Thriving at Trinity: Celebrating EDI in Our Community

On Thursday 12^th February the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team hosted a landmark event at Trinity, Thriving at Trinity: Celebrating EDI in Our Community where we were delighted to have the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the people, practices, and partnerships that are helping to make Trinity a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive place to work, study, and belong.

This gathering brought together key people involved in a wide range of EDI initiatives taking place across our community - from student/staff-led projects supported by the EDI Fund to institutional programmes including Athena Swan awardees - and it offered an opportunity to connect with others who are committed to fostering inclusion, respect, and a sense of belonging at Trinity.

The event opened with an address from Provost Linda Doyle followed by Associate Vice Provost for EDI, Lorraine Leeson who acknowledged contributions highlighting impactful EDI work across the University.

Three Athena Swan awards were presented to the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies (Bronze); School of Histories and Humanities (Bronze) and School of Engineering (Bronze renewal). Certificates of recognition were presented to key College teams for their commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

The event finished with an update by Race Equality Officer, Assia Boudhar on the progress of our Race Equality Action Plan work and presentation of prizes to the winners of the EDI Photo Competition: Connection, Belonging and Diversity Through Photography. More details of the competition winners to follow!

Prof Clodagh Brook and Dr Nicole Basaraba, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies

School of Engineering, Dr Mohammad Reza Ghaani

Dr Maria Elisa Navarro Morales and Dr Tim Stott, School of Histories and Humanities