The Church of England has consecrated its first female bishop during a ceremony at York Minster.
The Reverend Libby Lane, 48, has been ordained as the new Bishop of Stockport in front of more than 1,000 people. More
The Church of England has consecrated its first female bishop during a ceremony at York Minster.
The Reverend Libby Lane, 48, has been ordained as the new Bishop of Stockport in front of more than 1,000 people. More
A leading UK theatre organisation has pledged to balance the number of male and female actors that appear in self-generated or in-house productions.
Sheffield Theatres said it hoped to achieve its target “within the year”.
Artistic director Daniel Evans said his pledge was “not just about numbers, but also about the scope and range of parts female actors get to play”. More
Results of Gender Equality Charter Marks Trial
Five universities and 17 individual departments have been recognised for their progress in advancing gender equality in arts, humanities and social science careers in higher education. All have achieved Bronze level in our trial gender equality charter mark.
Based on the principles of ECU’s highly successful Athena SWAN Charter for women in science, the gender equality charter mark aims to address chronic gender imbalance and underrepresentation in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) lecture series.
LJMU is hosting a public talk presented by Andrew Miller MP, Chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee of the House of Commons; Chair of the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee; Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Internet, Communications and Technology Forum (PICTFOR) and a Member of the Liaison Committee.
Lecture title: “Universities should do more to keep women in science” (report released by the House of Commons – Government’s response to the under representation of women in STEM in UK Universities).
Date: Wednesday 12 November 2014
Time: 1.00 – 3.30pm: lecture will last approx. 45 minutes followed by a Q&A session
Venue: Upper Lecture Theatre, Peter Jost Centre, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF
Event Chair: Professor Robin Leatherbarrow (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Scholarship, Research and Knowledge Transfer)
Arrival and Lunch from 1.00pm.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Nigel Weatherill will open the event at 2.00pm
The lecture is free but you need to register attendance in advance here
Last month ECU ran online surveys asking what HEIs can do to support staff and students experiencing mental health difficulties.
They received an overwhelming response, with 3500 staff and students completing the survey and say, “thank you to everyone who responded, and everyone who supported us by circulating and disseminating the survey.
We are currently analysing the results and will be conducting follow-up interviews with a selection of respondents in the coming months. We will also be conducting interviews with national and sector bodies interested in this work.
We will share the interim results in the summer, with a full report and supporting materials to follow.”
See their guidance on supporting staff and students experiencing mental health issues here: