RCSI Equality

It's great to see our campus flying the LGBTQIAP+ flag high for Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 This is a symbol of our commitment to fostering a truly inclusive and welcoming community for all our students and staff members. Happy Pride!

Four research institutions were named EU Gender Equality Champions for 2024 for leading the way to a more level playing field for researchers across Europe, regardless of gender. How do #EUfunded institutions promote inclusion for all researchers? ➡️ bit.ly/42ABlJ1

RCSI MyHealth - The changing landscape of diabetes: prevention, treatment and supports, the fifth episode of the RCSI MyHealth Series 2024/2025 will be available on Tuesday, 29 April 2025. The episode will explore the evolving landscape of diabetes, examining the latest trends…

📢Calling @RCSI_Irl students!📢 Help us ACHIEVE inclusivity and equity in healthcare & science education. Share feedback on representation, content, and culture. Participate here: surveymonkey.com/r/JNKXCZG Your voice matters! #MedEd #Inclusion #RCSI

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. We are proud to share the @RCSI_Irl second Race Equality Action Plan, launched this week. @dmcsurg @offiah_gozie @RCSI_SU_ @lizhughes2018 @abikelly5 @aglecia Read more here: rcsi.com/dublin/news-an…

There are limited spaces available for our #RCSIMyHealth discussion on ‘Cannabis and young minds: What parents and families should know.’ Hosted by Miriam O'Callaghan, this free, in-person event will take place on Wednesday, 26 March. More info➡️ tinyurl.com/2ppz85wk

Next week we will launch RCSI's second Race Equality Action Plan. We would love for RCSI students & staff to join us for this important milestone in our race equality work. Please register here to attend: 100896engagecms.campusnexus.cloud/edi--launch-of…

Researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers & patient advocates attended a confererence at @RCSI_Irl this week to discuss women's health research priorities & opportunities for collaboration. The event, organised in conjunction w/ @RCSI_Equality, marked the launch of a…

For #InternationalWomensDay we were delighted to support @RCSI_PopHealth on an event about women's health research priorities and opportunities for collaboration. This was the inaugural event for the Women's Health Research Network. Many thanks to all organisers and speakers.

Fab to see lived experience of patients at the forefront of the @RCSI_Irl event on #womenshealth research today - and interesting that @KarenMSikar @UCC noted importance of peer support for perinatal mental health. This is key to #patientsuppport & should be widely incorporated!

Congrats to Eunice Phillip @hemistry0 on being named the Engaged Research Award Winner at Research Day 2025 at @RCSI_Irl for the project, Community Perspectives on Health Needs and Assets in Sláintecare Healthy Community Programme (SHCP) areas in Dublin. @RCSI_Research…

We are proud to have been named Inclusive Champion at the EU Awards for Gender Equality 🏆 This award recognises RCSI's ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture through our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives. More ➡️tinyurl.com/5b8e2576

Delighted to receive the EU Inclusive Gender Equality Champions Prize today! We hope everyone at @RCSI_Irl will take pride in this award as hundreds of colleagues have supported, participated in & advanced this work. Pictured is Head of EDI @lizhughes2018 accepting the award.

Happy #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience ! Our department is proud to be celebrating today with a group of amazing female scientists!

Excellent opportunity with @RCSI_PopHealth for a postdoctoral researcher to work on a project about workload allocation models which aims to advance gender equality within Irish higher education institutions. More information in the job description: my.corehr.com/pls/rcsirecrui…

The EDI Unit & 2 of our SMT champions attended @AdvanceHE Athena Swan Ireland 10th Anniversary Celebration yesterday @UL It was celebration of progress, an exploration of intersectionality & an inspiration for work ahead. Thanks to all who have enabled RCSI's Athena Swan journey!

Wishing a happy and prosperous new year to all in our RCSI community who are celebrating the Lunar New Year today. Lunar New Year is celebrated in many Asian cultures, and 2025 is the year of the snake. #LunarNewYear

RCSI will be closed from this evening (20 December) until 2 January. We hope all our students and staff have a restful break over the holidays. If you require support, the Student Assistance Programme & Employee Assistance Programme will be available. Take care, see you in 2025!