Athena Swan

“At Oxford Brookes, women hold 65.8% of senior academic positions, and 48.8% of our professors are female, compared to a sector average of 29.7%. (2023 figures)”

“Oxford Brookes takes its role in ensuring gender equality very seriously and seeks to foster an environment in which everyone can thrive.”

Professor Linda King, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Global Partnerships

About the Athena Swan Charter

Our University Athena Swan Gender Equality Action Plan provides the framework for our gender equality priorities in support of our EDI Strategy and our University Strategy.

The plan forms the institutional Gender Equality Plan (GEP) to address the European Commission mandatory requirements and recommended thematic content, along with the requirements of the Athena Swan Charter.

Our Athena Swan Gender Equality work is overseen by the University Athena Swan Steering Group reporting to the Vice-Chancellor’s Group via the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group.

All University faculties are actively engaged with the Athena Swan Charter and three of our faculties hold Bronze awards:

The Oxford Brookes Business School is undertaking self-assessment to submit for a Bronze award.

Further information on the Athena Swan Charter is available on the Advance HE Athena Swan website.

Useful links

Key Athena Swan contacts at Oxford Brookes

University Athena Swan Steering Group
- Professor Linda King
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Silver Award
- Professor Astrid Schloerscheidt and Jill Childs
Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment Bronze Award
- Gary Mattingley and Lucy Turner
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Bronze Award
- Dr Jane Stevens Crawshaw and Dr Emily Brown
Oxford Brookes Business School
- Dr Nick Wilton
General Athena Swan queries

Jane Butcher: jane.butcher@brookes.ac.uk