Programme successfully bridges the critical gap between academic learning and professional employment A study carried out by Dublin City University’s Access to the Workplace to evaluate its effectiveness in creating meaningful opportunities for underrepresented students while advancing organisational diversity and inclusion objectives has found that ATTW is delivering for both students and employers. The study...Continue Reading
Research currently shows that women make up less than 25% of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) professionals in Ireland. In an effort to better understand the challenge and generate actionable insights, Dublin City University and Fidelity Investments Ireland have announced a new research project to tackle the persistent gender gap in STEM education and...Continue Reading
Applications open for the 2025 Fidelity Investments Women in STEM Student Scholarship. A collaboration between financial services leader Fidelity Investments Ireland and Dublin City University is providing a programme of scholarships to address the persistent underrepresentation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, both in the workplace and in university. Scholarship...Continue Reading
A newly commissioned work by Glasnevin-based artist John Nolan, Blurred Perceptions, was unveiled at an event this week in Dublin City University. The artwork hangs in a bright event space on the third floor of DCU Business School on the university’s Glasnevin campus. Blurred Perceptions is a celebration of colour, exploring how vivid yellows, reds...Continue Reading
The relationship between Dublin City University and AIB was celebrated at an event held in AIB Headquarters in Molesworth Street. AIB has been a key partner with DCU for three decades, supporting the University to develop talented graduates, advance our research, and enhance enterprise. AIB’s partnership with DCU’s National Centre for Family Business (DCU NCFB)...Continue Reading
This summer, St Patrick’s College Class of 1975 returned to campus to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. With over 100 in attendance, classmates travelled from all over Ireland to reunite once again as a class. Classmates recreated photos from their time in the college, reminisced, and caught up with old friends. In a moving gesture, the...Continue Reading
DCU alumni Mairead and Gerard O’Keeffe are proud supporters of DCU Excellence and Opportunity. In this piece, Accounting and Finance graduate Mairead shares what motivates the couple to give back to a new generation of students. As a DCU graduate, what does the university mean to you? I think your college years are very formative...Continue Reading
Aaron’s path to higher education wasn’t always straightforward – but a school guidance counsellor gave him the confidence he needed to follow a Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) entry route to university. Here, he shares how the right teachers and the DCU Access Programme are supporting his journey to become a teacher and encourage future generations of...Continue Reading
The support of the Sunflower Charitable Foundation will accelerate the growth and development of DCU LifeLab, advance associated research and enable the programme’s move to a purpose-built laboratory in the new DCU Polaris building. DCU LifeLab is a health literacy intervention co-designed with teachers, young people, and health professionals to improve the health knowledge, choices...Continue Reading
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
