Maynooth participates in Aurora Programme 2020/21

Picture of the Aurora Participants at mentee training
Friday, September 25, 2020 - 10:45

Maynooth is sponsoring the participation of six female employees for the Aurora leadership development programme 2020/21. 

Aurora is Advance HE's leadership development initiative for women and those who identify as a woman in the Higher Education sector. Over the past six years 7,000 women from over 175 institutions across the UK and Ireland have participated in the programme.  It is run as a unique partnership bringing together leadership experts and higher education institutions to take positive action to address the under-representation of women in leadership positions in the sector. Maynooth participated in the Aurora programme initially in 2015 with 5 participants, and in 2018 with 7 participants.  In 2019, we received 21 applications to participate in this Programme and 6 were funded.  

Following a highly competitive selection process, the following 6 employees were selected from 17 applications to be participants for 2020/21:

  • Dr Anne O’Brien, Media Studies
  • Dr Ana de Prada Pérez, Spanish and Latin American Studies
  • Dr Marian Crowley-Henry, School of Business
  • Dr Rosemary Monahan, Computer Science and Hamilton Institute
  • Ms Grace Edge, Access Office
  • Dr Elaine Martin, School of Education

Aurora seeks to support women and their institutions to fulfil their leadership potential through thought provoking activities, collaborative problem solving activities and motivating stories supported by inspirational women role models. Participation embeds strong networks of early career women across the sector to share best practice, insights and experiences. You can find out more about the Aurora programme here.