Adam Daly is a PhD student in DCU School of Psychology whose research focuses on cancer survivorship, health and culture. Here, he shares how philanthropic initiatives have supported his educational journey, from school outreach to his doctoral scholarship. With less than 1% of doctoral students coming from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, the Deloitte Access PhD Scholarship...Continue Reading
Daragh O’Mahony is Chief People and Sustainability Officer for National Broadband Ireland (NBI). In this piece, he shares why the company delivering a new high-speed fibre broadband network for rural Ireland is proud to support DCU Access to the Workplace. What first inspired National Broadband Ireland to support the DCU Access to the Workplace Programme?...Continue Reading
DCU Institute of Education launched a new Centre for Literacy Research, Policy and Practice at an event on DCU St Patrick’s Campus on Tuesday, 19 November. The event was attended by educators, policy-makers, researchers and authors, who heard from expert speakers and panellists in the field of literacy. This innovative Centre was established to shape...Continue Reading
Dublin City University launched Access to the Workplace 2025 at an event in Chartered Accountants House on Pearse Street today. Now in its sixth year, this award-winning programme provides professional summer internships for DCU Access students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and for neurodivergent students. The launch event, Beyond Bias: Unlocking Future Talent, explored how organisations...Continue Reading
On Wednesday 6th November, 51 students received scholarship awards at an event on DCU’s Glasnevin Campus. This annual event in the DCU calendar honours past students, staff and friends of DCU who are remembered through memorial scholarships, as well as celebrating those who support future generations of DCU students through endowed scholarships. 31 students received...Continue Reading
Anne Rush is Chief People Officer at Linesight, the global construction consultancy firm. In this piece, she describes how DCU Access to the Workplace is furthering their strategy for diversity, equity and inclusion. What first inspired Linesight to support the DCU Access Programme? Linesight is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion and, as a...Continue Reading
A new four-year collaboration between financial services leader Fidelity Investments Ireland and Dublin City University will provide a programme of scholarships to tackle the persistent underrepresentation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths, both in the workplace and in education. This collaboration with DCU Faculty of Engineering and Computing, DCU Sport...Continue Reading
Electronic Engineering student Alyssa always knew women and girls who loved to code. In this piece, she shares how her Qualcomm Student Scholarship gives her the support and encouragement to achieve her ambitions. “I have always been surrounded by intelligent women. I grew up with a sister, and went to all-girls primary and secondary schools,...Continue Reading
Professional services firm Azets Ireland has today been announced as the new sponsor of DCU Sport. Azets Ireland will be the main shirt sponsor across DCU sport teams, and will also be the named sponsors of the DCU Sport Scholarships Awards. This sponsorship funding will support the overall DCU Sport programme, including the sport scholarship...Continue Reading
After winning the Dr Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship for 2024, first-year Global Business (Canada) student Giada Mazzini can’t wait to see what the future holds. In this piece, she shares how the scholarship has given her the motivation and the network to achieve her potential. “I had ten years’ experience in the workplace before I...Continue Reading
