1272 - Narratives of academic staff involvement in Athena SWAN and race equality charter marks in UK higher education institutions: Journal of Education Policy: Vol 37, No 5
In line with other national higher education systems, the UK has, since 2005, taken a formalised approach to improving gender equality in academia in the form of the Athena SWAN charter mark; in 2016, an additional charter mark focusing on race equality (the REC) was introduced. This article, based on data from a multi-site case study exploring the experiences of those in UK higher education who are working on the charter marks, looks at how academic staff become involved in this work. Using ...