Gender Equality Group (GEG)
The University of Exeter has been a member of Advance HE's Athena Swan charter since 2011 and has held an institutional Silver award since 2018, while departmental awards are held by all nine of our STEMM departments at either Bronze or Silver level.
Following on from the University's engagement in these gender equality accreditations, the Gender Equality Group (GEG) meets termly to discuss a range of gender-related issues affecting staff and students at our institution and monitor our Gender Equality Action Plan.
GEG is chaired by Alicia O'Grady (Executive Director, External Engagement and Global) and brings together academic and professional services staff, students and colleagues from the Students' Guild (Devon) and the Students' Union (Cornwall).
If you'd like to know more, or get involved in this work, please contact EDI@exeter.ac.uk.
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair (UEB member) | Alicia O'Grady |
| Students' Union (Cornwall) representative | 2024-25 team |
| Students' Guild (Exeter) representative | 2024-25 team |
| EDI Manager | Dorcas Cowan |
| Senior EDI Advisor | Sandip Samra |
| WISEnet Co-Chairs | Rachel Bennett and Steph Selway |
| Trans representative | Lena Worwood |
| Non-binary representative | Dr Daniel Fountain |
| Cornwall LGBTQ+ Staff Network (Kemeneth) Chair | Beth Hall |
| Gender Safety representative | Lewis Nurton |
| Speak Out Guardian | Dr Janet Keliher |
| HR Policy Team representative | Charlotte Woollam |
| HR representative | Lynn Stoyle |
| People Development representative | Rachel Brewer |
| Professional Services representative | Totty Brobyn |
| Trade Union representative | Dr Sanja Vico |
| Global Partnerships representative | James Smith |
| Early Career Researcher (ECR) representative | Dr Helen Eyles |
| Academic member | Professor Frances Tammer |
| Academic member | Dr Leila Dawney |
| Academic member | Dr Rachel Fenton |
| Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (HLS) representative | Alison Pearson |
| Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy (ESE) representative | Julie Pepper |
| Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) representative | TBC |
| Research Services representative | TBC |
| Cornwall campuses representative | TBC |
Current priorities
Our current gender equality action plan is available online.