EDI Events
Here you will find details of past and upcoming Equality, Diversity and Inclusion events for staff at DCU.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Invitation to DCU Pride 2024 Planning Group
Call to join DCU Pride 2024 Planning Group
The HR EDI Team are inviting any interested DCU staff who identify as being members of the LGBTQ+ Community or a proud ally to join a Pride Planning Group for June 2024.
The Group will drive a programme of events and initiatives that best reflects the values of Pride and best supports all DCU staff to feel included within our university community. The interested group will be invited to meet in early April.
Please register below for further information.
Registration closes at 5pm, Friday 5th April 2024.
PAST EVENTS
2024
Lunch and Learn (Tuesday 5th March)
The DCU HR EDI Team in partnership with DCU Cultural Arts Office are celebrating this year's IWD theme, Inspire Inclusion, by hosting a Women on Walls Lunch and Learn.
Join us for an expert talk on Accenture's Women on Walls at DCU led by Marcella Bannon, DCU Cultural Arts Officer followed by lunch and refreshments.
This event will celebrate DCU's exhibition of a group of pioneering and extraordinary women; mathematician Kathleen (Kay) McNulty; biochemist Dr Marie Maynard Daly; engineer Beatrice Alice Hicks; X-ray crystallographer Dame Kathleen Lonsdale and Nasa scientist Katherine Johnson.
Join us from 12:30pm to 1:30pm on Tuesday 5th March in the Stokes Building.
Please let us know if you have any accessibility or dietary requirements.
Registration is required.
Lunch with TED Watch Party (Wednesday 6th & Thursday 7th March)
Join us for a very special Lunch with Ted in celebration of International Women's Day 2024.
The DCU EDI Team will be hosting two watch parties for all DCU staff to come and enjoy some inspiring TEDTalks that remind us why International Women's Day is such an important occasion for everyone.
This years talks are;
- Dame Stephanie Shirley - Why do ambitious women have flat heads?
- Soraya Chemaly - The power of women's anger
Lunch is provided. Closed captions will be available. Please let us know if you have any accessibility or dietary requirements.
Come join us at one of the following times;
- DCU St Patrick's Campus - Wednesday 6th March, 1pm - 2pm
- DCU Glasnevin Campus - Thursday 7th March, 1pm - 2pm
Registration is required.
2023
International Men's Day
The Learning and Organisational Development Team are hosting a 'Conversations on Wellbeing' workshop in celebration of International Men's Day (IMD) 2023.
Focused on the theme of mental health and wellbeing, this workshop aims to:
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highlight the challenges faced by men with regard to mental health and wellbeing;
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provide ways for men to look after their mental health and maintain a healthy mind;
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provide a safe space for men to share their experiences;
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provide the opportunity for colleagues to come together and connect.
Taking place on Thursday 23rd November 2023 from 1-2pm, with lunch provided. Register now.
The Roma Flag
The EDI Team and colleagues from DCU Access held a coffee morning event on DCU Glasnevin Campus in celebration of Traveller and Roma Pride 2023.
Attendees were joined by speakers from both the Traveller and Roma Communities who shared insights into the importance of Traveller and Roma Pride as well as how DCU colleagues can help build an inclusive environment for Traveller and Roma staff and students.
Join us for a very special Lunch with Ted in celebration of International Women's Day 2023.
The DCU EDI Team will be hosting a watch party for all DCU staff to come and enjoy some inspiring TEDTalks that remind us why International Women's Day is such an important occasion for everyone.
Lunch is provided. Closed captions will be available. Please let us know if you have any accessibility or dietary requirements.
IWD 2023 Logo
As part of DCU's ongoing Mary McAleese Women in Leadership Lecture Series and in celebration of International Women's Day 2023, the DCU HR Department was delighted to host our latest Women in Leadership event on Monday 6th March, 2023: DCU Chancellor, Brid Horan in conversation with special guest Rosaleen Blair CBE.
Rosaleen is a passionate entrepreneur, investor, and experienced Chair. In 1996 she founded Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) to transform the way that blue-chip multinationals attract, engage, and retain top talent. Today, AMS is a global business with 11,000 colleagues in over 100 countries. After 23 years at the helm of AMS, Rosaleen moved from her executive role as CEO and assumed the position of Chair. In the 2017 New Year’s Honours List, Rosaleen was awarded a CBE, and in 2019 she became Chair of the London Irish Centre. Rosaleen is also a Non-Executive Director of Kainos Group; Chair of Everywoman, on the Board of Ludgate, and is a mentor to several growth businesses and female entrepreneurs.
