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Athena Swan Effectiveness

November 2024

Dr Laura Loftus talks us through the effectiveness of Athena Swan

Athena Swan Developments

November 2024

Dr Helen Maher talks us through some of the developments of Athena Swan in University of Galway

Equality at University of Galway

2022

Dr Helen Maher, talks through the journey of equality at University of Galway

Athena Swan Survey 2023

2023

Dr Helen Maher and Dr Laura Loftus, talk us through the importance of completing the 2023 Athena Swan Survey. This Survey is phase 1 of the two-phase surveys as part of the Institutional Athena Swan Silver application, the second phase of the survey will be distributed in 2025

Athena Swan Silver Seminar

2023

A seminar on Silver Athena Swan Silver accreditation, organised by the OVPEDI, was held on Wednesday the 21st of June 2023. University of Galway will be applying for a Silver Athena Swan award in April 2025 and multiple Schools will be applying for Bronze and Silver awards over the coming years.

Guest speakers; Sarah Fink, Athena Swan Ireland (The new Athena Swan framework vs the previous iteration, and the criteria that need to be addressed to achieve a Silver Athena Swan award) and Dr Caroline Murphy, Kemmy Business School, UL (Achieving Silver Athena Swan accreditation and the transition from Bronze to Silver). Our own  Dr Maeve Duffy, School of Engineering, University of Galway, talked us through the school's journey in achieving the School of Engineering Silver award status in 2022 status