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2020/21
May: Dr Vivan Rath's keynote address on his PhD journey as a student with a disability
May: Trinity addresses reported increase in racist harassment and crime
April: Three new Athena SWAN awards for Trinity Schools
March: Webinar - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: How far have we come?
December: Disability Awareness Week 2020
November: Town Hall Meeting on Race and Ethnicity
September: Trinity receives 5 Athena SWAN awards
Dr Vivian Rath's keynote address on his PhD journey as a student with a disability
"When the PhD journey gave me lemons, I made the best of lemonade"
A keynote address from this year’s School of Education PGR conference by Dr Vivian Rath, PhD graduate of the School of Education. Dr Rath gives an insight into his PhD journey as a student with a disability.
Watch here https://youtu.be/QqPMqddtZGE
Trinity addresses reported increase in racist harassment and crime
As reported by INAR, there has been a worrying increase in racist harassment and crime, with a notable rise in anti-Asian racism, and a clear link to COVID 19. Trinity stands in solidarity with all staff and students from minority ethnic backgrounds and condemns all racist behaviours and acts. We protect the equal rights of all those who work and study here and are working to make this university an inclusive and welcoming place.
Supports for those experiencing racism
Three new Athena SWAN bronze awards for Trinity schools
Trinity’s Schools of Histories and Humanities, Computer Science and Statistics, and Engineering join seven which already hold awards, bringing the University’s total to 10. Their success represents an important further step in Trinity’s ongoing progress towards applying for an institutional Silver award.
Webinar - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: How far have we come?
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeOvuO3CLQA
In this webinar, the former President of Trinity Women Graduates (TWG), Dr Meadhbh Hand, facilitates a discussion with Dr Clodagh Brook, the Trinity Associate Vice Provost for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Dr Vivan Rath, an appointee to the National Disability Stakeholders Group, National Disability Inclusion Strategy Group and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Disability Advisory Committee. Our speakers cover recent developments in these areas, identify some of the challenges overcome and lessons learned in making Trinity a more welcoming and diverse institution, and offer tips and ideas on best practice.
Speakers:
0:57 Dr Meadhbh Hand talks about her experiences with Trinity Women Graduates (TWG)
3:05 Dr Clodagh Brook discusses the progress made in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion across the University, identifies challenges faced, and shares tips on how to implement change.
16:49 Dr Vivian Rath speaks about his own journey through higher education as a person with a disability and his research on the sense of belonging among students with disabilities in higher education.
Town Hall Meeting on Race and Ethnicity, November 20th
A Town Hall Meeting on Race and Ethnicity was held on 20 November, 2020. The meeting opened a much-needed discussion across the College community – undergraduates, academic and administrative staff, postgraduates and researchers - about race and ethnicity. In June, the Provost and Associate Vice Provost publicly committed to putting resources, energy and time into making Trinity a place that is welcoming for all. The Town Hall is one step in this journey.
Watch the video here
The keynote (Professor Rowena Arshad, Chair in Multicultural and Anti-Racist Education at the University of Edinburgh) provides us with an opportunity to listen to lessons from elsewhere. Part 2 was dedicated to exploring experiences in Trinity and plotting ways forward.
Disability Awareness Week 2020 - Events
| Time | Event Description | Organizer |
| Mon 30th November | ||
| 12:00 | Distribution of December Disability Service newsletter to students and staff | Kevan O'Rourke |
| Throughout Week | Social Media photo series of students with disabilities (both visible and invisible) | TCDSU, Niamh Herbert |
| Throughout Week | Platform series in the University Times, 5 students share their stories | University Times, Niamh Herbert |
| Throughout Week | Instagram series ‘Disability Buzz Words’ as Gaeilge and in ISL | TCDSU, Niamh Herbert |
| Tues 1st December | ||
| 15:00 | Premiere on Trinity Ability Co-op Facebook Live: ‘My Unilife’ Social Media interview with Courtney McGrath and Mary Gerathy | Kevan O’Rourke, Rachel Ni Mhurchu |
| Wed 2nd December | ||
| 15:00 | Student Wellbeing and Support: https://www.ahead.ie/memberwebinarseries | Ahead, Speakers Joe Donohue TUD, Declan Reilly Trinity Disability Service |
| 16:00 | Autism Group Drop-in | Clare Malone, Ben Rowsome Trinity Ability Co-op |
| Thursday 3rd December | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | |
| 9:00-10:15 | Webinar: Developing and Evidence Base for the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Food Security Programming: |
WFP with TCD (Caroline Jagoe) |
| 10:00 | Launch of the Trinity Disability Service Strategic Plan 2020-2025 at the Equality Committee |
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| 13:00-14:00 | Webinar: Building Back Better: Toward a disability-inclusive post COVID-19 Higher Education: |
Vivian Rath - PhD Candidate Trinity and Trinity Equality Office Trinity |
| 15:30-17:00 | Webinar: Disability and the ethics of conducting research in higher education: |
Trinity Disability Research Network |
| 15:00 | Trinity Ability Co_op launching ‘Positives of disability’ video | Trinity Ability Co_op www.abilitycoop.com |
| 16:00 | Lighting up of Trinity with purple lights 2020 | Niamh Herbert TCD SU Disability officer & Provost Dr. Patrick Prendergast |
| Friday 4th December | ||
| 19:30 | Final episode of ‘My Unilife’ airs on RTE One | |
| Wednesday 9th December | ||
| 17:15 | Classics Department Research Seminar: "Sensing the other: blindness, deafness and appreciating antiquities" By Zoom, register on EventBrite at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/trinity-college-dublin-classics-research-seminar-ellen-adamskcl-tickets |
Dr. Ellen Adams (KCL) |
Trinity’s commitment to gender equality recognised by five new Athena SWAN bronze awards
Five Schools at Trinity – Social Work and Social Policy; Physics; Genetics and Microbiology; Psychology; and Law – have secured bronze Athena SWAN awards in the latest round – the results of which were announced on 28th September.
Read more here: news_events/articles/Trinity's commitment to gender equality