June marks LGBTQ+ Pride Month and we were delighted to host a variety of events for all DCU staff.
2022
To mark International Men's Day 2022, the HR EDI team were delighted to support an online lunchtime panel discussion at on Thursday 17th November.
The discussion was chaired by James O'Higgins Norman, Director of DCU National Anti-Bullying Centre. James was joined by a Panel of DCU colleagues with representation from across the University.
Panelists
Brendan Egan, School of Human Performance
Michael Hinds, School of English
Darragh McCashin, School of Psychology
The discussion explored the theme of friendship/connections and the important role of the same in men's lives - including on their mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Thank you to everyone who attended!
James O'Higgins Norman, Chair of the DCU International Men's Day 2022 Panel
On Wednesday 15th June, as part of the HR EDI Pride Programme 2022, we honoured to be joined by Rebecca Tallon de Havilland for a lunchtime seminar. During this session, Rebecca spoke with DCU's own Barry Mulcahy (Head of Learning and Organisational Development) about her LGBTQ+ activism and campaigning work as well as her own personal experiences as a trans woman and human rights advocate.
If you are affected by any of the issues discussed in this seminar, support is available. All DCU staff members have 24/7 free, confidential access to professional support through our Employee Assistance Program.
Support is also available through:
Samaritans 116 123
National LGBT Helpline 1800 929 539
Transgender Family Support Line 01 907 3707
Womens Aid 1800 341 900
Mens Aid Ireland 01 5543811
June marks LGBTQ+ Pride Month and we are delighted to host a variety of events for all DCU staff. Register now.
Brid Horan, DCU Chancellor
To celebrate International Women’s Day with us on Tuesday, 8th March 2022, we were delighted to welcome Brid Horan to speak as part of the Mary McAleese Women in Leadership Lecture series. Brid was appointed Chancellor of DCU in September 2021.
With over 30 years’ experience in executive, non-executive, and voluntary roles in leading private and public sector organisations she brings a wealth of knowledge. She also has a distinguished record of service and advocacy in NGOs and the arts.
Brid co-founded the 30% Club Ireland, which promotes gender-balance, including opportunities for women to study for careers in STEM -science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
2021
On Friday 19th November, the EDI team hosted a Men's Health lunchtime seminar in celebration of International Men's Day 2021.
Dr Brendan Egan from DCU School of Health & Human Performance presented a life course perspective on men's health by focusing on the strategies that support healthy ageing from young adulthood through to older years.
In celebration of Black History Month 2021, the DCU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Unit, in collaboration with the DCU Centre of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion, hosted a virtual event titled ‘Celebrating Black Excellence - Linda Keitasha in conversation with Mr. Bashir Otukoya, Assistant Professor in the School of Law and Government.'
The DCU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Unit invited all colleagues to join a virtual LGBTQ+ Pride Poetry reading in celebration of Pride Month 2021.
Poets from the DCU School of English - Conall Molloy, Kit Fryatt and Rachel Ramirez-Ward - read a selection of their work and then took part in a discussion about queerness and poetry, moderated by Tapasya Narang.
In June 2021, the DCU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Unit hosted a one hour Allyship Awareness event for all DCU staff in as part of it's Pride Month 2021 programme. This session provided insight into the meaning of allyship and what steps DCU staff can take to be an inclusive colleague, friend and family member.
To mark IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transpohbia), the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Unit hosted a lunchtime event on Monday, 17th to explore what homophobia is, its impacts and how we can all take action to stop homophobia, biphobia, interphobia and transphobia in order to create a safe university community. The event included contributions from DCU's Anti Bullying Centre,
Certified Proud and DCU Students' Union.
This video addresses issues relating to homophobia, biphobia, intersexism and transphobia to mark #IDAHOBIT. In this special lunchtime event, we hear first-hand accounts about the discrimination the LGBTQ+ community face everyday for being themselves.
We celebrate the courage and determination of ordinary women who play and extraordinary role at DCU. ordinary women whose everyday actions make extraordinary things happen. We are the women of DCU.