Silver SWAN Award renewal

Dr Ling Ge and Dr Shane Bergin accept the renewal of the Silver SWAN Award

Dr Ling Ge and Dr Shane Bergin accept the renewal of the Silver SWAN Award

The Department's Silver SWAN award has been renewed for another three years.

Dr Ling Ge and Dr Shane Bergin from the Department of Chemistry's Postdoc Development Team recently attended the Athena SWAN awards ceremony on 3rd May at the University of Birmingham where they were presented with the renewal of the Department’s silver SWAN award.

The Athena SWAN Charter recognises and celebrates good employment practice for women working in science, engineering and technology (SET) in higher education and research. 

The Department was originally granted a silver award in 2009, read more here

Head of Department Professor Tom Welton commented:

"I am immensely proud of the work that our Academic Opportunities Committee and particularly our Postdoc Development Team have done to ensure that the Chemistry Department is a welcoming and inclusive place in which to work. Together they have helped us to put people at the heart of everything that we do, so ensuring both our individual and collective successes"

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