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Institution Application Bronze University of St Andrews Awarded 7 May 2018 Redacted version ATHENA SWAN BRONZE INSTITUTION AWARDS Recognise a solid foundation for eliminating gender bias and developing an inclusive culture that values all staff. This includes: = an assessment of gender equality in the institution, including quantitative (staff data) and qualitative (policies, practices, systems and arrangements) evidence and identifying both challenges and opportunities = a four-year plan that builds on this assessment, information on activities that are already in place and what has been learned from these = the development of an organisational structure, including a self-assessment team, to carry proposed actions forward ATHENA SWAN SILVER INSTITUTION AWARDS Recognise a significant record of activity and achievement by the institution in promoting gender equality and in addressing challenges in different disciplines. Applications should focus on what has improved since the Bronze institution award application, how the institution has built on the achievements of award-winning departments, and what the institution is doing to help individual departments apply for Athena SWAN awards. COMPLETING THE FORM DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM WITHOUT READING THE ATHENA SWAN AWARDS HANDBOOK. This form should be used for applications for Bronze and Silver institution awards. You should complete each section of the application applicable to the award level you are applying for. Additional areas for Silver applications are highlighted throughout the form: 5.2, 5.4, 5.5(iv) If you need to insert a landscape page in your application, please copy and paste the template page at the end of the document, as per the instructions on that page. Please do not insert any section breaks as to do so will disrupt the page numbers. WORD COUNT The overall word limit for applications are shown in the following table. 2 There are no specific word limits for the individual sections, and you may distribute words over each of the sections as appropriate. At the end of every section, please state how many words you have used in that section. We have provided the following recommended word counts as a guide. Institution application Guide Actual Word limit 10,500 10,380 Recommended word count 1.Letter of endorsement 500 655 2.Description of the institution 500 236 3. Self-assessment process 1,000 817 4. Picture of the institution 2,000 2,037 5. Supporting and advancing women’s careers 5,000 5,983 6. Supporting trans people 500 492 7. Further information 500 160 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Submission Details 5 Vice-Chancellor’s Letter of Endorsement 6 List of Abbreviations 9 Description of the Institution 10 Self-Assessment Process 15 Picture of the Institution 23 Supporting and Advancing Women’s Careers 54 Supporting Trans People 129 Further Information 133 Action Plan 134 4 Name of institution University of St Andrews Date of application 30 November 2017 Award Level Bronze Date joined Athena SWAN 28 November 2011 Current award Date: 25 April 2013 Level: Bronze Contact for application Sukhi Bains Email [email protected] Telephone 01334 461649 5 1. LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT FROM THE HEAD OF INSTITUTION Recommended word count: Bronze: 500 words (Actual NNN) An accompanying letter of endorsement from the vice-chancellor or principal should be included. If the vice-chancellor is soon to be succeeded, or has recently taken up the post, applicants should include an additional short statement from the incoming vice-chancellor. Note: Please insert the endorsement letter immediately after this cover page. See also Actions 1 and 2, which directly relate to the Vice-Chancellor’s letter below. 6 7 8 List of Abbreviations: ACAS Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service AHSSBL Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Business and Law AS Athena SWAN BME Black and Minority Ethnic CAPOD Centre for Academic, Professional and Organisational Development DoR Director of Research DoT Director of Teaching dSAT Departmental/School Self-Assessment Team DWP Department of Work and Pensions E&D Equality & Diversity ECG Equality Compliance Group ECR Early Career Researcher ECU Equality Challenge Unit ED&I Equality, Diversity & Inclusion EHRC Equality & Human Rights Commission EIA Equality Impact Assessment FTC Fixed term contract FTE Full-time Equivalent HEA Higher Education Academy HoS Head of School (Academic) HR Human Resources HRBP Human Resources Business Partner iSAT Institutional Self-Assessment Team KiT Keep-in-Touch (days) KPI Key Performance Indicator LGBTIQ+ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer/Questioning PGR Research Postgraduate student PGT Taught Postgraduate student PO Principal’s Office (The Principal’s ‘cabinet’ of the most senior staff members) PSS Professional Support Services staff RemCom Remuneration & HR Committee (chaired by University Senior Governor) REF Research Excellence Framework RG Russell Group SET Science, Engineering, Technology and the Built Environment (UKRC usage) SMT University Senior