Campaign Projects

DCU Annual Fund

Each year DCU alumni and friends give generously to the DCU Annual Fund to support Access scholarships, sports scholarships, research...

Transforming student lives

Access: Pathways to Brighter Futures

We believe that talented youth should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential in life, no matter who they are...

Translating knowledge

DCU Water Institute

Water supply is one of the greatest challenges facing global societies today. Population increase and economic growth in recent years...

Transforming student lives

Visual Arts Initiative

Pablo Picasso once said, “art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” We believe that art in...

University of Enterprise

UStart – Empowering Student Entrepreneurs

DCU’s UStart was Ireland’s first student start-up accelerator programme. It enables students to discover and develop their entrepreneurial flair. It...

Transforming student lives

Student Leadership and Life-skills Centre

At DCU, we seek to develop well-rounded graduates who will be sought after by employers and who can make a...

Transforming student lives

DCU Student Centre

One of the major successes of the Shaping the Future campaign so far, in 2016 construction commenced on the development...

Translating knowledge

GAA Education and Research Institute

The GAA has always been at the heart of Irish life. In a unique partnership, DCU will join with the...

Transforming student lives

DCU Bank of Ireland Sports Academy

At DCU, we are committed to enabling talented young men and women to excel in both academic and sporting fields,...

Engaging with communities

Fáilte ar Líne – Learn Irish Online

Large numbers of first, second and third generations of the Irish diaspora are enthusiastic about learning the Irish language. Leveraging...

Transforming student lives

Learning Futures Labs

The pace of technological change is rapid and we must continuously innovate to teach and prepare students for tomorrow, today....

Translating knowledge

Pioneering Developments in STEM Education

This project will further the enhancement of DCU’s research centre for STEM education, an internationally recognised multidisciplinary team across DCU’s...

Transforming student lives

Leaders in Knowledge Creation

At DCU, we are committed to maintaining and building our competitive position in terms of academic excellence and our international...

Engaging with communities

Ireland India Institute

As the world’s most populous country with a population of 1.2 billion people, and the world’s fastest growing large economy,...

Transforming student lives

DCU Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction (IICRR)

Launched by Hilary Clinton in 2012, DCU’s Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction has played an active and widely...

Transforming student lives

DCU Institute of Education

Our future prosperity and the quality of our shared society rely heavily on the quality of our education system. DCU’s...

Translating knowledge

Historic Collections Research Centre (HCRC)

Through recording, preserving and valuing Irish history, the HCRC will be an internationally-significant resource in post-1948 modern Irish politics, culture...

Translating knowledge

DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo)

Launched in 2015, the DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) is a pioneering initiative to advance the social...

Translating knowledge

Centre for Healthy Ageing (CHAnge)

Part of DCU’s wider Age Friendly University Strategy, the Centre for Healthy Ageing or ‘CHAnge’ project is DCU’s response to...

University of Enterprise

Centre for Family Business

In Ireland today, 75% of firms are small and medium sized family businesses, contributing more than 50% of GDP and...

Engaging with communities

Age Friendly University

At DCU, we are committed to opening up every aspect of campus life to respond to the needs and interests...