Monitoring and Reporting


Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks

We are currently developing our EDI data analysis to better reflect the intersectional nature of EDI issues and individuals' experiences. 

The following benchmarks have been identified in our EDI Scheme 2021 - 2024 as key markers of progress:

Percentage of female Professors and female grade 9 academic staff
Our female academic population significantly decreases at senior grades. We want male and female representation in these roles to be 50/50, with an initial aspiration of 30% female Professors and 40% female grade 9 academic staff. As the data below illustrates, there is considerable variance in the proportion of female academics across our Colleges. Colleges are developing their own targets and action plans to address women's representation locally. 

University % Female Academics (as of January)

 

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Professors

24.5%

27.5%

27.5%

28%

 29.5%

Readers/SL/SRF

35%

33.5%

35.5%

36.5%

40.3% 


College % Female Academics (as of January)

 

 

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

CAL

Professors

40%

44.5%

45.5%

48%

50% 

Readers/SL/SRF

40.5%

38%

40%

39%

45% 

CoEPS

Professors

8.5%

12.5%

13.5%

15%

16% 

Readers/SL/SRF

17%

15%

17%

18.5%

19% 

CoLES

Professors

21.5%

24%

24%

25%

 29.5%

Readers/SL/SRF

32.5%

34%

35.5%

35%

37% 

CoMDS

Professors

25%

28%

26.5%

25%

 29%

Readers/SL/SRF

43.5%

41.5%

41.5%

43.5%

 48.5%

CoSS

Professors

32.5%

33.5%

32%

33%

 29%

Readers/SL/SRF

37.5%

37%

43%

45%

49.5% 

All data is as of the 1st January of the given calendar year.

Percentage of staff choosing to confidentiality share information on their disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation and religion or belief with the University

There are some Equality Act protected characteristics where the information we hold in relation to our staff is very limited. This impacts on our ability to measure key employment activities by these factors, which in turn impacts on our ability to identify and address issues affecting staff with these characteristics or intersections of them.

We want to increase staff confidence in disclosing this confidential information to the University to at least 80%.

Protected Characteristic

Disclosure Rate 2021

 

Disclosure rate 2022

Disability

86.8%

74.3%

Gender identity

12%

 18%

Religion or Belief

48.6%

 57.4%

Sexual Orientation

49%

 55.6%

Access and Participation Plan targets

  Widening Participation and Access

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report

This report provides an overview of activities undertaken in the last calendar year to implement the University's ED&I Strategy 2021-2024. It also includes data on the University's staff and student populations in relation to the Equality Act 2010 protected characteristics, as required under the Equality Act 2010 Statutory Publication of Information requirement. 

2021 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report

University Pay Gap Reports

The University's Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Reports are available here.

Colleges

Professional Services