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.
We don’t currently have any upcoming events. Check back soon for further announcements.