The University of Manchester - Promotion workshops and training

The institution's promotion process and policy recognises and rewards all three academic career pathways (teaching and research, research only or teaching only) with key criteria for promotion in each pathway clearly laid out. The institution has ran an increased number of promotion workshops at Faculty level, and all are advertised with a positive action statement to encourage women and BAME staff to participate. Schools now have ‘Promotions Champions’ in place to provide guidance and support to applicants. A current initiative in one Faculty is the trialling of ‘Unconscious Bias Observers’. Impact will be measured by analysing improvements in success rates from underrepresented groups. A consequence is that Schools and Faculties continue to see more Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff being promoted compared to previous years.