University award

The University has been successful in its application for an Athena Swan Institutional Silver award. This extends our Silver accreditation to Nov 2023.

Our Silver Application and Action Plan (PDF: 4.07MB) demonstrates the impact of our activities and our commitment to developing an inclusive culture that values all staff. 

The Dean of Diversity, Professor Judith Rankin, gave a presentation on Newcastle University and Athena SWAN at the Awards Ceremony in June 2016 and is available to download.

Read our Institutional Athena Swan Action Plan (2019-23) (PDF: 1.18MB) Please note, our award was extended until early 2025 as a result of the pandemic and a change to the Athena Swan award validity period. Our actions in this plan will also extend over this period.

Departmental awards

The University currently holds 13 Athena Swan awards at either Bronze or Silver.

The Faculty of Medical Sciences holds a Silver Athena Swan award which covers 9 academic units:

• the Biosciences (NUSI)
• Translational and Clinical Research (NUTCRI)
• Population and Health Sciences Institutes (NUPHSI)

The award also covers our Malaysian campus NUMed and the following Schools;

• Biomedical
• Nutritional and Sports sciences
• Dentistry
• Medical Education
• Psychology and Pharmacy

The Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering holds several departmental Bronze Athena Swan awards in the Schools of:

• Computing
• Engineering
• Maths, Statistics and Physics
• Natural and Environmental Sciences

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences holds 9 departmental Bronze Athena Swan awards in the Schools of:

• Arts and Culture
• Geography
• Politics and Sociology
• History, Classics and Archaeology
• English Literature, Language and Linguistics 
• Modern Languages
• Architecture, Planning and Landscapes
• Business and Law
• Education, Communication and Language Sciences