Athena Swan Institutional Silver Application Consultation with the UCD students
You can choose to attend on either of the following date options:
- Thursday 8 February: 1pm – 2pm
- Thursday 8 February: 4pm – 5pm
- Monday 12 February: 4pm – 5pm
Please register your interest in attending this event via this LINK
In case you are experiencing any difficulty with the registration link, please contact (opens in a new window)edi@ucd.ie
You must be over 18 to participate in the focus group.
Overview
Athena SWAN is an accreditation process which recognises higher education institutions’ commitment to gender equality and inclusion. As part of the Athena SWAN accreditation process, the University is undertaking a consultation with students to understand gender equality and inclusion in UCD. This consultation supports UCD to develop an action plan to enhance gender equality and inclusion in the University.
Whilst the Athena SWAN process and action plan continues to have an emphasis on gender equality, the revised Athena SWAN Charter is now more encompassing of EDI more broadly across all equality grounds as well as intersectionality. To learn more about the revised Athena SWAN Charter please click here.
To support the institutional silver application a number of working groups with broad representation across the UCD community have been established, with co-chairs from an academic and practitioner background, to lead on the development of key aspects of the application and associated actions.
These working groups are supporting key topics that are essential to achieving gender equality covering:
- Recruitment
- Promotions and Career Development
- Leaves/Flexible Working/Wellbeing
- Students and Diversity (separate consultation events will be held)
Membership of each working group can be found here
Why have you been invited to take part?
UCD wants to get your views and experience of gender equality and inclusion at UCD. Gender equality refers to people of all genders being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.
This focus group themes covers the following areas:
- incorporating equality, diversity and inclusion into curricula, pedagogy and assessment;
- creating a safe and respectful environment;
- supporting students with family and caring responsibilities;
- equality, diversity and inclusion in student intake, engagement and activities.
You are invited to give your honest opinions -positive and negative. Your responses can help us develop a Gender Equality Action Plan to make UCD more inclusive.
We encourage people of all genders (male, female and gender non-binary* students) to participate.
*Gender non-binary describes a person who does not identify exclusively as male or female.
Please register your interest in attending this event via this LINK
D&RSS adviser and student adviser will be present if any support is needed. Focus groups will take place in a confidential setting that is accessible. The focus group will normally take approximately 1.5 hours.