Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team

To participate in the Athena SWAN Charter, the submitting unit (e.g. university, department, research institute, faculty, institute of technology, etc.) will need to establish a strong and effective self-assessment team (SAT). Having an effective SAT and undertaking a thorough self-assessment is key to the success of an application and fundamentally, to the effectiveness of the process. A thorough self-assessment includes, but is not limited to the following activity:

• Reflecting on a range of quantitative and qualitative data to identify both challenges and opportunities with regards to gender equality.

• Evaluating relevant policies, practices and activities.

• Responding to the findings of the above and establishing gender equality-based priority areas and appropriate aspirations and targets.

• Developing an evidence-based, comprehensive action plan to underpin advancement against the agreed priorities over the whole award period, after which time the unit will apply to renew or upgrade their award.

• Evaluating the effectiveness of actions undertaken on an ongoing basis, to ensure actions are delivering impact against objectives, and evolving the action plan in response to evaluation.

You can read more about the self-assessment process in the SAT Guidance document.

f you are interested in joining the SAT or would like to find out more, please contact equalityanddiversity@law.ox.ac.uk. 

Ex officio members:

• Iyiola Solanke, Associate Dean for Equality and Diversity (Chair)
• John Armour, Dean 
• Donal Nolan, Vice Dean
• Rachel Taylor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
• Simon Douglas, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies (Taught)
• Wolfgang Ernst, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies (Research)
• Sanja Bogojević, Associate Dean for Research
• Jeremias Adams-Prassl, Associate Dean for Research
• Charlotte Vinnicombe, Head of Administration and Finance
• Paul Burns, Academic Administrator
• Clara Elod, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer (Secretary)

Other members:

• Recruitment is in progress. The Faculty is currently looking for 3 academic postholders, 5 fixed-term researchers and 2 professional services staff volunteers to join the Self Assessment-Team. Please contact Clara Elod if you are interested in the role. The standard term is 3 years unless you are on a fixed-term contract.