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The Artemis Project: identifying barriers to success

The Artemis Project has been established to create support and knowledge to shift the proportion of female academics applying for large grants, getting into the most senior jobs, experiencing professional satisfaction, and making a meaningful difference to the world with their work.

What will we do with the input you give us?
When we have gathered a decent sample we will:
a) openly publish the analysed and amalgamated results to inform the ongoing debate,
b) use the themes to develop a questionnaire for experienced female research leaders to respond with their own advice and stories for how they tackled the key barriers identified,
c) develop blog posts/tools/templates/etc. accessible via the Artemis blog and the RiF Inner Circle (freely accessible) based on our own advice and coaching support for individuals who have already tackled the same barriers,
d) produce a white paper/report highlighting barriers and potential solutions within the control of institutions,
e) eventually we hope to combine the barriers identified and methods for tackling these into a long form book
f) update the evidence base as the sample size grows,
g) anything else you'd find helpful - please tell us!

Read more about the project here: https://onlineaccess.researchinfocus.com/artemis-project-home
1.What career stage would you say you were?
2.Thinking about the wider external world i.e. aspects of society/culture/your institution that affect you, but which are outside of your direct control.

Do you perceive any barriers to your success, if so to what extent do these influence you, and can you describe how?

The response choices encapsulate the idea that you can perceive barriers, and perceive that you may experience these differently to peers.
3.Thinking about your specific external world i.e. aspects of your career choices/ homelife/lifestyle/family responsibilities/etc. that affect you and others, and are somewhat within your direct control.

Do you perceive any barriers to your success, if so to what extent do these influence you, and can you describe how?

The response choices encapsulate the idea that you can perceive barriers, and perceive that you may experience these differently to loved ones.
4.Now turning inward to think about your internal world i.e. aspects of your personal qualities & attributes/personality/skills/self talk/confidence/mindset/feelings/outlook on life/beliefs about yourself, others and the world, what's possible for you, etc.

This is a deeply personal question. We'd like to reiterate that this survey is 100% anonymous, we have no idea who you are! If you are struggling with low self-worth, etc. please seek out a medical professional, or psychological support - we want you to fare well!

Do you perceive anything that seems to be holding you back (select as many as you like)?
5.Lastly, if you had the chance to ask a panel of leading female researchers anything in an environment where they would tell the whole truth, warts and all. What would you ask?
6.To ensure consistency of data with other sector specific research we've adopted HESA's definitions of sex, described here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/staff.

Please select the category in which you are included in HESA data:
7.How research intensive is your institution?
8.Thank you so much for adding your thoughts!

Can you help us to get the word out about this work? Please email it to friends & colleagues and/or post to Linked In/X/Bluesky/Threads/Facebook/wherever you like to hang out. Thank you!