RCSI’s Athena Swan Working Group (ASWG) was reconvened in September 2023 to lead the delivery of the institutional Bronze renewal application. The ASWG staff and student members represent all service, academic and research areas as well as the rich diversity of our staff backgrounds. The ASWG meets regularly and members also contribute to six working groups.
The ASWG members for 2023 are:
| Representative | Name | |
| 1 | Vice-Chancellor and CEO/Registrar | Prof. Cathal Kelly |
| 2 | EDI Unit | Ms Liz Hughes |
| 3 | Communications Unit | Ms Jane Butler |
| 4 | EDI Unit | Ms Shauna Lawless |
| 5 | EDI Unit | Ms Julia Morrow |
| 6 | EDI Unit | Ms Jenny Duffy |
| 7 | Insights and Planning Office | Ms Grainne McDonagh |
| 8 | SARA | Ms Emily Mannion |
| 9 | HR Unit | Ms Kim Shanahan |
| 10 | HR Unit | Mr Mark O’Dea |
| 11 | HR Unit | Ms Rachel Hipwell |
| 12 | HR Unit | Ms Judy Walsh |
| 13 | Office of Research and Innovation | Mr Derek John |
| 14 | QEO Unit | Ms Aisling Reast |
| 15 | School of Nursing & Midwifery | Prof. Declan Patton |
| 16 | School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences | Dr Ingmar Schoen |
| 17 | Dept. of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine | Dr Oran Kennedy |
| 18 | Dept. of Physiology and Medical Physics | Dr Tobias Engel |
Achieving progress in our Athena Swan action plan and, indeed, to be successful in our Bronze Renewal submission requires engagement from all staff across the University, so please do support the Athena Swan work in your own departments/schools. For further information, please contact the EDI Unit. Email: equality@rcsi.ie.