mentors Days by running a drop-in peer support event for colleagues who volunteer their time to mentor others

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Photo of students in University of Glasgow library

SHW Athena Swan postgraduate research and DClinPsy student working group

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:30:00 BST

A fresh intake of members has brought new and important perspective to the work of this group in the past 12 months, as chair Hamish McLeod explains

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Photo of person completing an application form

Professional services staff group

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:30:00 BST

Career development has been a major focus of this group's activity in the past year, including building a case study webpage aimed at highlighting progression and development options for professional services colleagues. Group chairs Iain Taylor and Claire Brunton tell us more...

Staff consultation group

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:30:00 BST

Jack Melson, chair of the SHW Athena Swan staff consultation group, reports back on the findings of the latest consultation exercise in which colleagues were asked to reflect on how they've experienced and view Athena Swan activities

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Photo of students in the quadrangle on the University of Glasgow campus

SHW Athena Swan undergraduate and postgraduate taught student issues

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:30:00 BST

Eleanor Grieve and Jim Lewsey report back on a recent Athena Swan induction session for SHW students and look ahead to their group's plans to work on "decolonising the curriculum" in SHW

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Wellbeing of older workers banner

WOWS (wellbeing of older workers and students) group

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:45:00 BST

The newly-named WOWS (wellbeing of older workers AND students) group chairs, Nicola McMeekin and Elaine Hindle, reflect on a quiet but productive year, and future plans to help colleagues aged 50+ negotiate challenges and move forward, in whichever ways work best for them