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Athena SWAN awards recognise and celebrate good practice on recruiting, retaining and promoting women in SET in higher education. 

 

The awards process runs every year and the deadline is 31 May.

 

Universities can only apply for awards if they are already Charter members.

 

Universities must achieve a Bronze award before individual departments can apply for recognition at silver level in their own right.  The logic behind this is that it would be difficult, if not impossible, for a department to sustain the level of a Silver award without university support and underpinning university good practice policies and processes.

 

At silver and gold levels, a substantial number of departments must hold individual awards before the university applies for an institutional award at that level.

 

Award winners can use the appropriate Bronze, Silver or Gold logo in their recruitment and publicity materials.

 

Awards are valid for 3 years.

 

For more information on the conditions of membership and awards read our summary document

 

 

SWAN membership and award conditions (Word)