Since graduating from DCU with a BA in Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance, Kaelan Zipoli is living his dream of performing and recording music. Here, the Ray Comiskey Memorial Scholarship recipient shares a little of his what he loves about jazz and how his time in DCU led to exciting collaborations. “My mam loves old-school...Continue Reading
An inspirational mother, and a keen in interest in helping others, inspired Ketsia Matondo to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Society at DCU. As she explains, the DCU Access Programme has provided invaluable support as she works towards her goal. “I was born in Galway, but I grew up in in...Continue Reading
The DCU Access Programme is helping Heather Campbell pursue her dream of becoming a teacher. The first in her family to go to university, Heather has overcome personal challenges and made brave decisions that led her to embark on a Bachelor of Education degree at DCU. Now in her second year of study, the Access...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
Students from DCU’s autistic community have identified the need for quiet, sensory-friendly spaces on campus. Thanks to our supporters, DCU’s new Quiet Space will support students to recover from sensory overload and recharge on campus. Plans have been unveiled to make Dublin City University an even friendlier campus for autistic staff and students with the...Continue Reading
DCU’s Access to the Workplace Programme aims to improve the employability and earning potential of disadvantaged students as well as support them to grow their connections and network and ultimately their social capital by increasing early access to employment opportunities and professional networks. Queen Lawal, a second year DCU student in Politics and Law, spent...Continue Reading
Time never stops at DCU…and neither do our student athletes! Get a flavour of a day in the busy lives of DCU’s performance athletes and student community, and of how DCU Sport is helping them to excel in their studies, sport and life.Continue Reading
DCU’s Excellence and Opportunity Fund enables talented students to pursue doctoral research that makes an impact. In this video, final-year PhD students Lauren Kearney and Katie O’Rourke share how that support is helping them to take on some of our world’s most pressing challenges: tackling global warming and protecting biodiversity. Through the Excellence and Opportunity...Continue Reading
Growing up in foster care, Aaron dreamed of becoming a pilot. In this video, he shares how support from DCU’s Excellence and Opportunity Fund is helping him to achieve that dream. Now a second-year Aviation Management student, Aaron hopes to show other young people in care what they can achieve. Supported by the Excellence and Opportunity...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
