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SVH Prevention & Response Committee

The Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Dr Helen Maher and the Head of School of Psychology, Dr. Pádraig MacNeela have co-chaired the Consent Framework Implementation Working Group since 2019. In April 2022, the name of the working group changed to the Sexual Violence and Harassment Prevention and Response Committee to reflect sectoral norms and the wider remit regarding sexual violence and harassment within this group.

The SVH Prevention and Response Committee includes broad representation from within the university, comprising of staff and student representatives and our external partner the Galway Rape Crisis Centre. This wide representation is essential in terms of the ability to affect change and implement actions within different functions and units across the university.

The Committee meets five times per academic year - see below for meetings that have taken place to date:

AY 2019-2020

23/09/2019

20/04/2020

08/06/2020

AY 2020-2021

19/10/2020

07/12/2020

08/02/2021

12/04/2021

14/06/2021

AY 2021-2022

18/10/2021

06/12/2021

07/02/2022

04/04/2022

20/06/2022

AY 2022-2023

17/10/2022

12/12/2022

20/02/2023

24/04/2023

19/06/2023

AY 2023 - 2024

16/10/2023

11/12/2023

19/02/2024

29/05/2024

18/06/2024

Go Purple Day 2024

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Our University of Galway Sexual Violence and Harassment Prevention and Response Committee and colleagues across the University participated in "Go Purple”, a nationwide initiative aimed at raising awareness for victim-survivors of Domestic Violence.

The "Go Purple" day took place on May 3rd, 2024. The Sexual Violence and Harassment Prevention & Response team, in collaboration with COPE Galway, asked colleagues to wear Purple for the day to send out the strong message that we as a community, stand in solidarity with victims and survivors.

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