President John O' Halloran launched Belonging at UCC: A Strategic Framework for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 2025 - 28 in November 2024. 

This Framework and Action Plan aligns with Securing Our Future: UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028 and underpins our university’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI). It sets out clear objectives and actions to realise EDI here at UCC over the next four years. This Framework and Action Plan was informed by a comprehensive Values and Culture/ EDI consultation process which took place in 2022 and again in 2024. This Framework seeks to address the need for culture change; increased transparency; embedding EDI in teaching, learning and research; transformation of our university systems; and a broadening of our institutional commitment to EDI to encompass more fully all equality grounds. 

EDI has been central to university life for many years. Through our Equality Committee and Student Union Equality Committees, EDI Staff Networks and Student Societies; our teaching, learning and research we have had long-standing champions for EDI. This grassroots advocacy and engagement are key to informing our EDI work.  

We recognise that our community is increasingly made up of a diverse cohort of people with different lived experiences and needs. We want to reflect that richness of community in how we operate and how people feel when they are studying, working and engaging with us on our campus and beyond.  To that end, our Framework and Action Plan is framed by the concept of belonging. 

This is an ambitious plan and we look forward to bringing this Framework to life.

Click below for downloadable PDFs:

UCC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Framework and Action Plan 2025-28 (Ir)

UCC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Framework and Action Plan 2025-28 (Eng)