The Dr Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship for 2024/2025 was awarded to first-year student Eoin Quinn at a hackathon event in DCU Business School on Wednesday, 26th March. The Business student was selected as part of a competitive application process for the scholarship, worth €9,000 over the course of his studies. The Liffey Trust was founded...Continue Reading
DCU and Deloitte have partnered on a new strategic alliance to elevate educational opportunities and drive innovation. The partnership marks a new chapter in Deloitte’s long-standing relationship with the university, and will benefit students across DCU Business School. In this video, students share how they have benefited from the innovative learning experiences and access to...Continue Reading
Ultan Doyle is a DCU Business School alumnus and Finance Leader at Eaton. In this piece, he looks back on his time at DCU and shares why he’s proud to give back to the university. Tell us about your time as a student in DCU. DCU has a great reputation as a young, industry-focused university....Continue Reading
Today, DCU Educational Trust launched a new call to alumni to support the DCU Excellence and Opportunity fund. DCU graduate Ultan Doyle joined students on campus to show his support for the fundraising campaign. This spring, the appeal will ask DCU graduates around the world to donate to the university’s Excellence and Opportunity fund. It...Continue Reading
Dublin City University (DCU) and Deloitte have announced a new strategic alliance to elevate educational opportunities and drive innovation. It includes a commitment of €1 million of funding over the next five years. This collaboration builds on a long-standing relationship between the two organisations. The substantial investment will benefit all DCU Business School students. It...Continue Reading
The right opportunity can open the door to a lifetime of possibilities. Global Business student Megan O’Sullivan spent her summer internship with PTSB as part of our award-winning Access to the Workplace programme. In this video, Megan and her PTSB colleagues share their experienced with the programme. DCU Access to the Workplace helps create a...Continue Reading
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
