Strengthen the capacity of the university to effect change for equality including gender equality by establishing a multidimensional equality office at the heart of the university led by a vice-president for equality.

Cork, Ireland, February 1, 2017. The gender equality action-research project at University College Cork, GENOVATE, is aiming for 60:40 gender balance on decision-making bodies in the university. This forms one of the 8 actions on gender equality committed to by UCC, each of which targets the underrepresentation of women at senior levels of university life, as low as 16 per cent in some areas. Driving gender balance, a minimum of 40 per cent of each gender on all strategic decision-making boards and committees will in turn capture the knowledge and skills of all experienced staff, enhancing innovation and research excellence.

Cork, Ireland, 7th December 2016. GENOVATE at University College Cork (UCC), an action-research project for gender equality, part of an EU funded Consortium of seven European universities, has highlighted the potential benefit of establishing a multidimensional Equality Unit at the heart of the university setting. The GENOVATE team developed a model incorporating an eight-point action plan to increase the representation of women at senior levels, enabling the true pool of talent across all disciplines and enhancing research excellence in Ireland through diversity.

GENOVATE and Gender In/equality: Successes, Challenges and the Path Ahead

Monday October 24^th 2016. GENOVATE at University College Cork (UCC), an action-research project and one of seven partners in a European consortium promoting gender equality, is delighted to launch The GENOVATE Hub. The Hub enables engagement across the university to support the implementation of the Gender Equality Action Plan, investigated and developed by the interdisciplinary GENOVATE team at UCC over a four year period.

Creating Organisational Change: The Recommendations of the HEA Expert Group On Gender Equality in Higher Education 

UCC wins prestigious Bronze Athena Swan Award (5 August 2016)

Statement, by GENOVATE @UCC on behalf of the European wide GENOVATE Consortium, on the unsuccessful outcome of UCC's application for a Athena SWAN Bronze Institutional Award.

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Sixth in the series of GENOVATE Cafés.

‌Fifth in the series of GENOVATE World Cafés.

Fourth in the series of GENOVATE Cafés.‌

‌The GENOVATE@UCC Project is hosting the second in the series of World Cafés on Friday 27th March from 11-12noon (G 15, Western Gateway Building).

Transforming Commitment into Action - towards gender equality for academic and research excellence

This is the theme of the GENOVATE Annual Convention to be held in UCC in March 2015. GENOVATE partners will come together to discuss the challenges and opportunities of transforming commitment to gender equality into practice in our universities.

A symposium and learning market will be held on March 11th (2.00-5.00pm). All are welcome.

Speakers include Advisor to the European Commission on gender and research Professor Ines Sanchez de Madariaga, Mr. Muiris O'Connor (Higher Education Authority, Ireland) and Professor Uduak Archibong (GENOVATE International Director).

Click here to register: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/genovate-convention-ucc-tickets-15597868645

For more information (including biographies of the guest speakers) click here.  Or to watch the event live click here. 

T‌he GENOVATE@UCC Project is hosting the first in the series of GENOVATE World Cafés on Friday 27th February from 11-12noon (West Wing 4, The Quad).