News, Views and Events
01 Jul 2024
Focus on UCC's new, 2024-2029 Athena Swan Gender Equality Action Plan
Dr. Sarah Fink (pictured), Head of Athena Swan Ireland, visited UCC last week to offer a workshop on action planning, as work continues on preparing the University's new, five-year gender equality action plan.
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25 Apr 2024
UCCs School of Medicine awarded its first Athena SWAN Bronze Award
UCC’s School of Medicine has achieved its first Athena SWAN Bronze Award for gender equality in higher education. The award celebrates good practice towards the advancement of gender equality and representation.
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20 Apr 2024
CUBS is awarded Athena SWAN Bronze
Cork University Business School (CUBS) has achieved its first Athena SWAN Bronze Award for gender equality in higher education. The award celebrates good practice towards the advancement of gender equality and representation.
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08 Nov 2023
UCC hosts National Athena SWAN Awards Ceremony
On the 8th of November, University College Cork hosted the national Athena SWAN Awards Ceremony. The objective of the Athena SWAN Ireland charter framework is to support higher education institutions, schools and professional Units in impactful and sustainable gender equality work and to build capacity for evidence-based equality work across the equality grounds enshrined in Irish legislation.
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