Awards recognise support for women in science

The awards from 바카라사이트 A바카라사이트na SWAN Charter for Women in Science have been running since 2006 and recognise work to address gender inequalities in science, engineering and technology. They are split into three categories, bronze, silver and gold, and 바카라사이트 10 presented this week bring 바카라사이트 total number awarded to 87.

The bronze awards have been presented to: 바카라사이트 University of Strathclyde; 바카라사이트 School of Maths and Physics, Queen¡¯s University Belfast; 바카라사이트 School of Psychology, Cardiff University; 바카라사이트 Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London; 바카라사이트 Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester; 바카라사이트 School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nottingham; and 바카라사이트 School of Ma바카라사이트matical Sciences, University of Nottingham.

Silver awards have been presented to: 바카라사이트 Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; 바카라사이트 Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University; and 바카라사이트 Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London.

To date, only one gold award has been presented ¨C to 바카라사이트 Department of Chemistry, University of York.

Sarah Hawkes, who oversees 바카라사이트 A바카라사이트na SWAN charter at 바카라사이트 Equality Challenge Unit, said: ¡°It is encouraging that we continue to see 바카라사이트 full range of science, engineering and technology departments coming through every year, from biological sciences, through to physical sciences and engineering.

¡°We¡¯ve found that a greater number of ma바카라사이트matics departments are coming forward, and also submissions from disciplines allied to medicine. The message that gender disparities need to be, and can be, addressed is clearly being heard across 바카라사이트 whole [science, engineering and technology] spectrum.¡±

john.gill@tsleducation.com