Athena SWAN

The Athena Swan Charter is an international framework which is used to support and transform gender equality within higher education and research.

Trinity College currently holds an Institutional Bronze award, and 14 Schools at Trinity have secured bronze Athena SWAN awards.

The Schools that currently hold awards are:

Chemistry
Genetics and Microbiology
Natural Sciences
Physics
Law
Psychology
Social Work and Social Policy
Engineering
Computer Science and Statistics
Histories and Humanities
School of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Trinity Business School
School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences
School of Biochemistry and Immunology

Background to the Athena SWAN Charter

The Athena SWAN Charter is a recognition and award scheme for positive gender practice in Higher Education, administered by Advance HE, UK.

Originally established in the UK in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) in higher education and research, it was extended to Ireland in 2015. That same year, the scope of the Charter was expanded to cover gender equality in arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law disciplines, staff in professional and support roles as well as academics, and for trans staff and students. The Charter now recognises work undertaken to address gender equality more broadly, not just the barriers to progression that affect women. Read more at the Athena SWAN Ireland website.

University Athena SWAN Committee

The committee is responsible for overseeing Trinity’s objectives in relation to Athena SWAN and the pursuit of Athena SWAN awards, as well as steering implementation of the institutional gender action plan , submitted as part of our successful Bronze award.

Institutional Application and Current Action Plan

Click on the links below to view our 2018 Bronze institutional submission and gender action plan:

Find out more / Get involved

The EDI Unit oversees Athena SWAN in Trinity and works directly with Schools, supporting them to engage in and embed the process locally. We can help with data collection and analysis, as well as advising on good practice and reviewing applications.