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Excellence and Opportunity

Caitlin’s Story

Caitlin used to pass DCU on the bus and dream of going inside. Here, she shares how support from the DCU Access Programme helped her achieve her ambitions. After graduation, she hopes to inspire other young people to fulfil their potential through her career as a teacher. “I grew up in a pretty busy home...
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Dr Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship Awarded at DCU

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....
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Dr David Dowling – A Leader in Vaccine Development

DCU Access graduate Dr David Dowling is now a leading vaccinologist with Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. In conversation with Professor Christine Loscher, Head of DCU School of Biotechnology, Dr Dowling shares how the DCU Access Programme gave him an opportunity to plan his future and achieve his ambitions. He also discusses some...
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Ballymore Renews Commitment to Gaelic Football at DCU

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...
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Joanna’s Story

Joanna Ozougwu is a third-year DCU student in Mechatronic Engineering, whose success in university encouraged her mom to return to education.  Here, she shares how the DCU Access Programme is helping her to achieve her goals. “I grew up in Clondalkin as the second oldest of five. In school, my highest grades were always in Maths,...
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Access to the Workplace 2024 – Talent to Take on the Future

This December, DCU launched Access to the Workplace 2024 at PwC in Spencer Dock. The event, Talent to Take on the Future, explored how organisations can build a workforce that is ready to embrace the challenges of the future. The award-winning Access to the Workplace programme provides professional summer internships for DCU Access students from...
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Grace Colley – Developing Targeted Cancer Treatments

Grace Colley is working to develop more targeted and effective treatments for breast cancer patients through her doctoral research in DCU’s School of Biotechnology. In this piece, she describes how support from the Orla Benson Memorial Scholarship is helping her advance and share this much-needed research. “I first developed my interest in research in DCU,...
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DCU Access to the Workplace 2024 Launches

Dublin City University’s Access to the Workplace (ATTW), the award-winning programme that provides professional summer internships for DCU Access students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and for neurodivergent students, launched ATTW 2024 today at PwC in Spencer Dock. The event, Talent to Take on the Future, explored how organisations can build a workforce that is ready...
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Rhys Doyle – Unlocking the Potential of Nuclear Fusion

DCU’s Excellence and Opportunity Fund provides transformative student scholarships and enables talented students to pursue doctoral research that makes an impact. In this video, PhD student Rhys Doyle shares how the DCU Access Programme gave him the emotional and financial support he needed to excel in university, even when faced with difficult choices. Now in...
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Federica Fazio – Understanding Mutual Defence in a Time of War

Federica Fazio developed an interest in international relations at an early age. In light of the war in Ukraine, her doctoral research into European mutual defence commitments is both timely and essential. In this piece, she describes how the Paddy Moriarty Memorial Scholarship is helping her to excel as a PhD candidate in DCU’s School...
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