Trinity College Dublin, Maynooth University and South East Technological University, each of which is led by a female president, today won three out of the ...
154 of 176). In 2022 the European Commission launched an EU Award for Gender Equality Champions. The prize will create a community of champions which can inspire other academic and research organisations to become gender equality champions themselves. This new award is the European Commission's initiative to recognise and celebrate the outstanding results achieved in the implementation of gender equality plans by academic and research organisations. The prize also intends to raise public awareness of the importance of addressing gender equality in academic and research organisations through institutional change and incentivise a high degree of commitment to implementing inclusive gender equality plans. Since the first HEA Review of Gender Equality in Irish HEIs in 2016, Ireland has been at the forefront of European work to advance gender equality in research and innovation.