Implementing the new SBS Athena SWAN action plan – Working Groups for all staff/students
Implementation of the new action plan is now in full swing following the recent quarterly Self Assessment Team (SAT) meeting – but we are short of hands and would like some more volunteers please! If you would like to be more involved, anyone is welcome to join one of...
Northern Power Futures Festival: Review
‘This century is the century for the North’; these opening words from Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, certainly rang true as over two days the Northern Power Futures Festival brought people together for discussions on the future of the North by those who...
Help us to work towards a more equal, diverse and inclusive FBMH
It is well-known that a diverse staff increases the efficiency, productivity and competitive advantage of any organisation: a study has found gender equality in the workplace could add $4.3 trillion (£3 trillion) to the US economy by 2025. Within FBMH it’s more than...
Working Well at Manchester
Over the last year the University has been continuing to develop the wellbeing offering for our people. We want a healthy workplace, for everyone. A workplace where we can enable our employees to look after their own physical and psychological health, supported with...
Welcome
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...
What is Athena SWAN?
Athena SWAN recognition is all about helping people reach their potential in an equal and diverse working environment, which means current and future initiatives will have a direct effect on everyone in the School of Biological Sciences (SBS). Our aim:...
March 2018: Over 400 people attended our Women in Science celebration 2018: ‘Accelerating Gender Parity’
March 2018Over 400 people attended our Women in Science celebration 2018: ‘Accelerating Gender Parity’The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health in collaboration with the University of Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University celebrated International Women’s...
Personal Impact and Confidence workshops June 2017
Personal Impact and Confidence workshopsJune 2017 The Women in Biology, Medicine and Health (WiBMH) and Women in Cancer (WiC) Networks in FBMH are co-hosting two workshops for BMH staff run by two external trainers, Val Sampson and Jacqui Marson.This interactive...
8th March 2017 – Women in Science celebration 2017: ‘Engendering Change’
8th March 2017 – Women in Science celebration 2017: ‘Engendering Change’ To mark International Women’s Day (March 8th) this year, we organised a programme designed to provide a platform for Women in Science and Engineering.IWD is a global day celebrating the social,...
6th March 2017 – Katharine Perera Women in Leadership Annual lecture
6th March 2017 – Katharine Perera Women in Leadership Annual lectureLorna Fitzsimons, Co-founder and CEO, The Pipeline, which focuses on the development of executive female talent, delivered an inaugural Katharine Perera Women in Leadership Annual Lecture.Lorna probed...