As part of our SWBio DTP equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) statement we monitor and review EDI metrics for the recruitment process and student cohorts.

Please find below our current EDI metrics related to our recruitment process from which we have developed an ongoing action plan.

	Application	Interview	Offer
Gender
Female	55%	58%	60%
Male	45%	42%	40%
Disability
Known disability	16%	12%	10%
No known disability	83%	88%	90%
Ethnicity
Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME)*	16%	12%	10%
White	83%	88%	90%
Age
< 24 years	60%	72%	78%
24-29 years	27%	21%	17%
> 30 years	12%	6%	5%

Notes about the data:

• Average of 6 recruitment cycles (academic years; 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22) at point of application for disclosed information.   
• ‘Other’ for gender and ethnicity have not been included due to anonymity purposes and subsequently percentages have been adjusted for data provided
• Percentages rounded to the nearest 0.5.
• *Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) has been used, only for anonymity purposes.