Here is the latest BU SWAN newsletter containing a summary of the information, activities and progress related to gender equality and SWAN work at BU from July to October 2018 . This includes information about the Department of Media Production’s Bronze SWAN Award, the work being undertaken to develop a BU Menopause Policy, and information about our high-profile research-active women in STEMM (celebrated as part of Ada Lovelace Day).
You can also access BU’s Career Development Factsheet
Recent SWAN information on the Staff Intranet:
Department of Media Production achieves a Bronze SWAN Award
Information about BU’s flexible working policies
An article about Prof Sara Ashencaen Crabtree’s passion for gender equality
Dr Paola Vizcaino explains how she had benefitted from the career support on offer at BU for an ECR
Athena SWAN – latest news and information










MaGPIE Presents at UK Parliament: From Mass Graves to Courtroom
Festival of Social Science: Introducing drowning prevention in Bangladesh
BU PhD student attending HIV conference on scholarship
ESRC SWDTP – Applications open for PhD Studentships for September 2026
ECR Funding Open Call: Research Culture & Community Grant – Apply Now
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 Call
ERC Advanced Grant 2025 Webinar
Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025 Published
Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme pre-Published
Update on UKRO services
European research project exploring use of ‘virtual twins’ to better manage metabolic associated fatty liver disease