Dublin City University has announced a significant new programme of philanthropically funded research on autism education and neurodiversity at DCU Institute of Education. Four PhD scholarships are to be created, as well as a six-month postdoctoral position. Bank of Ireland and Accenture have partnered with DCU to conduct a six-month study that will identify barriers...Continue Reading
On Thursday, 16th May, four inspiring teachers from across Ireland received the prestigious Teachers Inspire Ireland Desmond Award at a special ceremony in Dublin City University, hosted by RTÉ broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan. Jill Farrell (teacher at St. Nessan’s National School, Mungret, Co. Limerick), Joe O’Driscoll (retired teacher from Carrigboy National School, West Cork), Meg Offiah...Continue Reading
Nine talented students have received a DCU Arts Bursary Award for 2023/24 to invest in their chosen fields of excellence, which range from visual arts and photography to music. The bursaries were awarded by DCU’s Office of Student Life, with support from DCU Educational Trust. Established in 2009, the Arts Bursary promotes excellence in arts...Continue Reading
The Dr Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship for 2024 was awarded to first-year student Giada Mazzini at a hackathon event in DCU Business School on Thursday, 21st March. The Global Business student was selected from over 700 applicants for the scholarship, which was created thanks to a generous philanthropic donation from The Liffey Trust in 2023....Continue Reading
Ballymore has announced its renewed commitment to Gaelic football at Dublin City University for the 2023/24 academic year. The agreement extends a successful partnership between Ballymore and DCU’s men’s and women’s football teams that commenced in the 2021/22 season. Ballymore is a property developer with vast and varied experience, acknowledged as pioneers of some of...Continue Reading
KPMG and DCU’s many anonymous donors, as represented by Community Foundation Ireland, were announced as the winners of the DCU Corporate Leadership and Individual Leadership Awards for 2023-24 at DCU Educational Trust’s annual Leadership Circle Dinner on 1 February. Professor Noel O’Connor, CEO of Insight SFI Centre for Data Analytics and Full Professor in Electronic...Continue Reading
DCU has partnered with leading global medtech company Baxter Healthcare to provide scholarships for DCU students from underrepresented groups and communities. As part of Baxter’s Activating Change Today initiative, the company have announced three new collaborations to support financially in-need students from multicultural backgrounds pursuing degrees at DCU, University College London and Trinity College Dublin....Continue Reading
Over a four-year period, Trane Technologies will provide philanthropic support to DCU’s Access Programme, providing scholarships as part of a comprehensive package of financial, academic, personal and professional support offered to DCU Access students from disadvantaged backgrounds. They will also offer summer internships to students as part of the award-winning Access to the Workplace Programme,...Continue Reading
A new 4-year educational partnership between West Pharmaceutical Services and DCU will provide 180 students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds with scholarships and educational opportunities, it has been announced. The new partnership with the DCU Access Programme features the creation of a new annual €45,000 scholarship fund by West to run for four years. Speaking on...Continue Reading
Through the Naughton STEM Education Scholars programme, DCU Institute of Education is advancing research initiatives in the developing world that foster equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM education. Professor Hamsa Venkat, Naughton Family Chair in STEM Education, has welcomed three international scholars to DCU Institute of Education as part of a new initiative that will...Continue Reading
