Athena SWAN Charter 2010 award winners announced

Twenty-seven higher education institutions and individual departments learned today that they have been successful in earning Athena SWAN Charter Awards, which reward good practice in universities supporting the career progression of women in science, engineering and technology (SET) departments.

The aim of the Charter, funded by Equality Challenge Unit and the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET, is that the best female scientists, engineers and technologists are drawn to the most progressive institutions, directly linking greater diversity to academic excellence.

Bronze awards

• Aston University
• Heriot-Watt University
• University of Liverpool
• University of Oxford
• Queen Mary, University of London
• Queen's University Belfast
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• Sheffield Hallam University
• University of Warwick

Silver awards

• University of Cambridge, Department of Physics
• Cardiff University, School of Optometry and Vision Science
• Imperial College London, School of Public Health
• Imperial College London, Department of Materials
• Keele University, School of Physical and Geographical Sciences
• University of Nottingham, School of Physics and Astronomy
• University of Oxford, Department of Zoology
• Queen's University Belfast, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology
• Queen's University Belfast, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
• Queen's University Belfast, School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering
• Queen's University Belfast, School of Psychology
• University of Reading, School of Biological Sciences
• University of Reading, School of Mathematics, Meteorology and Physics
• University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry
• University of Warwick, Department of Physics
  
• University of York, Department of Biology
• University of York, Department of Psychology
  

Gold award

• University of York, Department of Chemistry

The awards will be presented at a celebratory lunch at the Royal Society, London, on 16 September 2010.