Dear Romy James

I acknowledge receipt of your email received by this office on 11 September 2024

Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and has been allocated reference FOI24-321 which should be quoted in all correspondence. We will respond to your request within 20 working days starting the next working day after receipt, therefore you can expect to receive a response no later than 9 October 2024

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and, if that is the case, we will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

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Yours sincerely

Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ebost : [email address]

Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhwy oedi.

University Secretary's Office
Cardiff University
Email: [email address]

The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

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Dear Romy,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated
11^th September 2024.

For ease of reference, I have reproduced your questions below and set out
our corresponding responses.

 1. I would like to know how much money the university paid to Athena Swan
in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Athena Swan is part of Advance HE, which oversees the Race Equality and
Athena Swan Charter. No payments have been made to Athena Swan.

 2. I would like to know if the university pays annual membership to any
Athena Swan schemes. If yes, which schemes, how much money, and which
date each year does membership run from/to.

Please see our response to question 1.

 3. I would like to know who took the decision for it to be appropriate
for the university to be under Athena Swan's influence, and on what
basis this decision was taken.

The University applied for Athena Swan in 2009. The application was
supported by the Vice-Chancellor.

 4. Does the university plan to continue to give money to Athena Swan? Are
there any future plans to pay money to Athena Swan?

Please see our response to question 1.

 5. What are the university's commitments to Athena Swan in 2024? Has the
university undertaken any tasks at Athena Swan's request? If yes,
please list them and who approved them.

We are working towards a silver application for our 2025 submission. In
order to submit, we have established an effective Self-Assessment Team
that will be undertaking a thorough self-assessment of our application,
which includes but is not limited to the following:

•     Reflecting on a range of quantitative and qualitative data to
identify both challenges and opportunities with regard to gender equality.

•     Evaluating relevant policies, practices and activities

•     Responding to findings and establishing gender equality-based
priority areas and our appropriate aspirations and targets.

•     Developing an evidence-based and comprehensive action plan to
underpin advancement against the University's agreed priorities

•     Evaluating the effectiveness of the actions on an ongoing basis.

            Athena Swan is a non-prescriptive framework and the objectives
above have been set by Cardiff University.

 6. Please provide any emails, chat messages, documents and reports
exchanged with Athena Swan in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024

As there are 24 Academic Schools it would take considerably more than 18
hours to collate the information you require. The University is not
obliged to spend more than 18 hours (as set by the Freedom of Information
and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004)
collating such information and accordingly the exemption provided by
section 12(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 will apply.

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry.  Should you feel
dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was
handled you can request an Internal Review. This should be made in writing
within 40 working days of the date of this email. Please provide your
unique reference number of your request, information on why you are
dissatisfied and any detail you would like us to consider as part of the
Internal Review process. Email your request to [1][email address] where it
will be forwarded to the University’s Data Protection Officer who will be
responsible for overseeing the review.

If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome, you have the right to
apply directly to the Information Commissioner for consideration.  The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Further information is available on their
website: [2]Make a complaint | ICO.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Cardiff University. If you require further assistance, please feel free to
contact me.

Kind regards,

Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol University Secretary’s Office

Prifysgol Caerdydd Cardiff University

Ebost : [3][email address]   Email: [4][email address] 

Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu The University welcomes correspondence
gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n in Welsh or English.  Corresponding in
Saesneg.  Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg Welsh will not lead to any delay.
yn creu unrhwy oedi.

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