Athena Swan

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

In May 2015 the Charter was expanded to include arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law (AHSSBL) departments, in addition to professional and support roles. In 2020, Advance HE launched the transformed UK Athena Swan Charter following a period of review. The Charter now recognises work undertaken to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.

The University of 黑料社 is proud to hold an institutional Athena Swan Silver Award and all our STEMM departments currently hold awards at Bronze or Silver level.

University of 黑料社 gender equality action plan

The University of 黑料社 is proud to hold an institutional Athena Swan Silver Award. You can view our 2024 Athena Swan Silver application (PDF) online.

Our Gender Equality Group will monitor progress on our gender equality action plan 2024-28 (PDF).

Please contact our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team (EDI@exeter.ac.uk) if you have any feedback, comments or questions.

Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy

All our Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy (ESE) departments currently hold Athena Swan awards at Bronze or Silver level:

- Bronze Award (April 2021)
- Silver Award (Nov 2025)
- Silver Award (March 2023)
- Bronze Award (Dec 2023)
- Silver Award (Dec 2023)
Earth and Environmental Science - Bronze Award (Dec 2023)
- Silver Award (July 2023)

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

All departments in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences hold an Athena Swan Silver award:

(March 2023)
(Dec 2023)
(April 2020)

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

The following Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) departments hold an Athena Swan award:

- Bronze Award (May 2021)
- Bronze Award (January 2024)
– Bronze award (January 2025)
Bronze Award (May 2025)
Gold award (April 2025)

Other HASS departments are currently working on Athena Swan Bronze applications, including:

Communication, Drama and Film
Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall
School of Education
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies