Engineering Athena SWAN Student Survey · 1 / 22 Engineering Athena SWAN Student Survey Page 1 Welcome to the School of Engineering Postgraduate Survey The aim of this survey is to

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EngineeringAthenaSWANStudentSurvey

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WelcometotheSchoolofEngineeringPostgraduateSurvey

TheaimofthissurveyistohelptheSchoolofEngineeringunderstandhowmaleandfemalepostgraduatesexperiencetheirworkenvironmentandwhat,ifany,improvementsmaybeneededtoensureequalityofopportunity.

ThesurveyisdesignedforSchoolofEngineeringPhDstudents(henceforthreferredtoasPGs)andexploresyourexperience,knowledgeandviewsonhowtheSchoolpromotesandmanagesgenderequality.

Itfocusesonsevenareas:

a)Training&Learning

b)CareerDevelopment

c)WorkplaceCulture

d)Leadership&Management

e)ReputationandSocialResponsibility

f)Outreach

g)ImprovingWorkCulture

YourresponseswillcontributetoimprovementswithintheSchool,benefitingeveryonewhoworksandstudieshere,andwillbeusedintheapplicationforaccreditationwithintheAthenaSWANawardscheme.

Thesurveyconsistsof54multiplechoiceandshortanswerquestionsandshouldtakelessthan20minutesofyourtime.

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MONITORINGINFORMATION

Pleasenotethattherearetextboxesinwhichtoexpanduponyouranswers.PleasefeelfreetoprovideanyinformationorcommentsthatwillbeusefultoshapingtheSchoolpostgraduateexperience.

Dataprotectionandconfidentiality:

Allresponsestothisquestionnairewillremainanonymous.Inanyfeedbacktomanagementand/orstaffandstudents,wewillnotattributeresponsestoanyindividual.

Pleasedonotnameindividualsinanyofthecommentfieldsinthesurvey;anysuchreplieswillbeanonymised.

Male Female

1 Doyouidentifyas

21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-65 66+

2 InwhatAgeGroupdoyoufall?

3 Whatyearofstudyareyouin(full-timeequivalent):

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1 2 3 4 >5

3 3.5 4 Self-funded

4 Howmanyyearsofstudydoesyourscholarshipcover(full-timebasis)?

Full-time Part-time~25% Part-time~50% Part-time~75%

5 Whathoursareyoubeingpaidfor?

6 Howmanyhoursaweekdoyouworkonyourjob?

7 WheredoyoumainlydoyourPhDwork?

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TRAININGANDLEARNING

Office Library Lab Home Other(pleasespecifybelow)

7.a Other:

Yes No

8 Haveyoubeeninvolvedinundergraduate/postgraduateteaching(e.g.intutorialsorinthelab)?

Yes–childrenagedunder18 Yes-adultdependants(e.g.partner,parents) Yes-both No

9 Doyouhavecaringresponsibilitiesfordependentchildrenand/oradults?

ThissectionassesseswhetheryourSchoolprovidesanenvironmentconducivetotrainingandlearningformaleandfemalePGstudy.

Pleaseindicateyourlevelofagreementordisagreementwitheachstatement.

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CAREERDEVELOPMENT

StronglyDisagree Disagree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Agree StronglyAgree

10 MySchoolprovidestheopportunitytoexpanduponmyskillsandexperience


11 MyparticipationintheseopportunitiesissponsoredbytheSchoolthroughfinancialorothersupportandsupportedbymysupervisor?


12 FacilitiesprovidedbytheSchoolareconducivetopostgraduatelearning.

ThissectionassesseswhethercareerdevelopmentopportunitiesforpostgraduatestudentsareprovidedequallyforwomenandmenintheSchool.

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13 TherearesufficientcareerdevelopmenttrainingopportunitiesforPGsofferedwithintheSchool/College


14 Iamawareoftherangeofacademicopportunitiesavailabletomebeyondpostgraduatestudy


15 Iamawareoftherangeofnon-academicopportunitiesavailabletomebeyondpostgraduatestudy

16 Iamcomfortableaskingmythesissupervisorforsupportinseeking/applying

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foracademicposts


17 Iamcomfortableaskingothermembersofstaffforsupportinseeking/applyingforacademicposts


18 Iamcomfortableaskingothermembersofstaffforsupportinseeking/applyingfornon-academicposts

19 Iamcomfortableaskingmythesissupervisorforsupportinseeking/applyingfornon-academicposts

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Pleasedon'tselectmorethan1answer(s)perrow.

StronglyDisagree Disagree

NeitherAgreenorDisagree

Agree StronglyAgree

UsefulnetworkingopportunitiesSufficientacademicsupportAssistancewithwritingfellowshipproposals,theses,andresearchpublications.Helpfulfeedbackduringprogression

20 MySchoolprovidesmewith:

StronglyDisagree Disagree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Agree

21 Iamcontentasamemberofmyspecialisedresearchgroup

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WORKPLACECULTURE

StronglyAgree


22 MyexperienceinTheSchoolofEngineeringhasencouragedmetoconsideraprofessionalcareerinacademia


23 MyexperienceinTheSchoolofEngineeringhasencouragedmetoconsideraprofessionalcareerinindustryorgovernment

ThissectionlooksatthecharacteristicsofyourSchool’sworkplaceculture.

ThissectionwillserveasabenchmarktoformanenablingandinclusiveenvironmentwithintheSchool.

