OpenCharities

Women In Academia Support Network

Wiasn

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1192281
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Jan. 23, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Nov. 11, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
23 Park Road West
Chester
CH4 8BQ

Contact

Activities

The network aims to provide a safer space for all women in academia at every level to support each other, to build networks and to share knowledge, in order to enable women to better navigate academia, and to support women in their various roles inside and outside the academy.

Objects: 1. To Advance The Professional Education Of Women In Academia Through The Creation, Moderation And Promotion Of Professional Peer Support Networks To Identify And Meet Through Collective Effort, The Needs Of Women In Academia.2. To Promote Equality And Diversity In Academic Professions Through Conducting / Commissioning Research For Public Dissemination And Campaigning. 3. To Relieve Poverty Of Women Academics Facing Disadvantage Or Discrimination Through Grant-Giving And Provision Of Services & Access To Events / Facilities.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Country
Netherlands Antilles, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Jan. 23, 2026On time £641 £5,947
March 31, 2024 Jan. 29, 2025On time £7,696 £684
March 31, 2023 Dec. 5, 2023On time £9,350 £9,248
March 31, 2022 Dec. 18, 2022On time £985 £985

Trustees

Name Appointed
Professor Amy Bonsall-Redston (Chair) Feb. 12, 2020
Dr Jennifer Leigh Feb. 9, 2024
Dr Pamela Mei Na YEOW Dec. 6, 2023
Professor Eleonora Belfiore Dec. 20, 2020