Building Europe’s Centre of Excellence on Inclusive Gender Equality in R&I
Creating Knowledge and Engaging in Collaborative Action
INSPIRE develops innovative tools and knowledge to address intersecting inequalities across the public and private sectors and geographical regions in Europe.
Our work
Knowledge
Produce high-quality research on inclusive gender equality in Research and Innovation
Tools & Services
Develop methods, indicators and services to drive and steer change towards inclusive gender equality
Support
Create a sustainable and effective support eco-system for equality practitioners
Policy
Provide evidence to facilitate effective dialog 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.
![Sustaining change](/themes/custom/inspire/images/hub1.png)
Sustaining change
Sustaining and deepening change in the R&I ecosystem.
![Widening participation](/themes/custom/inspire/images/hub2.png)
Widening participation
Widening participation and reach of GEPs
![Intersectionality](/themes/custom/inspire/images/hub3.png)
Intersectionality
Integrating an intersectional approach to equality
![Innovation](/themes/custom/inspire/images/hub4.png)
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.
Meet the partners
Meet the Advisory Board
Meet the Change Catalysts
![Consurtium](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Consurtium%201.jpg)
![Rachel Louise Palmén](/themes/custom/inspire/images/quoter.png)
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
![INSPIRE KSH2 logo](/sites/default/files/2024-08/KSH2-Blog-Post-Visual.png)
12.08.24
Igniting change in Europe and Latin America: A closer look at the INSPIRE KSH2
The KSH2 ‘Widening Participation’ aims to transform gender equality within Research and Innovation (R&I) organisations across Europe and Latin America by supporting the creation of Inclusive Gender Equality Plans (IGEPs).
![Joanna Beeckmans presenting at #ECPG2024](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Blog_Joanna_Pic2.jpg)
30.07.24
INSPIRE joins the European Conference on Politics and Gender in Ghent
A few weeks ago, our Knowledge & Support Hub (KSH) on Intersectionality participated in the European Conference of Politics and Gender in Ghent.
![Janice Bailey presenting INSPIRE](/sites/default/files/2024-07/INSPIRE_Antwerp-2-4-July_Janice.jpg)
17.07.24
INSPIRE featured in the "Intersectionality and Inclusion in Health" conference in Antwerp (2-4 July 2024)
Summer may be in full swing in Europe, but our partners are still as active as ever in promoting the valuable work we are doing in INSPIRE!