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Welcome to the Office of the Vice President for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

NUI Galway is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and to creating and sustaining an environment that values and celebrates the diversity of our staff and student body. The principle of equality of opportunity is enshrined in the core values of NUI Galway as articulated in the University’s strategic plan 2020,  in legislation, and in the Public Sector Duty (Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014).

The Office of the Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion was established in 2016 and is responsible for leading and promoting all aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the University.

Our aim is to be one of the best universities in the world in which to work, study, and contribute to learning, scholarship, and research. In order to achieve this goal, the knowledge and ambitions of all staff and students must be harnessed, and their different perspectives must be included to further develop a supportive and encouraging environment for all. 

Further information on the ongoing work at NUI Galway can be found below, including information on equality policies,  structures, action plans, events, and training opportunities.

 
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Helen Maher joins NUI Galway as Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Helen Maher commenced in this post in January 2022. You can find out more about Helen here. 

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NUI Galway has achieved a renewed Athena SWAN Bronze Award

The renewal of the award recognises the University’s continued progress on gender equality since 2016/17. Read more about NUI Galway's Athena SWAN achievements here.

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We are seeking to establish key diversity statistics (gender identity, religion, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, ethnicity and disability) for our staff members. To this end we are asking colleagues to disclose their personal diversity characteristics via the new Diversity section on the Employee Self Service Core Portal. Further information about this process can be found here.  

 
 
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International Women's Week 2022
14 March - International Women's Week 2022...
Helen Maher, VP EDI
21 October - Helen Maher appointed Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion...
Gender Equality Enhancement Fund - Call 2021
25 June - Gender Equality Enhancement Fund...
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8 August, 2022 Celebrating Pride in the West of Ireland
Galway & Sligo
8th - 12th August 2022
27 April, 2022 ISN Celebration of Spring event
The Hardiman Building THB-G010
12:30 - 1:50
7 March, 2022 International Women's Week 2022
On campus / online
First event takes place Monday March 7th @ 4pm
24 February, 2022 UCD Virtual Coffee Morning: Staff Disability Network in Higher Education
Online
11:00 - 12:30
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