An Athena SWAN working group has been established with membership spanning students, postdoctoral research assistants, academic staff and support staff. Key aims of this group include the following:

• To act as the focal organisational point for gender equality issues within the Department.
• To develop and monitor a range of indicators across the Department concerning gender balance and produce an annual report on gender issues for Departmental Committee.
• To identify priority areas for action, and develop and implement action plans to address them.
• To help promote and support university gender initiatives.