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: 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
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De Montfort University: Increasing BAME student visibility
De Montfort University
Initiative Theme: Culture
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff, Postgraduate students, Professional and support staff, Researchers, Undergraduate students
Increasing both current student and alumni BAME visibility through Marketing and Communications initiatives
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Imperial College: Bioengineering
Imperial College
Initiative Theme: Graduate Employment
Target Group: Undergraduate students
Increased proportion of female representation
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De Montfort University: Widening participation
De Montfort University
Initiative Theme: Student recruitment
Target Group: Undergraduate students
Widening participation and community engagement initiatives
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Imperial College: Bioengineering
Imperial College
Initiative Theme: Accommodating caring responsibilities, Career breaks, Retention
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff, Professional and support staff
Provision of parental leave
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De Montfort University: Career opportunities
De Montfort University
Initiative Theme: Recruitment
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff, Researchers
Introduction of new Early Career and mid-Career opportunities
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Imperial College: Bioengineering
Imperial College
Initiative Theme: Accommodating caring responsibilities, Career breaks, Retention
Target Group: Academic staff
Financial support for those returning to work
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Imperial College: Bioengineering
Imperial College
Initiative Theme: Career development
Target Group: Academic staff
Improved provision of training