24 InmySchool,postgraduatestudentsaretreatedontheirmeritsirrespectiveoftheirgender

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25 MySchoolmakesitclearthatunsupportivelanguageandbehaviourarenotacceptable


26 InappropriateimagesthatstereotypewomenormenarenotacceptableinmySchool


27 WorkrelatedsocialactivitiesinmySchoolsuchasparties,teambuildingornetworkingeventsare:

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StronglyDisagree Disagree

NeitherAgreenorDisagree

Agree StronglyAgree

WelcomingtobothwomenandmenArragnedtotakeplaceduringyourcoreworkinghours


28 ThereareanumberofmalerolemodelsintheSchoolwithapositivework-lifebalance


29 ThereareanumberoffemalerolemodelsintheSchoolwithapositivework-lifebalance

30 TheSchoolprovidesaworkenvironmentinwhichIfeelthatIcanexpressand

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discussexperiencesofwork-relatedstress


31 Iamconfortablediscussingpersonalissueswithmyprincipalsupervisoriftheseissuesareimpactinguponmyresearch


32 Ifeelhavingafamilyandasuccessfulacademiccareerisachievable

33 Iffundingallowed,haveyoueverconsideredtakingyourpostgraduatestudyona“part-time”basis?

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LEADERSHIPANDMANAGEMENTCOMMITMENT

Yes No


34 PGsarewellintegratedreturningfromleave(e.g.maternity,paternity,care-giving,illhealth)

ThissectionassesseswhetheryourSchoolhasstrongleadershipandmanagementcommitmenttodeliveringpositiveandsustainablechangesingenderequalitycultureandpractices.


Yes NoMaternityLeavePaternityLeaveParentalLeaveAdoptionLeaveEmergencyTimeofftoCareforDependentsFlexibleWorking(Formal),includingitsuse,forexample,tocareforelderlyparents

35 Iamawareofthepoliciesinrelationto:

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36 IunderstandmySchool’sreasonsfortakingactionongenderequality


37 DuringmytimeinthisSchool,Ihaveexperiencedorobservedasituation(s)whereIhavefeltuncomfortableortreatedunfairlybecauseofmygender


38 IamconfidentthatmySupervisor,HeadofSectionand/orHeadofSchoolwoulddealeffectivelywithanycomplaintaboutharassment,bullyingoroffensivebehaviour

39 IfIamunabletogotomySupervisor/HeadofSection/HeadofSchool,Iknow

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someoneelsewithintheschoolmanagementstructurethatIcouldtalkto


40 ThereisatleastonememberofstaffintheSchoolofEngineeringwithwhomIwouldfeelcomfortablecontactingtoassistwiththesubmissionofacomplaintaboutharassment,bullyingoroffensivebehaviourand/ortoleadanefforttoaddresssuchacomplaint


41 IamconfidentthatraisingacomplaintwouldnotbedetrimentaltomypositionattheUniversityandwithmyrelationshipwithothermembersofstaffthatarenotparticipantsonthecomplaint

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REPUTATIONANDSOCIALRESPONSIBILITY

OUTREACH

ThissectionlooksatwhetheryourSchoolhasagoodreputationwithrespecttogenderequality.


42 MySchoolinvolves/encourageswomenaswellasmenasvisiblerolemodels


43 IfeelthattheSchoolisagreatplaceforPGstudybecauseofitscultureofgenderequity

StronglyDisagree

44 MySchoolprovidesaccessandsupportforoutreachactivitiestogirlsandwomentoattractandretaintheminengineeringand/orrelatedtogenderequityissues

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IMPROVINGWORKCULTURE

Disagree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Agree StronglyAgree

StronglyDisagree Disagree NeitherAgreenorDisagree Agree StronglyAgree NotApplicable

45 MySchoolvaluesoutreachandmyparticipationintheseoutreachactivitiesisadequatelyacknowledged

ThefollowingquestionsaredesignedtoaddressissuesspecifictoTheSchoolofEngineeringand/orusepostgraduateinputtocreatebestpracticeswithinTheSchoolofEngineering.

Yourinputandsuggestionsformovingforwardontheseissuesareparticularlyvalued.

46 Whatisyourmainmotivationforpostgraduatestudy?

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47 WhatthreethingscanTheSchoolofEngineeringdotopromotegenderequality?

48 PleasedescribeanyimpedimentsorstumblingblocksthatyouhaveencounteredthroughoutyourstudiesattheSchoolofEngineering

Yes No

49 Haveyoueverconsideredleavingengineeringtopursueacareerinanotherfieldsincegraduatingwithyourundergraduatedegree

49.a Canyouprovidereasonsforyourresponseabove:

50 Doyouexpectthatyouwillspendalargefraction(>50%)ofyourcareerinengineeringfollowingyourpostgraduateresearchstudies?

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Yes No

50.a Canyouprovidereasonsforyourresponseabove:

researchanddevelopment manufacturing anacademicinstitutioninvolvedinresearchorresearchandteaching anacademicinstitution(includingsecondaryschools)involvedinteaching industry(establishedbusiness) industry(start-upcompany) consultancy government

51 Beforethestartofyourpostgraduatestudy,didyouwanttoprogresstoapostin

51.a Other-pleasespecify

researchanddevelopment

52 Followingyourpostgraduatedegree,doyouwanttoprogresstoapostin

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manufacturing anacademicinstitutioninvolvedinresearchorresearchandteaching anacademicinstitution(includingsecondaryschools)involvedinteaching industry(establishedbusiness) industry(start-upcompany) consultancy government

52.a Other-pleasespecify

53 Pleasedescribeanyexperiencesthathaveencouragedyoutopursueacareerinthepostthatyouaremostinterestedinobtainingfollowingyourpostgraduatedegree

54 Pleaseaddanyadditionalcommentsorsuggestionsforimprovementrelatingtoanyaspectsofthissurvey(Training&Learning,CareerDevelopment,WorkplaceCulture,Leadership&Management,Reputation&SocialResponsibility,OutreachandImprovingtheSchools’Culture)intheboxbelow

Pleaseensureyousubmityourresponsesbyclickingonthe“Finish”buttonatthe

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