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Statement:

The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering is delighted to announce we have been successful in obtaining an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in recognition of our ongoing commitment to gender equality. The award also reflects our broader recognition of equality, diversity and inclusivity as fundamental values of the Department. The submission was developed by a Self-Assessment Team comprising academic staff, professional services staff, research staff and both undergraduate and post-graduate students, demonstrating a commitment to the principals of the award across our staff and student body. In a traditionally male-dominated discipline, the Department is especially proud to receive this award as we continue to promote and embed a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion across all areas of our operation.

Advance HE鈥檚 Athena SWAN Charter () was established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education and research.

A message from Professor Sarah Spurgeon, Head of Department and member of the Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team:

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鈥淥n behalf of the Department, I am delighted, and very proud, that we been awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze Award.听Within听the discipline听of听听Electronic听and Electrical Engineering nationally, the position with regard to the pipeline of female听engineers is particularly challenging.听Our departmental听involvement听with Athena听SWAN听has听focussed on听nurturing听the pipeline听and听ensuring听staff development听to meet听the needs of women and men.听听Our record of听participating in听activities听promoting听electronic and electrical engineering听to a new generation of female听school and university听students听is evidenced by听the consistent growth in听our听female student population where the proportion of female students exceeds national norms听across听听undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research student cohorts.听

Work within Athena SWAN听is听contributing听to听the development of听an inclusive environment. I am proud that discussion is not confined to the听Self-Assessment听Team,听but听is routinely听included on听the听agendas of听Departmental听committees and debated at Staff Awaydays.听Female听colleagues听play outstanding roles in our success and we greatly celebrate this award as a recognition of the work we are doing to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the Department.鈥�

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