Welfare and Communication Group
Responsible for:
- Discussing issues and taking action to promote good working practices and equal opportunities for all staff and students in Physics.
- Ensuring appropriate representation on the committee and taking steps to address any imbalances.
- Oversight and monitoring of the Juno/Athena SWAN action plan, production of an annual report to staff and submission of Juno/Athena SWAN renewal documentation.
- Delegating representation for Physics on the University Athena SWAN network.
The membership of the Group is listed below. Please note, our Postgraduate representatives rotate annually.
| Name | Role within the Physics Department | |
|
Mark Newton |
Chair of Welfare and Communication Committee and Head of Department | physics.head@warwick.ac.uk |
|
Katherine Branch |
Director of Operations | K.Branch@warwick.ac.uk |
|
Susan Burrows |
Associate Professor (Teaching focussed) and Athena/Juno representative |
S.E.Burrows@warwick.ac.uk |
|
Ravindra Desai |
Academic Staff representative | Ravindra.Desai@warwick.ac.uk |
|
Vanessa Emeka-Okafor |
Postgraduate Student (Ethnic Minorities representative) | Vanessa.Emeka-Okafor@warwick.ac.uk |
|
TBC |
Research Fellow representative | |
| TBC | Postgraduate Student (Wellbeing representative) | |
| Helen Murray | Educational Support Services Manager | Helen.Murray@warwick.ac.uk |
| Michael Pounds | Director of Student Experience | M.Pounds@warwick.ac.uk |
| Ayesha Rahman | Office Manager/HR Administrator | a.rahman@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window |
| Emily Roberts |
Postgraduate Student representative Shared role with Freya Watson |
emily.roberts.1@warwick.ac.uk |
| Elizabeth Stanway | Director of Graduate Studies, Member of Postgraduate SSLC | E.R.Stanway@warwick.ac.uk |
| Freya Watson |
Postgraduate Student representative Shared role with Emily Roberts |
f.watson.1@warwick.ac.uk |
| Ryan Williams |
Technical Services representative |
R.A.Williams@warwick.ac.uk |
| Ria Wilson |
Project Officer and Secretary to Welfare and Communications Group |
R.Wilson.7@warwick.ac.uk |
Contacting the Committee
The committee meets every 3 months, and as required for award submissions. If there are any issues related to equality and fairness within the Physics Department that you would like to raise, please contact the Chair (Mark Newton) or the Director of Operations (Katherine Branch).
Minutes and meeting papers available here
This year's meeting dates:
16 September 2024
17 March 2025
15 May 2025
23 September 2025