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Annual Meeting 2024
The School of Chemistry at Trinity College Dublin, led a successful application to the Gender Equality Enhancement Fund (GEEF) to support the foundation of the first All-Ireland Network for Gender Equality in Chemistry. This initiative seeks to build a supportive network and accelerate the EDI work of individual departments across Ireland. The 2024 meeting took place in TCD on 15th of May 2024 and was attended by representatives from EDI committees across the nation. The meeting consisted of roundtable discussions and several presentations on EDI initiatives, past and present actions, successes and challenges, and advice on moving towards AS Silver accreditation
Annual Network Meeting, 15/05/2024
Representatives from Chemical Sciences Departments across all Irish Third Level Educational Institutions gathered for the meeting of the All-Ireland Network for Gender Equality in Chemistry.
The meeting consisted of invited presentations from UK and Ireland Chemical Sciences Athena Swan holders (2 AS Silver accreditation), roundÂtable discussions and several presentations on EDI initiatives, past and present actions, successes and challenges, and advice on moving towards AS Silver accreditation. The Network will continue to meet online to discuss challenges, share best practices, and assist with planning to advance EDI activities and actions at local level.
Dr. Ilaria Meazzini, Senior Programme Manager for Inclusion & Diversity at the Royal Society of Chemistry and former TCD PhD graduate, also joined the meeting and provided invaluable information regarding initiatives and supports available from the RSC to advance gender equality in Chemistry. Specifically, the RSC provides an Inclusion & Diversity fund for innovative activities and projects to support inclusion and diversity in the Chemical Sciences.
Many thanks to the meeting organiser, Prof. Larisa Florea, and to all our presenters, Prof. Graeme Watson (TCD), Prof. Paul Kavanagh (QUB), Dr. Ilaria Meazzini (RSC) and Prof. Elaine O’Reilly (UCD) for their excellent contributions. A special thanks to Ben Power (TCD) and all our PhD student volunteers, who handled the registration, posters, and general organisation. We look forward to our next gathering and supporting one another in this area.
