Equality

At Surrey Business School, we are dedicated to fostering a supportive, positive, and inclusive work environment where every individual can thrive and succeed within their roles and teams. By creating a strong sense of community and belonging, we actively promote staff engagement and collaboration, ensuring that everyone has access to the opportunities necessary for growth and success.

People and culture committee

Nurturing a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture to support high performance, excellence, and growth

People development

Professor Christine Rivers

People Development Lead

Dr Christos Mavrovitis

People Development Lead (MCR)

Dr Athina Ioannou

People Development Lead (ECR)

Belonging and inclusive culture

Dr Sumeetra Ramakrishnan

Belonging & Inclusive Culture Lead

Vicki Blamey

Staff Wellbeing Lead

Claire Hobson

Staff Wellbeing Lead

Abi Bradbeer

Health & Safety Lead

Dr YingFei Heliot

Athena SWAN Lead

Dr Ann Parchment

UN PRME Lead

The Athena SWAN Bronze Award

Surrey Business School was awarded the Athena Swan Bronze Award in 2020 (additionally, Surrey Hospitality and Tourism Management achieved the Athena Swan Bronze Award in 2022). The Athena Swan Charter is a framework which is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education (HE) and research. Established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment, the Charter is now being used across the globe to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.

The Athena Swan Charter:

Helps institutions achieve their gender equality objectives
Assists institutions to meet equality legislation requirements, as well as the requirements and expectations of some funders and research councils
Uses a targeted self-assessment framework to support applicants identify areas for positive action, as well as recognise and share good practices
Supports the promotion of inclusive working practices that can increase retention of valued academics and professional and support staff, demonstrating an institution’s commitment to an equitable working environment.

Athena SWAN Values in Action (ViA) Team

The Athena SWAN Implementation Team: Values in Action (ViA), was launched to ensure delivery of the values and action plan outlined in our Athena SWAN submission.

Highlights:

15th September 2020 ViA team was launched. 15 pioneering staff members who all joined voluntarily and two student members representing the students voice, particularly from a diverse background.
Athena SWAN staff survey launched in September 2021. We received 89 responses out of 122. This is an excellent response (73%). Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey. Your views and responses will be considered and continue to guide our Values in Action activities.
2nd March 2022 ViA team first Away Day took place in Multi faith Centre at the University of Surrey. This is the first face to face meeting after Covid restrictions.