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Europe’s Centre of Excellence on Inclusive Gender Equality in Research & Innovation
Creating Knowledge and Engaging in Collaborative Action

INSPIRE strengthens the evidence base while supporting communities of practice to tackle intersecting inequalities in research organisations across the public and private sectors throughout Europe.

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How can we help
Produce high quality research on inclusive gender equality in Research and Innovation
Create a sustainable and effective support eco-system for equality practitioners
Develop methods, indicators and services to drive change towards inclusive gender equality
Provide evidence to facilitate effective dialogue among research, practitioners and policy makers
Knowledge & Support Hubs
Four thematic Knowledge and Support Hubs provide a bi-directional gateway between research and equality practitioners. Each Hub will carry out dedicated research and support three Communities of Practice.
Hub 1
Sustaining change

Sustaining change

Sustaining and deepening change   
in the R&I ecosystem.
Hub 2
Widening participation

Widening participation

Widening participation and reach   
of GEPs
Hub 3
Intersectionality

Intersectionality

Integrating an intersectional   
approach to equality
Hub 4
Innovation

Innovation

Promoting gender sensitive    
innovation communities and    
policies in the private sector
About us

We are a group of leading academic institutions and research organisations with extensive experience and knowledge of Gender Equality policies and practices.

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Meet the Advisory Board

Consurtium
Rachel Louise Palmén
INSPIRE aims to build up the knowledge base and provide support for inclusive gender equality plans, providing the know-how on how to take an intersectional approach to gender equality in research organisations.
Rachel Louise Palmén, INSPIRE Coordinator and senior researcher at UOC
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Knowledge and Support Hubs
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Communities of Practice
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Institutions contribute to INSPIRE goals
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Equality Change Catalysts
Latest news and events
News
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28.08.26
Nurturing intersectional solidarity in academia in times of crisis

In unprecedented times of multiple crises and the rise of fascism, it can feel as though those of us who are working towards feminist decolonial rooted social justice models are now more than ever pushing fruitlessly against “brick walls” (Ahmed 2017) - the metaphoric walls that appear when we try to change white Western patriarchal cis-hetero- ableist norms and institutions (96-97) - in societ

News
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26.08.26
Change is not linear: Reflections on what makes change stick

At INSPIRE’s final conference in Brussels in April 2026, one question stayed with me long after the discussions had ended: What actually makes change stick? 

Events
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04.05.26
Building Capacity and Looking Ahead: Updates from the WIGE Community of Practice

The final year of the project is very intensive for WIGE Community of Practice. WIGE brings together gender equality experts and researchers, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, who share their experiences and good practices - particularly regarding diverse approaches to monitoring Gender equality plans (GEPs).