DCU’s award-winning Access to the Workplace programme has provided 245 professional summer internships for DCU Access students from socio- economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and for neurodiverse students, since it was first launched in 2019. Internships are hosted by leading Irish companies, who also support Access scholarships at DCU. In this video, Niall Flanagan, Associate Director of...Continue Reading
Built with philanthropic support in 2018, today, The U is at the heart of student life in DCU. In 2018, President Michael D. Higgins unveiled The U, DCU’s €15 million state-of-the-art student centre, funded by donations from DCU students, The Tony Ryan Trust and Bank of Ireland. In this video, we look at the impact...Continue Reading
CRH, and husband and wife Siobhán Fay and Edward McGivney, were announced as the winners of the DCU Corporate Leadership and Individual Leadership Awards for 2022-23 respectively at DCU Educational Trust’s annual Leadership Circle Dinner on 1 February. Professor Anne Looney, Executive Dean of DCU Institute of Education, was also presented with the DCU Staff...Continue Reading
Professor Hamsa Venkat was appointed as the Naughton Family Chair in STEM Education at DCU in 2022. The Chair was created thanks to the generosity and vision of the Naughton Family Foundation. Professor Venkat holds the first chair in STEM education in Ireland to focus on primary and early childhood education, and one of only...Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 30th November, Dublin City University hosted ‘Teams that Thrive,’ a special event to mark the launch of DCU Access to the Workplace 2023. Speakers at the event included fashion designer and Founder of WorkEqual, Sonya Lennon, and Dublin senior footballer and People and Change Manager at KPMG, Jonny Cooper, together with companies and...Continue Reading
Five year strategic partnership will deliver a range of activities that will maintain and enhance KPMG’s contribution to business education in Ireland KPMG, one of the leading providers of professional services, has signed a five year partnership agreement with Dublin City University Business School. For over four decades, KPMG has been a strong supporter of...Continue Reading
Ross Munnelly is Director of Alumni Relations at DCU. In this piece, he describes what the university means to him and over 90,000 alumni around the world. He also discusses the importance of giving alumni opportunities to stay involved with their alma mater, and why he decided to start supporting scholarships at DCU in a...Continue Reading
DCU Educational Trust is pleased to announce the creation of the new Dr Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship at DCU, thanks to a generous philanthropic gift from The Liffey Trust. The scholarship will be awarded annually from 2022 to 2032 to promote the concepts of job creation, entrepreneurial development and education for life in the minds...Continue Reading
For the first time since 2019, first year DCU Access students were invited on campus for an Access orientation. Over the course of three days, over 200 students took part in the orientation which assisted them in transitioning into the third-level learning environment. Students received welcome addresses from the DCU President, Prof Daire Keogh, and...Continue Reading
The Colm Delves Leadership Lab at DCU was established in 2021 with philanthropic support from Digicel. The creative learning space is the first of its kind in Ireland, developing next generation leaders.Continue Reading
