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Accessibility & LanguageAthena Swan Champions Network
University of Galway's Athena Swan Champions Network
Front Row (Sofa): Bernadine Brady, Paul Flynn, Sarah-Anne Buckley, Florence Abram
Middle Row: Laura Loftus, Marion, Ciara O’ Meara, Anne O’ Grady, Aoife Cooke, Dearbhaile Morris
Back Row: Paul Murphy , Aoibhin Keighron, Edward Jones, Gwen Ryan, John McCrae
University of Galway’s Athena Swan Champions meet on a quaterly basis to discuss progress and obstacles arising at School and Unit level in relation to Athena Swan. Items raised during these meetings feed into the discussions of the Athena Swan ISAT.
The aim of the Athena Swan Champions Network is to facilitate knowledge exchange and support between those involved in Athena Swan activities across the University. The Champions Network consists of the SAT (Self-Assessment Team) Chairs, the Vice Deans for Equality Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Vice President for Equality Diversity and Inclusion.
The Role of a Champion
Each School in the University of Galway typically has two Swan Co-Champions, appointed from within a School, who report directly to their Head of School. Athena Swan Champions are usually the Chair of their local Athena Swan Self-Assessment Teams (SAT) and are members of their School's Senior Management/Executive Boards.
The role of Athena Swan Co-Champion is a significant leadership position and Athena Swan activity is recognised under the contribution criterion for academic promotion.
Purpose
This network enables new Champions to make connections with Champions in other schools, facilitates horizontal and vertical exchange of information, enables integration of institutional and school-level actions and fosters synergising of solutions.
Current Athena Swan Champions
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Athena Swan Champions |
Gender |
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Edel Doherty |
F |
Cairnes School of Business and Economics |
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Padraic De Búrca |
M |
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Orla Cullinane |
F |
Shannon College of Hotel Management |
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Pamela Likely |
F |
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Eoin Daly |
M |
School of Law |
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Maeve Duffy |
F |
School of Engineering |
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Eddie Egan |
M |
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Rachel Quinlan |
F |
School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Applied Mathematics |
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Kishor Das |
M |
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Stephan Rudykh |
M |
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Joshua Maglione |
M |
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Florence Abram |
F |
School of Biological & Chemical Sciences |
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Paul Murphy |
M |
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Miriam Byrne |
F |
School of Natural Science |
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John McCrae |
M |
School of Computer Science/DSI |
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Michael Madden |
M |
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Edward Curry |
M |
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Jenny Hanafin |
F |
Irish Centre for High-End Computing | |
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Ananya Gupta |
F |
School of Medicine |
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Derbhaile Morris |
F |
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Ciara O'Meara |
F |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
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Anne O'Grady |
F |
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| Caroline McIntosh | F |
School of Health Sciences |
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Gerry Molloy |
M |
School of Psychology |
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Helena Lydon |
F |
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Kathy Reilly |
F |
School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies |
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Bernadine Brady |
F |
School of Political Science and Sociology |  |
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Declan Coogan |
M |
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Paul Flynn |
M |
School of Education |
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Catherine Emerson |
F |
School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
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Katherine Pigott |
F |
College of Arts Social Science and Celtic Studies |
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Sarah-Anne Buckley |
F |
Vice Dean for EDI CASSCS/SAT Chair School of History and Philosophy |
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Deirdre Curran |
F |
Vice Dean for EDI CBPPL |
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Mary Dempsey |
F |
Vice Dean for EDI CSE |
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Kasia Whysall |
F |
Vice Dean for EDI CMNHS |
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Helen Maher |
F |
OVPEDI, VP EDI |
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Laura Loftus |
F |
OVPEDI, Chair and EDI Programme Manager for Gender Equality |
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Aoife Cooke |
F |
OVPEDI, Head of EDI |
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Margaret Forde |
F |
OVPEDI, EDI Data Manager |
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Owen Ward |
M |
OVPEDI, EDI Programme Manager for Race Equality |
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25 F/ 14 M |
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Additional Associates |
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Niamh Gallagher |
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OVPEDI |
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Emma Hawkins |
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CMNMHS EDI Manager | |
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Muhammad Naveed Abbas |
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CMNHS EDI Research Assistant | |
| Aoibhin Keighron |
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Cairnes School of Business and Economics Research Assistant |  |
University of Galway's Athena Swan Champions Network 2022
Left to right: Dr. Sandra Galvin, Dr. Katarzyna Goljanek, Dr. Victoria Hogan, Dr. Deirdre Gilpin, Dr. Helen Maher, Dr. Laura Loftus and Aoife Cooke attended the first Athena Swan Champions Network- 1st December 2022
