General Information

The EDI unit would like to invite you to a series of networking sessions around Peri-Menopause and Menopause that will be held in UCD and will run through next few months. This will be a relaxed event where people can talk to each other, get some practical tips from our guest specialists, share their stories and tips if they wish or just listen to their colleagues and guest speaker. All genders are welcome to to participate in the sessions.

There will be coffee and tea provided through the session.

The first session (in person) will take place on 14 March from 10:30 to 11:30. We will be delighted to hear from the Gillian McConnell, who is a registered Dietetision and Nutritionist. Gillian will be talking about the importance of the Nutrition, will tackle myths around Menopause and nutrition, share a few practical tips and recipes and answer your question. You can read more about Gillian here: https://insideoutnutrition.ie/about/.

We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you about the Peri-Menopause and Menopause supports that are available for UCD employees. This includes the policy and guidelines for managers and employees, a symptom checker, medication discount in the UCD pharmacy and some external resources. Please visit the dedicated UCD Menopause website.

In case of any questions, please email edi@ucd.ie