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Informatics Europe Awards Ceremony 2020 Minerva Informatics Equality Award Chair Award Committee: Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic Sponsored by Chalmers University of Technology Mlardalen University Minerva Informatics Equality Award Supporting

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ØMinerva Informatics Equality Award

Sponsored by

Chair Award Committee: Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic

Chalmers University of Technology Mälardalen University

Informatics Europe Awards Ceremony 2020

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Ø Supporting the transition for PhD and postdoctoral researchers into faculty positions

Sponsored by

Award Committee:

  • Ivona Brandic, TU Wien, Austria
  • Sylvia Ilieva, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria
  • Dympna O'Sullivan, TU Dublin, Ireland
  • Olaf Owe, University of Oslo, Norway
  • Alexander Serebrenik, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

Minerva Informatics Equality Award

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Informatics Europe 2020 Minerva Informatics Equality Award

Pr Presented t to

Department of Computer Science University College London in recognition of outstanding support for the transition of female PhD and Postdoctoral Researchers into faculty positions

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Award Plaque 2020 Minerva Informatics Equality Award

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Bridging the gap: promoting women’s careers in CS

Computer Science Department

University College London Speaker: Dr Ivana Drobnjak

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The picture of our department

Numbers 100 Academic staff (29 Professors). 101 Research Staff. 216 PhD, 479 MSc, and 521 undergraduate students. Research 11 groups cross-cut with 8 large-scale interdisciplinary centers Ranked top in the UK (2014 Research Excellence Framework) 96% of its research rated internationally excellent Teaching Introduced lab- and project- based work into the classroom Inspired development of the Integrated Engineering Program

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Equality and Diversity Strategy

ARRIVE Changes perception of CS in girls/boys aged 9-18 ASPIRE Showcases CS female role models and diverse careers ACHIEVE Provides training and support to female students/staff to achieve full potential ADVANCE Creates career progression pathways for women in CS AMPLIFY Shares best practices nationally and internationally

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Awards

Athena Swan Bronze Award

2013

Athena Swan Silver Award (one of only 3 UK CS Departments)

2015

Minerva Award: Advancing career of female faculty

2016

Athena Swan Silver Award 2020 (one of only 6 UK CS Departments)

2020

Minerva Award: Progression from PhD/PostDoc to Faculty

2020

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Faculty Postdocs/Students

Academic Path

Associate Professor Assistant Professor Postdoctoral Researcher MSc Student Undergraduate Student Professor PhD Student

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0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor PostDoc PhD MSc UG

15% 7% 9% 21% 18% 28% 21% 85% 93% 91% 79% 82% 72% 79%

Women Men

Year 2010

Faculty Postdocs/Students

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0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor PostDoc PhD MSc UG

15% 7% 9% 21% 18% 28% 21% 85% 93% 91% 79% 82% 72% 79%

Women Men

11% 23%

Year 2010 – Leaky Pipeline

Faculty Postdocs/Students

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0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor PostDoc PhD MSc UG

15% 7% 9% 21% 18% 28% 21% 85% 93% 91% 79% 82% 72% 79%

Women Men

11% 23%

Year 2010 – Leaky Pipeline

Faculty Postdocs/Students

AGE 50 44 40 36 30 28 26 24 22 20

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Faculty Postdocs/Students

Challenges

Associate Professor Assistant Professor Postdoctoral Researcher MSc Student Undergraduate Student Professor PhD Student

  • Starting family
  • Work-life balance
  • No perspective of stability
  • Atmosphere
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Faculty Postdocs/Students

We created a supported transition

Associate Professor Assistant Professor Postdoctoral Researcher MSc Student Undergraduate Student Professor PhD Student Fellow Proleptic Lecturer

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Prominent Fellowship

Encourage and support PostDocs Fellowship Workshop series How to get a fellowship Help with preparing applications Successful fellows and faculty present

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Proleptic Lectureship Scheme

Fellows with most Academic merit are considered for Proleptic Lectureship Turns into a Faculty position once the Fellowship is ended Candidates within the department encouraged and trained Open to both women and men - we finds it particularly suits women who are starting families as they prefer to remain in one Institution

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New Promotion Model

  • Before 2014:
  • Staff put themselves forward
  • Women often do not feel ready

and want to wait …

  • After 2014:
  • Every member of staff submits their CV once a year
  • Evaluated by a promotions committee
  • Feedback every year

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Strong Family Support

  • Post-Break Award £10000
  • Emergency Childcare
  • Nursery on sight
  • Babies @ meetings
  • Flexible hours
  • Working from home
  • Seminars and meetings 10am-4pm
  • Departmental understanding and support
  • In-person encouragement from the HoD

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Informal Social Events

  • Invitations personal – not

autogenerated or secretary – from Faculty

  • Celebrating, introducing,

having fun

  • Inviting external high-profile

women for tea

  • Mixing of PhD/PostDocs with

Faculty

  • Personal investment of leading

women

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Visible Role Models

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And:

  • Equality and Diversity

Chair sits on all leading decision-making meetings in the Department

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This all led to a steady increase in the percent

  • f female

faculty …

11 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 5 10 15 20 25 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Female Faculty (%)

CS UCL

11% in 2010 21% in 2018

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Much higher than Russell Group Universities Average …

11 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 11 13 12 11 13 13 5 10 15 20 25 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Female Faculty (%)

CS UCL Russel Group Average

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In 2010

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor PostDoc PhD MSc UG

15% 7% 9% 21% 18% 28% 21% 85% 93% 91% 79% 82% 72% 79%

Women Men

11% 23% Faculty Postdocs/Students

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0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor PostDoc PhD MSc UG

21% 20% 25% 24% 22% 33% 20% 79% 80% 75% 76% 78% 67% 80%

Women Men

21% 25%

In 2018

Faculty Postdocs/Students

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Essential

  • 1. Top down motivation from

a charter/government

https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/equality- charters/athena-swan-charter

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Essential

  • 2. Dedicated, personally

invested Leaders

Prof John Shaw-Taylor HoD 2012-2019 Prof Steve Hailes Deputy HoD 2012-2019 HoD 2019-2023

Prof Yvonne Rogers Deputy HoD Prof Nigel Titchener- Hooker Faculty Head

Athena Swan Team

Prof Daniel Alexander Prof Lourdes Agapito Prof Angela Sasse Prof Licia Capra Prof Nadia Berthouse Prof Anne Blandford

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Essential

  • 3. Dedicated committee

Prof Caroline Wardle Invaluable Advisor Dr Ifat Yasin Co-Chair 2018-2020 Dr Laura Panagiotaki Fellows Rep Rae Harbird Outreach Julia Savage Graca Carvalho Colin Malley Co-Chair 2020- Prof Graham Roberts Dave Twisleton Louisa Ball Jessica James Bernadette Murray JJ Jiwa Any Widdecombe Prof Alex Silva Co-Chair 2016-17 Sarah Turnbull Prof Earl Barr Jane Buttler Bernadette Murray Prof Tim Weyrich Dr Sue Black Christopher Hammond Sarah Garbarino Dr Peter Wijeratne Emily Mears Dr Ivana Drobnjak Co-Chair 2016-2020