The inception of the Women in Academia Support Network (WIASN), started as a group of six friends and has now become a network with over 11,000 members in more than 60 countries . Founder of WIASN Amy Bonsall attended a School of Health Sciences (SHS) Athena SWAN...
In July 2019, Gemma Dale, Wellbeing and Engagement Manager was invited to attend an SHS Athena SWAN meeting. Gemma’s role has enabled her to work on various policies across the University from flexible working, to maternity leave and menopause support. Gemma felt that...
The Division of Cancer Sciences Social Responsibility Team have put together a whole host of fabulous resources for your perusal during this lock down - there's something for everyone! Take a look: DCS SR_Wellbeing virtual care package_April 20 - 2 We have also...
Later today it is expected that the Government will extend the lockdown for a further 3 weeks. Limiting the spread, flattening the curve and thereby doing our best to protect the frontline NHS workers is the most important priority right now. We applaud them and their...
***Unfortunately due to COVID-19 we had to postpone this workshop until further notice.*** The SHS Athena SWAN team is focused on supporting all colleagues, especially PhD Students and Contract Researchers. We are running a series of four 2-hour workshops on mental...
New academic year, new students, new emails…. and more, and more, and even more emails. We all struggle with ever growing inboxes of unanswered emails. Below is some advice that you may find helpful in order to manage your Email and help create a better work : life...
In the 2018 Athena SWAN staff survey a number of staff commented that they were NOT aware of the Dignity at Work and Study Policy and of the 'We Get It' campaign against harassment and discrimination. Free comments in the surveys reported a few cases of staff...
Our team members also engage with and impact the wider community: Here we focus on committee member Ruth Norris (Centre for Health Informatics) who co-leads the Manchester One HealthTech Hub. One HealthTech is a global, volunteer-led, grassroots community that...
What would we do without Wikipedia? The online encyclopaedia is known worldwide for having the answer to every question we ask, with detailed information on everything from celebrity divorces to scientific discoveries.But what if this source of all knowledge was...
On 29th January we held our Athena SWAN network wellbeing event which was well attended by academic, research and PS staff from our Faculty (89 staff members signed up and, even with the bad weather, most turned up). We were delighted to be joined by...
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