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Supporting Children to Walk in a Robotic Exoskeleton

The DCU Exoskeleton Programme is helping to shape the future of healthcare. This physiotherapist-led research programme explores the benefits of robot-supported walking for individuals living with reduced mobility. In 2024, this unique programme was extended to children for the first time, thanks to philanthropic support from Community Foundation Ireland, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation and our...

DCU Access to the Workplace – Victoria and Ipsen

Through Access to the Workplace, DCU student Victoria Ilori had the chance to take on a summer internship with biopharmaceutical company Ipsen. In this video, Victoria and Derek Clifford, Senior Manufacturing Science and Technology Manager at Ipsen, share their experiences with the programme. Our award-winning DCU Access to the Workplace programme helps create a level...

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DCU Exoskeleton Programme, Research for Society
Supporting Children to Walk in a Robotic Exoskeleton
The DCU Exoskeleton Programme is helping to shape the future of healthcare. This physiotherapist-led research programme explores the benefits of robot-supported walking for individuals living with reduced mobility. In 2024, this unique programme was extended to children for the first time, thanks to philanthropic support from Community Foundation Ireland, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation and our...
Access to the Workplace, Excellence and Opportunity
DCU Access to the Workplace – Victoria and Ipsen
Through Access to the Workplace, DCU student Victoria Ilori had the chance to take on a summer internship with biopharmaceutical company Ipsen. In this video, Victoria and Derek Clifford, Senior Manufacturing Science and Technology Manager at Ipsen, share their experiences with the programme. Our award-winning DCU Access to the Workplace programme helps create a level...
Access to the Workplace, Excellence and Opportunity
DCU Access to the Workplace – Matthew, Illan and PwC
DCU Access to the Workplace helped PwC Tax Associate Illan Dunne kickstart his career. This summer, Access student Matthew Reilly is hoping his own internship in PwC will help him choose a path for his future. In this video, Matthew, Illan, and Niamh McInerney, Director of Talent Acquisition at PwC, share their experiences with the...
Excellence and Opportunity, Student Entrepreneurship
Ollie’s Story – Developing Entrepreneurial Skills
First year Marketing, Innovation and Technology (MInT) student Oliver O’Gorman is the 2026 recipient of the Dr Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship. Oliver has already set up two businesses and, as he explains, he is looking forward to making the most of every opportunity this scholarship provides. “I’m from Phibsborough, near DCU and got my first...
Student Entrepreneurship, Student Experience and Facilities
Supporting the next generation of student founders
For many students, making the leap from a brilliant idea scribbled in a notebook to a fully functioning business can feel out of reach. DCU:Innovate Catalyst is a new student entrepreneurship hub dedicated to transforming those ideas into real-world action. Catalyst offers students a structured pathway from exploring entrepreneurship to taking action, forming ventures, and becoming...
Student Experience and Facilities
DCU:Innovate Catalyst
Transforming ideas into action… At DCU, we believe that the next generation of young innovators and problem-solvers has the potential to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, deliver cutting-edge products, and future-proof the Irish economy. Homegrown talent is vital to the success and independence of Ireland’s economy—and together, we can help creative thinkers turn...
Excellence and Opportunity, PhD, Research for Society
Anne’s Story – Tackling Water Pollution
In the face of declining biodiversity and increasing pollution, protecting our planet’s water sources is more important than ever. Supported by the Susan and Harry Hartford Access PhD Scholarship, Anne Leung hopes her research will strengthen environmental regulations for a greener future. “Myself, science and the environment go way back. I had a really great...
Future Skills and Innovation, Institute of Education, Research for Society
Changemaker Schools – Rathcoole Educate Together NS
DCU Changemaker Schools Network is based on one very simple yet powerful idea: that all children can be changemakers. Across Ireland, over 50 member schools are working to equip their students with the essential skills of empathy, creativity, leadership and teamwork so they are ready to thrive in the modern world and to address societal...
Access, Excellence and Opportunity
Lee’s Story – Pursuing His Dreams Through Education
Growing up in Finglas in north Dublin, Lee’s mother made sure he was always surrounded by the Irish language. Now in the second year of his Bachelor of Education degree, Lee explains how the Access Programme is supporting his ambitions to inspire the next generation. “I live in Finglas with my ma and da and my...

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Supporting Children to Walk in a Robotic Exoskeleton

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Supporting Children to Walk in a Robotic Exoskeleton

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DCU Access to the Workplace – Matthew, Illan and PwC

Ollie’s Story – Developing Entrepreneurial Skills

Supporting the next generation of student founders

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Anne’s Story – Tackling Water Pollution

Changemaker Schools – Rathcoole Educate Together NS

Lee’s Story – Pursuing His Dreams Through Education

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