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EDI Framework & Action Plan

EDI Framework & Action Plan

Governance and Oversight Committees

Governance and Oversight Committees

Public Sector Duty

Public Sector Duty

Athena Swan / Gender Equality Action Plan

Athena Swan / Gender Equality Action Plan

Race Equality Action Plan

Race Equality Action Plan

Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment Hub

Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment Hub

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Data

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Data

Accenture's Women on Walls

Accenture's Women on Walls

Speak Out

Speak Out

Gender Identity and Expression

Gender Identity and Expression

Funded Projects

Funded Projects

Staff Networks

Staff Networks

Student Clubs and Socs

Student Clubs and Socs

News & Events

UCC celebrates International Women's Day 2026

UCC marks International Women's Day with a wide variety of events across the campus. This year's theme is Give to Gain. Simply put, when we give, we gain. Together, let's create gender equality through generosity and collaboration. Give To Gain emphasizes the power of reciprocity and support. When people, organizations, and communities give generously, opportunities and support for women increase. Giving is not a subtraction, it's intentional multiplication. When women thrive, we all rise.

L-R: Fergal Crowley (UCCSU welfare Officer), Dr Naomi Masheti (Director, Cork Migrant Centre), Dr Claire Raissian (Post-Doctoral Researcher ACoRN Project and Working Group Co-Chair), Dr Lekha Margassery (Technical Officer, School of Microbiology and Working Group Co-Chair), UCC President John O'Halloran, Dr Avril Hutch (EDI Director), Dr Sanaa Khabbar (English Language Teacher and Race Equality Network Co-Chair), Dr Jatin Nagpal (Lecturer in Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Race Equality Network Co-Chair) and Anne-Marie Curtin (EDI Officer and Working Group Co-Chair).

UCC launches its Race Equality Action Plan

On Wednesday, 25 February 2026, UCC launched its first Race Equality Action Plan (2026-2028) (REAP). This Action Plan is a landmark step in our ongoing commitment to ensuring that UCC is a university where everyone is valued, respected and empowered to thrive.

UCCSU Welfare Officer, Fergal Crowley and University Librarian, Liz Jolly open the Boole Library Rainbow Staircase.

Rainbow Stairs Officially Opened in Boole

UCC Library celebrated the official launch of the recently painted Rainbow Stairs in its main stairwell.

Katarzyna (Kasia) Pyrz, Dr Avril Hutch and Annette Feeney from UCC EDI Unit holding their NDI Highly Commended award.

UCC Highly Commended at National Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2026

UCC was delighted to accept the Highly Commended Award in the Public Sector Organisation of the Year category at the National Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2026.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Unit

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