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Athena SWAN success for BEES

8 May 2018

Athena SWAN awards for UCC鈥檚 School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences (BEES), School of Chemistry and School of Pharmacy

Three UCC Schools have received Athena SWAN awards, recognising their commitment to promoting good employment practices for women in science in higher education. The Schools of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences (BEES), Pharmacy and Chemistry are the first in UCC to earn departmental-level Athena SWAN accreditation.

鈥淚 congratulate everyone whose hard work is recognised in these awards,鈥� said Professor John O鈥橦alloran, Deputy President & Registrar and Chair of UCC鈥檚 Athena SWAN Steering Group.

鈥滱thena SWAN is about creating better working environments for everyone. The application process provides a framework for Schools to reflect on how local practices, systems and policies promote gender equality.鈥�

Prof. O鈥橦alloran described the submission process as 鈥渂oth arduous and enlightening; teams in each School have met monthly for the past 18 months, analysed extensive data and consulted widely with colleagues and students.鈥�

Our Schools of , Pharmacy and Chemistry have become the first in UCC to earn departmental-level Athena SWAN accreditation, recognising their commitment to promoting good employment practices for women in science in Photos:

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Pharmacy, Chemistry and BEES are now implementing equality action plans, aimed at improving workplace practices to benefit everyone. Implementation of these plans is being supported by the Athena SWAN team, who form part of UCC鈥檚 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Unit. EDI Director Dr. Karl Kitching noted 鈥渢he action plans are an exciting indication of how equality and diversity principles are being embedded in everyday practice at local unit level in UCC.鈥�

All Irish HEIs are signatories to the Athena SWAN Charter principles; these are now expanding to include not just science and medicine, but also disciplines in the arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law. UCC, which has held an institutional Athena SWAN award since 2016, plans to extend Athena SWAN accreditation across the 深夜亚洲福利久久 in the coming years.

The award success was . The Schools鈥� successful applications will be published on their websites shortly.

Fantastic news for as we have been awarded an award for our commitment to promoting good employment practices for women in science in higher education.

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