Athena SWAN Events

Celebrating the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Athena SWAN Bronze Award

A reception was held in the Provost’s garden to celebrate Trinity Schools' Athena Swan Award successes and the ongoing work across College contributing to gender equality and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Trinity holds 18 bronze Athena SWAN awards [June 2023], 14 of which were awarded between 2020 and 2022, meaning this is the first opportunity to celebrate these successes in person as a group.

Well done to our colleagues on this fantastic work!

Celebrating the School of Medicine Athena SWAN Bronze Award

A reception was held in the Provost’s garden to celebrate Trinity Schools' Athena Swan Award successes and the ongoing work across College contributing to gender equality and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Trinity holds 18 bronze Athena SWAN awards [June 2023], 14 of which were awarded between 2020 and 2022, meaning this is the first opportunity to celebrate these successes in person as a group.

Well done to our colleagues on this fantastic work!

2022 Equality Diversity & Inclusion Visiting Professor Series

In 2022 staff from across Health Sciences will host a number of Visiting Professors who specialise on topics relating to EDI in Health Sciences. These visits are supported by the Visiting Professor Fund and by the Faculty. As full details of the visits become available they will be posted here.

This initiative is supported by the Faculty of Health Sciences EDI Group, who seek to harness the interest and enthusiasm of those with a willingness to get involved, to create more visibility around EDI in Health Sciences.

Trinity Launches Speak Out Tool

You can find the Speak Out tool and relevant supports on our new webpage www.tcd.ie/equality/speakout should you wish to use them. It is important to know that as this trauma-informed tool is completely anonymous, we have no way to identify or make contact with any member of the College community who makes a report. This tool will allow people to have their voice heard, in a manner that is safe and secure. The data collected through the Speak Out tool will be used to inform policy and targeted educational initiatives, so it will benefit many. We invite you to check it out and raise awareness. Please note that in order for us to make reports of this behaviour, the Speak Out tool gives short descriptions that could be upsetting for some.

Supporting Athena SWAN in Health Sciences

On 10th March 2022 the Faculty hosted an online event to support school Athena SWAN applications.

Event Flyer (PDF)

Presentation by guest speakers, Oxford Brooks University (PDF)

Presentation by Trinity's EDI Office (PDF)

Break the Bias - Panel Discussion

The Faculties will host an online (zoom) event on International Women's Day, March 8th 2022.

The discussion will consider biases in gender, race, the workplace, as well as looking at what Trinity is doing to help #BreakTheBias for student applicants with inputs from the Trinity Access Programme.

Event Flyer. This event is FREE and open to all. March 8th 2022, 10.30-12.00.

Register here: zoom registration link

Photo Gallery - Women of Trinity Working through the Covid-19 Pandemic

International Women's Day 2021

The Faculty hosted an online (Zoom) symposium exploring inspirational women in leadership and the visibility of role models.

Event Brochure & Registration. This event is FREE and open to all.

Photo Gallery - Women of Trinity & Their Role Models

International Men's Day 2019

The Faculty's spotlight event, How to be a Transgender Ally, aimed to shine a spotlight on the expanded Athena SWAN charter which looks at addressing potential barriers for trans colleagues and students. Our key note speaker, CN Lester, author of Trans Like Me: A Journey for All of Us, spoke about trans history and how diverse and broad the experiences of trans people are, highlighting that there are ‘no single issue lives’.

The Faculty also reached out to colleagues to ask them, what does work-life balance mean to you?

Read more about these events here.

Gender Equality Action Plan for Higher Education, November 2018

The government launched a gender equality action plan in higher education in November 2018. This action plan focuses on accelerating gender equality in higher education institutions in Ireland.

Find out more details on this launch here. Access the gender action plan here (opens as PDF).