Athena Swan

What is Athena SWAN?

The Athena Swan Charter is a framework that is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education (HE) and research. The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Office oversees Athena Swan in Trinity and works directly with Schools, supporting them to engage in and embed the process locally.

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies (SLLCS) successfully attained its first Athena SWAN Bronze Award in 2025.

The School's Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team (SAT)

• Clodagh Brook (Chair; Italian)
• Balázs Apor (Russian and Slavonic Studies)
• Catherine Barbour (Hispanic Studies)
• Nicole Basaraba (Trinity Centre for Digital Humanities)
• Tylor Brand (Near and Middle Eastern Studies)
• Rebecca Carr (Teaching Fellow)
• Zoë Coleman (SLLCS Communications and Marketing Manager)
• Omar Garcia (Head of School)
• James Hanrahan (SLLCS Director or Research; French)
• Morrin Kilgallon (SLLCS Undergraduate Office)
• Gillian Martin (German)
• Maria Medina (Hispanic Studies)
• Lizzie Whitcher (SLLCS School Manager)
• Ellen Higgins (Postgraduate Student Representative)
• Hugh Ó Ríordáin (Undergraduate Student Representative)

Colleagues attending a School Research Coffee Morning (26 March 2026)