Higher Education Equality Unit

Aonad Comhionannas Deise um Ard-Oideachas

The HEEU was established to promote equality of access and opportunity in Irish Higher Education institutions, for both staff and students. It was disbanded in 2003 but it produced a range of publications including Proceedings from the conferences it has hosted, a report on childcare in third-level institutions and a set of recommendations to address racism and discrimination directed at minority ethnic groups in higher education. Those which were available electronically at the time are retained here for reference. The remainder were paper-only publications which may still be available from the HEA.

Conferences

A Vision of Higher Education - Challenges for the Millennium Proceedings of Conference, May 2000, NUI Maynooth

Minority Ethnic Groups in Higher Education in Ireland. Proceedings of Conference held on 27 September 1996 in St Patrick's College Maynooth. Edited by Orla Egan. Published - October 1997

Mature Students in Higher Education. Proceedings of Conference in Athlone Regional Technical College on 29 March 1996. Edited by Rosemary Morris. Published - March 1997

Women Staff in Irish Colleges. Proceedings of Conference in University College Galway on 22/23 September 1995. Edited by Orla Egan. Published - September 1996

Equal Opportunities Policies in Third Level Institutions. Proceedings of Conference in Tallaght RTC, 28 April 1995. Edited by Orla Egan. Published - September 1996.

Sexual Harassment. Proceedings of Conference held on 23 September 1994 at University College Cork. Edited by Orla Egan. Published - March 1995

Equality of Opportunity in Third Level Education in Ireland. Proceedings of Forum held in November 1993 in University College Cork. Edited by Orla Egan. Published - March 1994

Reports

Who Cares in the Campus? Report of the Higher Education Equality Unit Childcare Survey 1998. Edited by Jacqui O'Riordan. Published - November 1999 Also available to download in pdf format and Word '97.

Published Recommendations

Minority Ethnic Groups in Higher Education Recommendations Also available to download in pdf format and Word '97.

HEEU Newsletters

HEEU Newsletter 10 - April 2001

HEEU Newsletter 9 - June 2000

Annual Reports

Annual Report 1999