Events

EDI News Links

Page Updated: 23 April 2025

Visit our EDI Training and Events Calendar  that displays all EDI-related offerings currently available to book via the UCD booking system, including EDI training, events, coffee mornings and workshops.  

2025

• 20 May 2025: UCD EDI Annual Event: “EDI in a Changing Environment and shaping the EDI Action Plan 2025 - 2030”
• 18 March 2025:(opens in a new window) Irish Traveller Ethnicity Day
• 17 - 21 March 2025: (opens in a new window)Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025 Events Programme
• 8 March - International Women's Day 2025 #Accelerate Action https://www.ucd.ie/equality/information/internationalwomensday/
  

2024

• 19 Sep 2024: Engaging Men in EDI event: Actions & Reactions
• Series of networking sessions around Peri-Menopause and Menopause 2024
• 30 April: Engaging Men in EDI Consultation Event 2024
• 18 April: UCD EDI Neurodiversity Celebration 2024
• March: Training and events across the campus International Women's Day 2024 #InspireInclusion
• 20 March:  UCD EDI Conference: Tackling Racism and embracing Cultural Diversity and Intersectionality
• 14 March: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Coffee morning and networking with Gillian McConnell - Nutritionist 
• 20 February - 29 February: UCD Pride Coffee Mornings 

2023

• 18 September:Formal signing of the HEA Anti-Racism Principles by UCD President, Professor Orla Feely
• March: International Women's Day 2023 #EmbraceEquity
• 30 March: Neurodiversity Celebration Week Event (in-person event)
• 16 -26 March: (opens in a new window)Five Films For Freedom 2023
• 13 March: UCD EDI Menopause Conference: Time for Change in the Third Level Sector

2022

• 21 June 2022: Supporting Employees Undergoing Fertility Treatment
• 1 June 2022: LGBTI Pride Month 2022 
• 17 May 2022: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism & Transphobia (#IDAHOBIT)
• 14 April 2022: MENU Café Recipe Book Launch 
• 21 - 25 March 2022: Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2022
• 8 March 2022: International Women's Day 2022
• 7 March 2022: Launch of EDI Annual Report 2020/2021
• 25 February 2022: LGBTI History Month - Intergenerational Friendship & Conversations Among The LGBTQI+ Community

2021

• 13 -19 November 2021: Transgender Awareness Week 2021
• 9 November 2021: (opens in a new window)(for students only) UCD EDI Race and Ethnicity Listen and Learn Focus Group
• 6 - 20 October 2021: (opens in a new window)Complete the Faith & Religion at UCD survey and share your views
• 19 October 2021: See Change Ambassador: Mental Health and the workplace webinar (Events)
• 22 September 2021: See Change Mental Health Stigma Presentation (Events)
• September 2021: See Change Green Ribbon campaign 2021
• 17 May 2021: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism & Transphobia (#IDAHOBIT)
• 11 May 2021: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Survey 2021
• 4 March 2021: Equality Diversity and Inclusion Webinar 2021 and Launch of EDI Annual Report 2019-20
• 8 March 2021: International Women's Day 2021

2020

• June 2020: Statement: UCD Commitment to Addressing Racism and Discrimination
• June 2020: Raising the Pride flag in UCD 
• May 2020: See Change Green Ribbon Campaign, May 2020
• March 2020: International Women's Day 2020 
• September 2020 "Data Driving Diversity" - UCD National Data & Diversity Conference, March 2020

2019

• The Global University: Ethnic and Race Diversity in Higher Education and Research
• EDI Policy & Strategy and EDI Annual Report 2017-2018 Launch
• International Women's Day 2019
• UCD Unconscious Bias Conference 2019
• INVITED Peer Learning Seminar 2019

2018

• International Employee & Friends Coffee Morning
• Women @ STEM Network
• Gender Equality in Higher Education' - IRC-funded symposium on gender equality in higher education
• Women in maths day
• Global Accessibility Awareness Day
• Photo Competition - ‘Equality and Diversity in UCD: Your Vision’
• Equality Cafe 18th April
• Mental Health Awareness Week 2018
• International Women's Day 2018
• UCD awarded University of Sanctuary

2017

• Gender Equality workshops in UCD
• International Women's Day event
• Japanese Women in Science in Society
• "Come and sing" at the UCD Festival
• UCD Festival 2016
• LGBT flag raised at UCD
• Equality networking event
• Launch of UCD Community Choir
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Annual Event
• Launch of UCD Aurora Programme 2017/2017
• UCD Community Choir Chirstmas carols
• UCD LGBTI Staff Network Launch
• Gender Identity Workshops
• UCD receives Athena Swan Bronze Institution award
• Gender Action Group - Call for expressions of Interest
• World Refugee Day Conference & Guidelines
• Women in Architecture
• EDI Consultation days - December 2017