People Development | Aurora Leadership Development Programme for Women

TU Dublin People Development has identified Leadership Development as a priority for all staff who are responsible for managing people and for those who aspire to leadership roles. The Aurora Leadership Development Programme however, is specifically designed to support women to understand and address barriers to progression identified in the HEA Review of Gender Equality in Higher Education (June 2016) , the Gender Task Force Action Plan (2018), and to support the recommendations of the TU Dublin Athena SWAN Action Plan.

The programme is for women at the start of, or who are aspiring to their leadership career, and who have undertaken little or no leadership training to date. There are 7 places available and staff from all categories that meet the criteria are eligible to apply. An evaluation panel will review all applications to select the Aurora cohort.

The programme for 2025 is shown below with eight compulsory modules which where delivered as follows:

Workshop	Date	Time	Location
Welcome and Introduction	Wed 24 Sep 2025	10:00 - 12:30	Online
Identity, Impact & Voice	Wed 1 Oct 2025	10:00 - 15:00	Online
Core Leadership	Wed 5 Nov 2025	10:00 - 15:00	Online
Action Learning Set 1	Wed 26 Nov 2025	10:00 - 15:00	Online
Politics & Influence	Wed 16 Dec 2025	10:00 - 15:00	Online
Adaptive Leadership	Wed 14 Jan 2026	10:00 - 15:00	Online
Your Future in HE	Tue 24 Feb 2026	09:30 - 16:00	In Person - Intercontinental Hotel, Dublin
Action Learning Set 2	Wed 11 Mar 2026	10:00 - 15:00	Delegates Self-host

Application

The application process for the 2025 TU Dublin Aurora Leadership Development Programme will open shortly. If you have any queries, please contact peopledevelopment@tudublin.ie

The application form is available at Aurora Leadership Development Programme for Women - 2025 Application Form

Closing Date: Friday 5^th September 2025 at 12 noon