11 SAGE subscriber institutions were recognised for their achievements in advancing gender equity and diversity in Australia’s higher education and research sector.

The Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Awards were celebrated and conferred on SAGE member institutions from both Cohort 2 (announced in September 2019) and Cohort 3 at Adelaide Town Hall on 20 February 2020.

The SAGE Awards were conferred by SAGE Executive Director Dr Wafa El-Adhami and Chief Executive of Advance HE, Alison Johns.

The event was attended by leaders across the Australian STEMM sector, including Vice Chancellors/Directors and Chief Executive Officers from SAGE participating institutes and STEMM industries, Fellows of the leading science academies, as well as representatives of the diversity and equity sector.

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A young woman speaks at a lectern on stage. STEM journalist, broadcaster and Wiradjuri woman Rae Johnston was the MC at the SAGE Awards Dinner.
An older woman stands next to a lectern, wearing around her head a piece of string that is decorated with wooden beads and feathers. She recites something from a book she’s holding in her hand. Aunty Georgina Williams delivers a moving Welcome to Country.
Three women pose for a picture on stage. One of them holds a glass plaque bearing the SAGE and Athena Swan Bronze Award logos. SAGE Executive Director, Dr Wafa El-Adhami and Alison Johns, CEO of Advance HE with a Federation University representative. Federation University is a Cohort 2 Athena SWAN Bronze Awardee.
10 smiling people stand in front of a large board covered in SAGE logos. Cohort 1 Athena SWAN Bronze Awardees Edith Cowan University.
8 smiling people stand in front of a large board covered in SAGE logos. A woman in the middle is holding a glass plaque. Cohort 3 Athena SWAN Bronze Awardees University of Adelaide.
3 smiling people stand in front of a large board covered in SAGE logos. A woman in the middle is holding a glass plaque which reads “2020 SAGE Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award awarded to Telethon Kids Institute”. Cohort 3 Athena SWAN Bronze Awardees Telethon Kids Institute.
9 smiling people, mostly dressed in cocktail attire, stand between two large sandstone pillars. Networking at the SAGE Awards Dinner.