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The table below shows a summary of the staff and student diversity metrics for the academic year 2023/24.

Diversity Characteristic 

Staff 

 

Student 

 

Gender

Staff Job Category

Female

Male
Academic 53% 47%
Research 50% 49%
Support 70% 29%
Total 58% 42%

 

Student Level

Female

Male
UG 61% 39%
PGT 59% 40%
PGR 55% 45%
Total 60% 39%

 

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Staff Job Category

Average Age
Academic 46
Research 37
Support 48
Average Overall 44

 

Student Level

Average Age 
UG 22
PGT 30
PGR 32
Average Overall 24
      Note: Student age @Dec 2023

 

 

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Staff Job Category

International

Irish
Academic 23% 77%
Research 58% 42%
Support 10% 90%
Total 27% 73%

No of countries =77
 

 

Student Level

International

Irish
UG 13% 87%
PGT 33% 67%
PGR 51% 49%
Total 19% 81%

 No of countries = 114
      Note: Student nationality is based on the domiciled country
       
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On the diversity section within the Core Portal, staff can now update additional diverse metrics. To date, 3.5% of staff have disclosed that they are from an ethnic minority group

 

In the 2023/24 Equal Access Survey distributed to the First Year New Entrants enrolling on a Full Time Undergraduate degree, 9.7% of the student respondents were from an ethnic minority group.
       
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On the diversity section within the Core Portal, staff can now update additional diverse metrics. To date, 2.6% of Staff reported a disability

 

In the 2023/24 Equal Access Survey distributed to the First Year New Entrants enrolling on a Full Time Undergraduate degree, 18% of the student respondents reported having some type of disability.