The Equality Charters - Good Practice Initiatives

The new, evidence-based Good Practice Database is for those working to advance gender and race equality in higher education through Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter.

The database aims to celebrate the breadth of gender and race equality initiatives taking place across the higher education sector and to provide Advance HE members with practical ideas and encourage them to trial new initiatives adapted to their contexts. The initiatives are drawn from recent analysis of selected successful applications. 

Use the search filters below to find Athena Swan and Race Equality Charter initiative application types.
REC - Bath University
University of Bath: addressing harassment, bullying, discrimination and sexual misconduct on and off campus
University of Bath
Initiative Theme: Balance, Culture
Target Group: Postgraduate students, Undergraduate students
Athena Swan Newcastle Case Study
Newcastle University - Supporting parents and unpaid carers at Newcastle University via the Returners Support Programme
Newcastle University
Initiative Theme: Workload allocation, Balance, Career breaks, Career development, Work/Life balance
Target Group: Academic staff, Professional and support staff
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Northumbria University - Introducing a Shadow Chair initiative
Initiative Theme: Career development
Target Group: Academic staff, Professional and support staff
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Bournemouth University Design and Engineering - Increasing women in Leadership Roles
Initiative Theme: Career development, Gender balance, Promotion
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff, Professional and support staff
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Menopause Matters: Building a Supportive Workplace Culture at Queen’s University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
Initiative Theme: Culture, Work/Life balance
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff, Professional and support staff
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Strengthening Parental Leave for Gender Equality
University of Exeter
Initiative Theme: Accommodating caring responsibilities, Culture, Work/Life balance
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff, Professional and support staff
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Addressing the Ethnicity Degree Awarding Gap Through Theory of Change
The University of Law
Initiative Theme: Degree awarding gap
Target Group:
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Leeds Trinity University: Empowering Black Asian and Global Majority Student Teachers: A Framework for Inclusive Mentoring and Positive Action
Leeds Trinity University
Initiative Theme: Degree awarding gap, Culture, Targeted to BAME staff
Target Group: Academic staff, Postgraduate students, Researchers, Undergraduate students
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University of Southampton: Addressing Ethnicity Degree Awarding Gaps Using Collaborative Approaches
University of Southampton
Initiative Theme: Degree awarding gap
Target Group: Academic staff, Early career staff
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Leeds Trinity University: Improving Student Belonging and Success Through Co-Created, Decolonised Pedagogies and Anti-Racist Practice
Leeds Trinity University
Initiative Theme: Degree awarding gap, Targeted to BAME staff
Target Group: Academic staff, Researchers
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University of Bristol: Returning Carers' Scheme
University of Bristol
Initiative Theme: Accommodating caring responsibilities
Target Group: Academic staff
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De Montfort University: Black Women's Academic Development Programme (BWADP)
De Montfort University
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