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h2Why DCU?
h2We're #1 in Ireland
h2Top 350 in the World
h2Ireland's #1 ranked 'Young University'
h293% in employment or further education
h2123 different nationalities
h2Work Placement
h3DCU People
h4"I think in teaching, it is so important to put yourself in a child's shoes"
h4"I'm bringing parts of that thesis into the room all the time to open up conversations."
h4"One day it'll all just click for you, and then there's no going back."
h4"I thought that excelling in my education would be the best way forward for myself and my family."
h2Life On Campus
h2DCU Autumn Graduations
h2'DCU in the Community' launches new hub
h2Highlights
h2DCU appoints Cathal Marley as new Chancellor
h2Prof Anne Looney to chair National Convention on Education
h2€7 million allocated to develop new indoor training facility at Morton Stadium
h2DCU led paper marks culmination of largest investigator led clinical breast cancer trial in Ireland
h2Arts: Join Honours (Humanities)
h3Our Vibrant Campuses
h2News
h2Events
h2Get Social
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DCU ranked in the top 350

University rises to highest ever position in THE World University Rankings

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Postgraduate at DCU

Discover your passions and follow your greatness at DCU

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Strategy 2023-2028

DCU launches ambitious new strategy entitled 'Transformation for an Unscripted Future'

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Welcome

Dáire Keogh

President

DCU is proud to be one of the world’s leading Young Universities, with a mission to transform lives and societies. Through education, research and innovation, we are focused on delivering real impact, and addressing global challenges in collaboration with our partners and stakeholders.

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## Why DCU?

## We're #1 in Ireland

in Research Quality

Times Higher World Rankings 2026

## Top 350 in the World

The THE World University Rankings provide the definitive list of the world’s best universities, with an emphasis on the research mission.

Times Higher World Rankings 2026

## Ireland's #1 ranked 'Young University'

Top ranked University in the Times Higher Education 'Young University' rankings, and 59th globally

DCU ranked top Young University in Ireland

## 93% in employment or further education

93% of our recent graduates are in employment or further education nine months after graduation

Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024

## 123 different nationalities

123 countries represented within the student body

## Work Placement

80% of our courses have INTRA - paid, relevant work experience or work placement

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### DCU People

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Aaliah Saeed

Alumni

#### "I think in teaching, it is so important to put yourself in a child's shoes"


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Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching)

Tom Burke

Staff

#### "I'm bringing parts of that thesis into the room all the time to open up conversations."


Read more about Tom Burke

MA in Documentary Practice

Niamh Walsh

Alumni

#### "One day it'll all just click for you, and then there's no going back."


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Sarraj Alsersawi

Alumni

#### "I thought that excelling in my education would be the best way forward for myself and my family."


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MSc in Electronic & Computer Technology

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## Life On Campus

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Congratulations to our 4,600 graduates who will receive their parchments this week

#WeAreDCU

## DCU Autumn Graduations

DCU Autumn Graduations

Find out all you need to know about our clubs and societies

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A culture of care and wellbeing across our entire DCU community

DCU Healthy

PhD Scholarships launched to mark 150 years of teacher education at St Patrick's College

Drumcondra 150 Scholarships

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The new site for 'DCU in the Community', which is managed by the University's Office of Civic Engagement, showcases the diversity of our community engagement.

## 'DCU in the Community' launches new hub

DCU in the Community

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## Highlights

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Cathal Marley, a Donegal native and DCU graduate, is Chief Executive of the EirGrid group, and has over 25 years' experience in the utilities and infrastrucutre sectors.

#WeAreDCU

## DCU appoints Cathal Marley as new Chancellor

DCU appoints new Chancellor Cathal Marley

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The Education Convention will bring together all stakeholders in education, focussing mainly on primary and post-primary education

#DCUEducation

## Prof Anne Looney to chair National Convention on Education

Prof Anne Looney appointed as Chair on National Convention on Education

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Funding part of the €173 million in grants given to 35 projects across Ireland under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF)

#DCUSport

## €7 million allocated to develop new indoor training facility at Morton Stadium

DCU Sport

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A new paper, published in Acta Oncologica, represents the culmination of a series of outputs stemming from an all island 88 patient clinical trial involving eight different hospitals beginning in 2010.

#DCUResearch

## DCU led paper marks culmination of largest investigator led clinical breast cancer trial in Ireland

The trial focused on the novel combination of two anti-cancer drugs used to treat the fast growing HER-2 positive breast cancer subtype

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Do you have an interest in contemporary society? With this course, you will have the oppotunity to study in areas such as traditions, cultures, world religions, theology, law, politics, communiation, human-environment relations and human behaviour

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## Arts: Join Honours (Humanities)

Featured Course

Will transform how Ireland monitors marine ecosystems

Marine Institute to fund €1.5m DCU-led project

Dublin City University and AIB's relationship was celebrated at an event held in Dublin

DCU and AIB mark 30 years of partnership

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### Our Vibrant Campuses

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## News

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17/11/2025

DCU Researchers secure over €1.35 million in Research Ireland funding across two calls

Principal investigators of the project, Dr Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin and Dr Patrick Burke

07/11/2025

DCU Research Charts Opportunities, Challenges and Priorities for the Teaching and Learning of Irish in English-Medium Schools

L-r Dr Bennett Kleinberg, Prof Yvonne Daly, Prof Shane O'Mara, Prof Dave Walsh. Credit: Paul Sharp

06/11/2025

DCU Researcher to collaborate on €10 million ERC grant examining coercive interrogation practices

31/10/2025

DCU Consortium awarded €2.3m in Government Disruptive Technologies Innovation Funding

(L-R) Gertrude Rufai, Dr. Gordon Ogutu, Harry Mallon, Dr. Hadjer Taibi and Dr. Niamh McGuirk Photo: Kyran O'Brien

29/10/2025

Dublin City University launches its Race Equality Framework and Action Plan

29/10/2025

DCU academics co-ordinate Multimedia and AI conferences welcoming over 2,200 International Researchers

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## Events

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Sat 01 Nov

O'Reilly Library

Dr Leeann Lane's 'Cork Afterlives' Exhibition

Sat 01 Nov

O'Reilly Library

Dr Leeann Lane's 'Cork Afterlives' Exhibition

Wed 19 Nov

All Hallows Chapel

School of Theology, Philosophy & Music Winter Choral Concert

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