The Equality Charters - Good Practice Initiatives

The new, evidence-based Good Practice Database is for those working to advance gender and race equality in higher education through Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter.

The database aims to celebrate the breadth of gender and race equality initiatives taking place across the higher education sector and to provide Advance HE members with practical ideas and encourage them to trial new initiatives adapted to their contexts. The initiatives are drawn from recent analysis of selected successful applications. 
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Use the search filters below to find Athena Swan and Race Equality Charter initiative application types.
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Queen's University Belfast: Female academics encouraged to apply for roles
Queen's University Belfast
Initiative Theme: Recruitment
Target Group: Academic staff
Female academics encouraged to apply for roles
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Queen's University Belfast: Tutoring and peer mentoring for students
Queen's University Belfast
Initiative Theme: Attainment, Mentoring
Target Group: Undergraduate students
Tutoring and peer mentoring for students
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University of Brighton: Degree awarding gap
University of Brighton
Initiative Theme: Degree awarding gap
Target Group: Undergraduate students
Initiatives to address the degree awarding gap
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Queen's University Belfast: Support for staff on maternity/adoption leave
Queen's University Belfast
Initiative Theme: Career breaks, Retention, Work/Life balance
Target Group: Academic staff
Support for staff on maternity/adoption leave
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Kings College: Recruitment of state-school students
Kings College
Initiative Theme: Student recruitment
Target Group: Undergraduate students
Recruitment of state-school students who demonstrate potential rather than meeting entrance requirements
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Queen's University Belfast: Efforts to increase the representation of female speakers
Queen's University Belfast
Initiative Theme: Balance, Career development
Target Group: Academic staff, Undergraduate students
Efforts to increase the representation of female speakers
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Kings College: Student-to-student outreach
Kings College
Initiative Theme: Outreach, Student recruitment
Target Group: Undergraduate students
Student-to-student outreach using Ambassadors from under-represented backgrounds
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Queen's University Belfast: Showcasing the Athena SWAN logo in job advertisements
Queen's University Belfast
Initiative Theme: Marketing, Recruitment
Target Group: Academic staff
Showcasing the Athena SWAN logo in job advertisements
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Queen's University Belfast: Flexibility about the need for publications
Queen's University Belfast
Initiative Theme: Career breaks, Recruitment
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff
Flexibility about the need for publications
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Kings College: Widening participation
Kings College
Initiative Theme: Student recruitment
Target Group: Undergraduate students
Widening Participation to encourage progression within the Arts and Sciences
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Queen's University Belfast: Mentorship and promotion success
Queen's University Belfast
Initiative Theme: Mentoring, Promotion
Target Group: Academic staff
Mentorship and promotion success
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Kings College: BAME mentoring scheme
Kings College
Initiative Theme: Career development, Mentoring
Target Group: Academic staff
Academic mentoring scheme for BAME academics