… PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework The legislation that covers equality … departments, agencies, higher education institutions and research organisations in the UK and to the education Funding … Act, also applies to all higher education institutions and research organisations. It obliges these bodies to: …
… have time to readjust to work on their return and focus on research activities without teaching pressures. These … providing academic women with six months of protected research time on their return from maternity leave. Their … policy is to enable returning mothers re-engage with their research activities or teams, produce publications, and apply …