Recent EDI Activity at School of Medicine
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This page will be continuously updated to list upcoming EDI events in the School of Medicine. For information on college-wide EDI activities, please see here.
For information on college-wide EDI activities, please see here.
November 2025:
International Men’s Day
On the 19th of November we celebrated International Men’s Day with a a thought-provoking and inspiring International Men’s Day webinar, hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences. This special event shone a light on men’s mental and physical health — exploring how we can better understand, support, and improve men’s wellbeing. We were thrilled to welcome two leading researchers of men's health:
Prof. Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin, who shared the latest evidence on men’s mental health, the challenges and the practical steps we can take to make a difference. Tadhg O’Ferrall, Senior Dietitian in Surgery at South Tipperary General Hospital, then discussed why diet matters for men’s bowel and overall health, and how small changes can have a big impact. A Q and A session opened up the floor for the chance to ask the experts about their work and discuss different perspectives on men's health.
November 2025:
Pride in School of Medicine – Tallaght University Hospital Campus Event
On 5th November at The Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Tallaght University Hospital, we held another Pride in the School of Medicine Event, disseminating free rainbow lanyards and stickers as well as providing information on resources, supports and events for the LGBTQ+ community in TCD. Thanks to all who came by to show their support!
October 2025:
Black History Month
October is Black History Month – A time to celebrate the essential contributions of Black scientists and healthcare workers to improving health, research and society historically and today. To celebrate these contributions, a series of e-posters advertising this work was displayed across our campus screens.
August 2025:
Beyond Bias - Advancing Excellence in Health Sciences
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast hosted the 2025 All-Ireland Gender Equality Conference on Monday 29 September 2025, held online. The Conference will included talks and perspectives from EDI champions across Irish university medical schools, including the TCD School of Medicine Director of EDI, Dr Roisin McMackin, who spoke about the development of an all island working group for dignity and respect in healthcare academia.
July 2025:
“Women in Academia: Sharing Reflections on the Importance of Horizontal and Vertical Networks” - Prof. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin
In collaboration with Women in Research Ireland, the School of Medicine was delighted to host Prof. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin on the 25th July 2025 at 10am in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute. In her talk, entitled “Women in Academia: Sharing Reflections on the Importance of Horizontal and Vertical Networks”, Prof. Ní Shúilleabháin reflected on the value of building supportive professional networks across all levels of academia, the importance of being part of a union, considering GenAI in the future of academia and more. The event was attended by over 50 students and academics. After the talk, a networking session with tea/coffee/sandwiches was hosted in the Knowledge Exchange of Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute at 11am, allowing attendees to make new connections and exchange perspectives.
July 2025:
“Increasing Visibility of Pride in the School of Medicine”
As we round up an inspiring month of Pride events in June, it is clear that there is widespread support for the LGBTQ+ community in Medicine. However, we feel that beyond the month of June it would be fantastic to increase the visibility of Pride in the School of Medicine. As a starting point, we aim to offer all members of the School a rainbow lanyard (for your keys, ID badge etc.) as well as small "Pride in the School of Medicine" stickers which can be placed on your office door sign, laptop, phone or elsewhere. We hope that this small initiative will help to increase awareness across staff and students of the level of Pride and support amongst colleagues, friends, mentors, supervisors, tutors and more. Director of EDI for the School of Medicine, Dr Roisin McMackin, Claire Murphy, Athena Swan Co-Champion for the School of Medicine, and Danielle Fernandes, Executive Officer of Anatomy and Physiology, launched this initiative with an event to disseminate Pride lanyards and stickers, and provide information on LGBTQ+ resources and support, in Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute on 4th July 2025. Future events are planned at our Tallaght and St. James Hospital campuses in September 2025. Lanyards and stickers are also available year-round in the School of Medicine Education Office on the first floor of TBSI, and will soon be available at local pick-up points at our hospital campuses.