Female Progression

The University of Sheffield is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity, fairness and respect for all staff.

In order to contribute to existing University targets to increase the representation of women at professorial level, there are a number of initiatives aimed at facilitating female progression.

These pages aim to act as a portal for female progression information. Follow the links below for more information.

To view our Female Academics' Action Plan 2012-2015 see the the right hand link.

University Support

Faculty Support

Career Development

The Women Academic Returners Programme is designed to support Academics and Researchers on their return from maternity leave, and aims to enable women to concentrate on their research activities on return from maternity leave, thus facilitating career development/progression.

Women Professors Network

The Women Professors Network aims to provide an informal environment in which to discuss topics of mutual interest and share areas of good practice in a range of areas.

Our work on female progression is a major part of our wider equality and inclusion work, with our aim of creating a supportive environment for all, and embedding equality and diversity in every process and level. Follow the link for further information about the Female progression action plan.

The Portrait of a Woman Prize was launched in Summer 2012 by Rosie Valerio, on her retirement as HR Director at the University. The Prize aims to celebrate and recognise the contributions made by women at the University.

The Parents in Academia network aims to
support all staff and students through career breaks and share best practice and "how to" tips.

The Faculty of Engineering Women in Engineering initiative aims to redress gender imbalance and raise the profile of talented female engineers.

The Women's Network supports initiatives that help women to reach their potential in the Science and Engineering disciplines and will link women together to run events, promote women in STEM, share information and develop support.

Impact is a HR led University wide scheme for female academics. It is a six month mentoring programme which runs each year, aimed at helping women lecturers develop their careers.

Springboard is a career development programme for women researchers, aiming to help them to achieve their full academic and professional potential.

The Staff Development team in Human Resources recognise the importance of women only development activities. Visit their web pages for further details.