16 Jul 13

A £1m fund has been established for the advancement of diversity among academic and research staff at Oxford.

One of the primary aims of the new fund, which will be made up from both divisional and central contributions, will be to address the under-representation of women in senior research and academic posts.

The intention is to use the fund to support a broad range of initiatives, such as providing training in the avoidance of unconscious bias in recruitment, or offering support for staff returning to work after a period of maternity leave or time out caring for relatives.

The University has long been committed to increasing diversity among its academic and research staff. Oxford currently holds an institutional Athena SWAN Bronze Award, and the aim is to use the fund to help deliver a lasting change in culture across the collegiate University together with the measurable benefits that are the expectation for an institutional Silver Award.

More information about the fund is available on the Equality and Diversity website. Further details will be published on this site in Michaelmas term.