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Welcome to the FBMH Athena SWAN resource. We will be using this blog to update staff and students of the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) with the progress of each school's efforts towards progressing Equality and Diversity for all and implementing their...
SR&EDI Seminar Series – October 2023
Dr Ellen Poliakoff gave a first talk in our School of Health Sciences (SHS) seminar series, which serves as a platform to promote integration of our social responsibility, equality, diversity and inclusion in our research and teaching endeavors. During her session,...
Breastfeeding and work: the juggles and struggles
Dr Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi I have been a post-doctoral researcher now for 12 years and in that time I have also had two children, both of which I breastfed. I took the full period allowed for maternity leave and so when I returned to work my children were both over a year...
Social Responsibility, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Seminar Series 2023-24
Join us for online SHS SR & EDI Seminar Series every last day of the month 1-2pm. Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/6771886797 31st October 2023 Ellen Poliakoff Parkinson’s from inside out: emerging and unexpected benefits of a long-term partnership 30th November 2023...
Carer Support Grant – 2023/24 update
We are pleased to announce that grants of up to £500 are now available to academic, research, PS and technical support staff to help support extra-carer costs associated with attendance at conferences, training events and similar career and professional development...
SHS Summer Celebration
At the beginning of July 2023, we held SHS Summer Celebration Event with focus on Wellbeing. Acclaimed author and University of Manchester lecturer Horatio Clare talked candidly about his struggles with mental health and how he has overcome them, during an interview...
SHS SR Dragons’ Den 2023
In May 2023 we launched SR&EDI Dragons’ Den. Colleagues (academic, research and/or professional services) were invited to pitch for investment (up to £5k) in a SR project which will benefit the School, the University and/or the wider community. We encouraged staff...
SHS SR & EDI structure 2023-26
Figure 1. SHS SR-EDI governance structure. Our SHS Social Responsibility (SR) team is led by SR Director dr Karolina Kluk and EDI team is led by dr Juhi Gupta. Each Division has one SR and one EDI lead as depicted in fig.1. Our SR vision is to ensure that SR...
International Women’s Day 2023 – Embracing Equity
Seminar 1: In Conversation with… Prof Dawn Edge - Embracing Equity Dawn Edge is Professor of Mental Health and Inclusivity at the University of Manchester Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion on ‘race’, religion, and belief. She is the University of...
We Are All Storytellers…
Writing and wellbeing workshops provide boost for staff We Are All Storytellers, a pilot wellbeing initiative for University of Manchester staff, has received outstanding feedback from participants. Run by the School of Health Sciences, a mixed cohort of 21 staff,...
The Contribution of Women across the Lifespan in the Covid-19 Crisis
During March 2022 we have been hosting a series of inspirational weekly lunchtime speakers. The theme of the talks is The Contribution of Women across the Lifespan in the Covid-19 Crisis. The series started with Dr Elaine Dewhurst (University of Manchester) and Dr...
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