Athena Swan
Our Athena Swan awards
The University of York was the first Yorkshire university to win the Athena Swan bronze award in recognition of its success in providing positive support for women scientists during their careers.
In March 2026, the University was awarded the Athena Swan silver award.
The Departments of Chemistry, Biology, Psychology and the Hull York Medical School hold gold awards. Chemistry was the first academic department in the UK to win an award at this highest level.
In addition to the Silver award for the whole University, we currently hold the following 22 Departmental and School Athena Swan awards:
Gold awards for the:
Silver awards for the:
- Centre for Health Economics
- Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of English and Related Literature
- Department of Environment and Geography
- Department of Health Sciences
- School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
Bronze awards for the:
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Economics and Related Studies
- Department of Education
- Department of History
- Department of Language and Linguistic Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Politics and International Relations
- Department of Sociology
- School for Business and Society
- York Law School
Further information
Help us with our submission for an Athena Swan Silver Award by taking our Staff Culture Survey, which goes live on Thursday 12 October.