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UCC secures Bronze Athena SWAN award

5 Aug 2016

深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork (UCC) has become the third university in Ireland to receive the Bronze Athena SWAN award, recognising its efforts to promote gender equality in higher education.

Athena SWAN aims to improve the representation of women in higher education, particularly in science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics (鈥淪TEMM鈥�). The award to UCC recognises that the 深夜亚洲福利久久 has a solid foundation in place to remove barriers to women鈥檚 progress in STEMM disciplines. 

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鈥� AthenaSWANUCC (@AthenaSWANUCC)

UCC receives Athena Swan award for gender equality commitment

鈥� The Irish Times (@IrishTimes)

Led by Professor Caroline Fennell, Senior Vice President Academic and Registrar, a diverse team of UCC staff developed a three-year action plan, which is now being implemented across the university. 

鈥淲e are very pleased to have earned this award. Gender inequality in senior leadership in higher education is a challenge we face not only in UCC, but across the third-level sector, in Ireland and beyond,鈥� said Professor Fennell.   

UCC To Be Recognised For Promotion of Gender Equality - Cork's RedFM

鈥� UCC Ireland (@UCC)

Congratulations to Professor Caroline Fennell and her team as secures the Bronze Athena SWAN Award.

鈥� Women Mean Business (@WMBMagazine)

鈥淭his award recognises work underway in UCC to build the right infrastructure and supports so all members of our academic community, and indeed all our staff, can contribute to their full potential.鈥�

Congratulations to for their achievement in gaining an award

鈥� ECU (@EqualityinHE)

Congratulating Professor Fennell and the Steering Group, UCC President Dr Michael Murphy said: 鈥淎s a university, we strive for excellence in research and teaching by promoting values of openness and diversity. Through Athena SWAN, we can translate these values into concrete actions that will help us attract and nurture the most talented staff. 

鈥淥ur senior management is committed to pursuing the Athena SWAN agenda and delivering the commitments set out in our action plan. This is a long-term commitment with some challenges ahead; however, today鈥檚 announcement recognises that we have made a significant step forward.  I commend Professor Fennell and our Athena SWAN Steering Group for their hard work and success.鈥�  

UCC diversity effort recognised with Bronze Athena SWAN award

鈥� TechCentral.ie (@techcentral_ie)

The Athena SWAN Charter was established in the United Kingdom in 2005, and is run by the London-based Equality Challenge Unit. With the support of the HEA, it was extended to Ireland in 2015.  All seven Irish universities, 14 institutes of technology and the Royal College of Surgeons have committed to the Charter principles. 

Very good news, and a good platform to continue working for gender equality in higher ed

鈥� Siobh谩n Mullally (@smullallylaw)

Dr Ruth Gilligan, ECU鈥檚 Athena SWAN Manager said: "The awards recognise not only commitment to gender equality, but also highlights actions that have a real impact. UCC鈥檚 work has been highly commended by the awards panel, including their plans for gender targets for leadership positions, a Fathers at Work policy, and an annual Athena SWAN symposium of female alumni to consider achievements and challenges in improving equality on campus, as well as awards to recognise contributions to promoting equality and diversity."

The award, which will be valid until August 2019, will be presented at an event to be held in Dublin on September 20.

Well aren't I proud to be a UCC student today 鉂わ笍鉂わ笍鉂わ笍鉂わ笍

鈥� Claire (@Clayuur_)

This a remarkable achievement. So proud to be at

鈥� Amanullah De Sondy (@desondy)