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Intercultural Cake Friday
Intercultural Cake Friday

May 2023: On 19th May UCD Physics welcomed 45+ students & staff to our Intercultural Cake Friday in the School of Physics Common Room. Entertaining event to celebrate our diversity & enjoyed by all!

Dr. Colibaba awarded Best Invited Talk at It’s Her! Women in STEMM Summit
Dr. Colibaba awarded Best Invited Talk at It’s Her! Women in STEMM Summit

March 2023: Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Anais Colibaba was awarded for the Best Invited Talk at It’s Her! Women in STEMM Summit in Trinity College Dublin.

Her presentation "In silico characterisation of materials" described a new methodology of prediction of hydro- and lipophilicity of materials using atomistic modelling and machine learning.

The School of Physics is delighted to receive the Athena Swan bronze award
The School of Physics is delighted to receive the Athena Swan bronze award

December 2022: The Athena SWAN charter is an international framework used to support and transform gender equality in higher education and research for both students and staff. The School of Physics is the recipient of the Athena SWAN Bronze award following a successful conversion of the School's prior Institute of Physics IOP Juno award. The Athena SWAN award was celebrated at ATU Castlebar on Nov. 8th and again in UCD on December 12th 2022. In the picture (left-to-right): Prof. Emma Sokell (Head of School), Sarah Fink (Head of Athena SWAN Ireland), Dr. Brian Vohnsen (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair in the School) and Prof. Colin Scott (Vice-President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion).

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