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School Athena Swan Activity

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Developments and Milestones

University of Galway now has 11 Bronze departmental awards and one Silver departmental award, with the School of Engineering being the first Engineering School in the Republic of Ireland to achieve such a standard.

If your School or Unit is interested in starting the Athena SWAN process, visit the Athena SWAN Resources page to learn more.

University of Galway’s Athena Swan Awards

*November 2017*	Institution Achieve Bronze Athena Swan Award
*November 2017*	School of Medicine Achieve Bronze Athena Swan Award
*April 2020*	2 Schools Achieve Bronze Athena Swan Awards: Cairnes School of Business and Economics School of Physics
*November 2020*	School of Nursing and Midwifery Achieve Bronze Athena Swan Award
*April 2021*	Institution Successfully Renews Bronze Athena Swan Award
*April 2021*	5 Schools Achieve Bronze Athena Swan Awards: School of Medicine Renew Bronze Award School of Psychology School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Applied Mathematics School of Natural Sciences School of Chemistry
*November 2020*	School of Health Sciences Achieve Bronze Athena Swan Award
*April 2022*	School of Engineering Achieve Silver Athena Swan Award
*March 2023*	Two Schools from the College of Science and Engineering successfully apply for a transfer of their Athena Swan awards following the amalgamation of two Schools: School of Natural Sciences School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
*April 2023 (From Nov 2024 rolling deadline)*	2 Bronze Athena SWAN Awards Accredited: Joint application between the School of Computer Sciences the Data Science Institute School of Law
*August 2023*	Shannon College of Hotel Management Achieve Bronze Athena Swan Award

*Athena Swan Applications in Progress*
*Department*	*Level*	*Status*	*Application Round*
School of Education	Bronze	SAT formed, writing application	April 2024
Cairnes School of Business and Economics	Silver	SAT formed, writing application	April 2024
School of Political Science and Sociology	Bronze	SAT formed	November 2024
School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures	Bronze	Forming SAT in Q4 2023	November 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery	Bronze Renewal	Finalising actions with a view of forming a SAT in Q4 2023	November 2024