Equality and inclusion
Steering group
The School of Medicine established the Athena Swan Steering Group in 2010 to oversee the self-assessment process associated with the Athena Swan application. The committee is purposefully comprised of men and women who represent a cross section of staff and seniority. In addition, the Steering Group receive advice and support from the Equality Policy Unit.
Aims of the Steering Group:
- Lead and coordinate the School of Medicine’s approach to identifying and addressing barriers faced by staff and students regardless of gender, to support them to achieve their full potential.
- Co-ordinate the planning necessary for the School of Medicine to submit Athena SWAN applications, through the necessary data collection, data analysis, development of action plans and beacon activity.
- Establish and oversee the work of appropriately constituted Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Teams (SATs) at Institute level that will report to the Athena SWAN Steering Group.
- Approve and monitor the implementation of approved Athena SWAN action plans, pre- and post-award, through the receipt of reports from Institute Senior Management Teams.
- Approve, subject to formal sign-off by the School of Medicine Executive, the final submission of Athena SWAN applications by the School of Medicine.
- Co-opt additional members as required in order to enable the Athena SWAN Steering Group to fulfil its remit.
School of Medicine Steering Group
The core members of the Steering Group are:
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Name |
Role in the School |
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Gillian Booth |
Operations Director, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research |
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Louise Bryant |
Associate Professor, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS) |
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Richard Cubbon |
Associate Professor, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine |
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Helen Coop |
Faculty Equality and Inclusion Project Officer |
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Georgina Davis |
Research Programme Manager (Healthcare Associated Infection Research Group) |
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Samantha Guy |
Faculty Deputy Head of HR, Faculty of Medicine and Health |
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Yasmin Hafiz |
PA to the Dean of Medicine |
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Ann Henry |
Associate Professor of Clinical Oncology, Leeds Institute of Cancer Studies & Pathology(LICAP) |
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Mike Horton |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Medicine(LIRMM) |
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Pam Jones |
Professor; Director, Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
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Mark Kearney |
Dean of the School of Medicine |
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Anne-Maree Keenan |
Professor of Applied Health Science, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Medicine(LIRMM) |
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Kiran Khokhar |
Clinical Research Fellow, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Medicine(LIRMM) |
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Helen Millott |
Programme Lead Physician Associate Studies, LIME |
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Barbara McPherson |
Teaching Fellow in Clinical Education |
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Rachel Murphy |
Faculty Head of Human Resources |
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Gillian Neild |
Faculty Head of Communications |
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Moira Pitt |
Undergraduate Student Representative |
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Naomi Quinton |
Lecturer, Leeds Institute of Medical Education(LIME) |
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Gurdeep Sagoo |
Lecturer, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS) |
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Heidi Siddle |
Associate Professor and NIHR Senior Clinical Lecturer |
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Tom St David-Smith |
Business Manager, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research |
Institute Self Assessment Teams
To ensure a broad cross-section of the School are actively involved in local Athena SWAN discussions, each Institute has their own Self-Assessment Team. Teams meet at least quarterly and report to the School of Medicine Steering Group.
The Institute Self-Assessment Teams have significantly increased the understanding of Athena SWAN principles across all staff and gender groups. Each Institute Self-Assessment Team has developed a working action plan which reflects the main themes of the School’s Action Plan, but also seeks to address the issues particular to their Institute.