The Conference will take place on 12th October 2018 at Riddel Hall, Queen’s University Belfast running from 9.00am - 4.00pm. The programme is a blend of presentations from expert speakers, interactive discussions and delegate-selected workshops. A Certificate of Attendance will be available for delegates from the Conference Registration desk.
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Conference Outline
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9.00am - 9.30am |
Registration and Refreshments |
Glass corridor and Isdell Courtyard |
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9.30am - 9.45am |
Professor Ian Greer Vice-Chancellor and President Queen's University Belfast |
Welcome from the Vice Chancellor and President of Queen’s University Belfast
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Conference Room |
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9.45am - 9.50am
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Professor Pascal McKeown Dean of School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Queen's University Belfast |
Welcome from Dean of School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences
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Conference Room |
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9.50am - 10.00am |
Professor Karen McCloskey Director of Gender Equality, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast |
Athena SWAN and the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences at Queen’s – we have come a long way
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Conference Room |
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10.00am - 10.30am
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Mr David Gavaghan Founder, Aurora Prime Real Estate Limited |
The importance of diversity in business (i.e. both corporate and non-corporate settings) and the associated challenges and opportunities |
Conference Room |
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10.30am - 11.00am
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Tea/Coffee and networking opportunity |
Glass Corridor |
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11.00am - 11.30am |
Dr Katie Petty-Saphon Chief Executive Medical Schools Council |
Medical Schools Council’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives |
Conference Room
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11.30am - 12.00pm |
Ms Anna Mittnerova Consultant at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic |
Gender equality in research: Experience from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Czech Republic |
Conference Room |
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12.00pm - 12.30pm |
Dr Sinead Lydon Lecturer in Quality and Patient Safety National University of Ireland, Galway |
Athena SWAN – the NUI Galway School of Medicine Experience |
Conference Room |
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12.30pm - 1.30pm |
Lunch |
Isdell Courtyard |
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1.30pm - 3.00pm |
Workshops (2 x 45 minute Workshops) W1 - Lean-in chapters for postgraduate students W2 – What’s new for Athena SWAN - Professional & Support Staff W3 – How can Team Science advance gender equality? W4 – Importance of gender consideration in education programmes |
Conference Room Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 |
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3.00pm - 3.30pm
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Professor Tomas Brage Director of Studies in Physics Lund University, Sweden |
Gender equality in Sweden - the legislation is in place, how do we accelerate change?
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Conference Room |
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3.30pm - 4.00pm |
Professor Farida Fortune Head of Clinical and Diagnostic Oral Sciences, Barts and the London School of Medicine |
‘Navigating the health and academic environment- pleasure and pain!’ |
Conference Room
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Queen's University Belfast is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
For more information please read our Equality and Diversity Policy.
Queen's University Belfast is registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NIC101788
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