University of Bath equality updateMark Humphriss, Equality and Diversity Committee Chair

Thursday May 8th 2014

Monitoring data – students (1/12/2013)

• 16k students – 45% female, 5k international • Of Home/EU students

• UG participation 43% female, 12% BAME, 19% lower SEG, 8% disabled

• UG retention rates 98% overall, 97% female, 97% BAME, 95% lower SEG, 93% mature students

• UG attainment disability no differential, negative differential for men, BAME and mature students

• Graduate destinations no major differentials

Monitoring data – staff (31/7/2013)

• 2741 staff – 48% women• Small increase to 7% BAME and 2.6% disabled staff • Started to disclose religion and sexual orientation

(c30%)• Women make up 10% of professors, now increased

by 3 to 12% • Equal pay review every year: latest shows 21% pay

gap (15% excl senior staff/ professors)

Athena SWAN

• Bronze accreditation re-awarded• Departmental awards being submitted• STEM Culture Survey recently carried out• Particular focus on

• Promotion/ appointment of women academics • Appointment of more women HoDs• Gender balance on key committees• Mentoring/ leadership/ culture/ environment

• Annual lecture 15 May Prof Yellowlees: all welcome

Disabled Access

• EDC overall leadership role: main item for E&D Network and Committee each year

• ‘Gold button’• Updates on broken lifts etc• Reviewing signage• Disabled Go website information being

strengthened• Also, inclusive curriculum project

Other significant activity

• Staff Survey E&D analysis/ group• University and SU signed Time to Change

pledge (combatting mental health stigma and discrimination): programme now underway

• One Bath week (SU)• Assistive Technology officer for staff and

students• Trans toolkits for staff and students

Looking ahead

• Degree Attainment Group focus on BAME/ men

• Athena SWAN • Introduce unconscious bias e-module• New equality analysis programme• Continuing to implement our Statement of

Equality Objectives