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EDI News and Events at UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science
International Women's Day 2024
International Women's Day 2024 on the 8 March had the the theme this year of "Inspire Inclusion'. The UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science came together for a coffee morning to celebrate the occasion.
Pride Coffee Morning 2024
The Pride Coffee morning was held on the 29th of February in collaboration with UCD Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Unit and UCD EDI LGBTI Subgroup.
The UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science social committee organised a wonderful Pride Coffee Morning to celebrate and affirm LGBTQI+ inclusion in UCD and SAFS.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science - 11th February 2024
The UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science ran a wonderful campaign recognising the critical role women and girls play in science and technology.
The UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science is one of five schools in the UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences (CHAS). This year, to celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024, they asked some of the incredible women in CHAS to tell us a little bit about themselves and their scientific work. You can see all about these wonderful women in Science HERE
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science developed a series of short vidoes to celebrate some of the female members of the postdoctoral and research scientist community within the school.
The full playlist can be viewed (opens in a new window)here.
UCD Neurodiversity Celebration Week
UCD hosted neurodiversity celebration week from the 21st - 25th March 2022. A week-long celebration and reflection on neurodiversity during which the concept of neurodiversity was explored through the lens of art, culture, architecture, business and technology. From neurodivergent artists and advocates to students, graduates, and employees, the week explored the lived experiences of neurodiverse people and shares the latest best practice.
A review of evenets with many available on demand can be viewed here.
International Women's Day 2021
To mark International Women’s Day 2021 the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science launched a series of short videos to celebrate the enormous contribution of their female graduates to the Agri-Food sector.
There are eleven videos in total and the full playlist can be viewed here: (opens in a new window)https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-U2oGh0mYiRQsFl6UrBr2Wru0jFk-lqM
Ag Dif Masterclass on Cognitive Diversity
The Agri-Food Diversity & Inclusion Forum (AgDif) is a collaborative initiative with industry, led by Bord Bia and Aon in partnership with The 30% Club. Ag Dif runs a series of masterclasses focusing on educating and supporting industry around various D&I areas. Their first webinar of 2021 focused on "The Role Cognitive Diversity Plays in Helping Your Business Thrive - Why Differing Views Within Your Business Can Make It Better" and can be viewed (opens in a new window)here
TEACHING AND LEARNING DAY 2021
In May 2021 the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science hosted an EDI focused teaching and learning day for all staff. Contibutors include staff members, colleagues from within UCD and external guest speakers. Presentations from the event can be downloaded below:
- Can I make my teaching more gender inclusive and why - Dr. Monica Gorman
- Intercultural Learning - Dr Sheena Hyland, UCD Teaching and Learning
- Neurodiversity - Dr Blánaid Gavin
- Supporting Students with Disabilities in UCD, Julie Tonge
- Unconscious Bias Introduction - Dr. Fionnuala Darby, TU Dublin
- Universal Design for Learning, Dr Lisa Padden, UCD
Rewriting the Stories of Disability (poscast)
Rewriting the Stories of Disability (PODCAST) featuring Dr. Deirdre O'Connor, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science was recorded as part of the Mind Reading: Experts in Conversation series.
The episode featured: Dr Deirdre O’Connor (UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science and Chair of UCD EDI Disabilities Subgroup); Dr Irwin Gill (Consultant Paediatrician, Disability & Rehabilitation) Dr Maria Stuart (UCD English, Metaphoric Stammers and Embodied Speakers); and, Dr Elizabeth Barrett (Temple St Hospital & UCD). The podcast is presented by Dr Clare Hayes-Brady (UCD).
(opens in a new window)https://soundcloud.com/ucd-humanities/deirdre-oconnor-rewriting-the