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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Aston University: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Aston University
Initiative Theme: Recruitment
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff, Professional and support staff
Diversity in shortlisting and interview panels
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Royal Holloway University of London: EDI communications
Royal Holloway, University of London
Initiative Theme: Culture, Recruitment
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff, Professional and support staff, Researchers
Improvements to EDI communication plan and staff training
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Royal Holloway University of London: Career development for BAME staff
Royal Holloway, University of London
Initiative Theme: Balance
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff, Professional and support staff, Researchers
Career development for BAME staff
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University of Hertfordshire: Degree awarding gap reduction
University of Hertfordshire
Initiative Theme: Degree awarding gap
Target Group: Undergraduate students
Reduction of the degree awarding gap using various student and staff initiatives
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Queen's University Belfast: Proactive provision of support, mentoring and advice
Queen's University Belfast
Initiative Theme: Mentoring, Promotion, Targeted to women/men
Target Group: Academic staff
Proactive provision of support, mentoring and advice
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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