Management Team (level immediately below PO) STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STEMM Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics TEF Teaching Excellence Framework TUCC Trades Union Consultative Committee UG Undergraduate student UKRC UK Resource Centre VP Vice-Principal 9 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTITUTION Recommended word count: Bronze: 500 words (Actual 272) Please provide a brief description of the institution, including any relevant contextual information. This should include: (i) information on where the institution is in the Athena SWAN process The University achieved AS Bronze in April 2013. A submission for continuation was submitted in April 2016; the submission was judged to be unsuccessful in November 2016, but an extension was granted to allow this submission (November 2017). We have: continued to implement action plan items; developed additional policies and processes to embed post-May 2015 Charter Principles; and actively promoted engagement right across the institution. Information on ED&I and iSAT management and assessment structures and our active, committed process is provided in section 3. (ii) information on its teaching and its research focus The University is equally committed to teaching and research, and seeks to achieve excellence in both areas. Figure 2-1 provides an illustration of our balanced, dual-intensive approach. Figure 2-1 TEF/REF comparison Source: http://wonkhe.com/blogs/tef-results-how-do-ref-and-tef-results-compare/ 10 We are ranked in the top 100 of the QS World University Rankings (research-focused), rank third in the UK in the latest Times, Guardian and Complete University guides (balancing teaching and research) and have achieved TEF Gold in the recent UK assessment exercise. Our balanced approach is reflected in our recent attention to the status of Teaching and Learning, especially in our revised (January 2017) promotion criteria and our distinctive culture, guided by the Principal’s clear strategic focus on fairness and inclusivity. (iii) the number of staff. Present data for academic and professional and support staff separately The University currently employs 2626 staff in Academic and Professional Support roles. Table 2-1 St Andrews University Staff numbers (December 2016) % Employee Role Female Male Total Female Total Academic Staff 449 715 1164 39 Research-only 160 207 367 43 Grade 6 109 140 249 44 Grade 7 16 40 56 29 Teaching-only 87 63 150 58 Grade 5 17 5 22 77 Grade 6 46 33 79 58 Grade 7 19 19 38 50 Research & Teaching 202 445 647 31 Lecturer 90 145 235 38 Senior Lecturer 41 59 100 41 Reader 27 61 88 31 Professor 44 180 224 20 Professional and Support Staff 877 584 1461 60 Total 1326 1300 2626 50 11 The proportion of Professional and Support Staff within the university and the breakdown of Academic staff by job function are shown in Figures 2-2 and 2-3. Figure 2-2 St Andrews University Staff by Job Category Research 367 Teaching 150 Lecturer Senior Lecturer 235 1461 Reader 100 Professor 224 88 Professional and Support Staff Figure 2-3 Academic Staff by Job Category Research 224 367 Teaching Lecturer 88 Senior Lecturer 100 Reader 150 Professor 235 12 (iv) the total number of departments and total number of students The University consists of four Faculties, comprised of 8 STEMM and 11 AHSSBL Schools. There are 8786 students; 7047 Undergraduate, 888 Postgraduate Taught and 851 Postgraduate Research Students (see Table 2-2 for students by School). Current AS accreditations are shown below: Figure 2-4 Overview of Departmental Structure Including Athena SWAN Accreditations 13 (v) list and sizes of science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) and arts, humanities, social science, business and law (AHSSBL) departments. Present data for academic and support staff separately Table 2-2 Departments by size and STEMM/AHSSBL categories Students Staff (Headcount) School (department) (FTE) Academic PSS Biology 470 146 70 Chemistry 480 112 33 Computer Science 429 53 14 Earth & Environmental Sciences 150 31 10 Mathematics & Statistics 502 66 8 STEMM Medicine 517 74 37 Physics & Astronomy 441 107 27 Psychology & Neuroscience 538 55 18 Art History 274 23 5 Classics 214 25 <5 Economics & Finance 505 35 8 English 476 38 5 Divinity 150 26 <5 History 717 66 8 AHSSBL International Relations 789 55 9 Management 630 45 10 Modern Languages 456 67 9 Philosophical, Anthropological & Film Studies 569 64 10 Geography & Sustainable Development 395 50 8 14 3. THE SELF-ASSESSMENT PROCESS Recommended word count: Bronze: 1000 words (Actual 817) Describe the self-assessment process. This should include: (i) a description of the self-assessment team The University ED&I/AS Committee constitutes our Institutional Self-Assessment Team (iSAT). The committee is chaired by Professor Paul Hibbert, Dean of Arts, with the active sponsorship of the Principal; it meets at least twice per semester. As Figure 3-1 shows, iSAT has direct communication with key committee representatives and operational groups. Figure 3-1 Institutional Leadership, Context and Support for iSAT and AS Processes In 2016 four AS Working Groups were created as sub-groups of iSAT.