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Veronica Guerin Scholarship winners

Veronica Guerin Washington Scholarship Announced

Two DCU journalism students have been awarded the 2023 Veronica Guerin Washington Scholarship. This scholarship was established by DCU’s School of Communications and Mediahuis Ireland (formerly Independent News & Media) in memory of investigative journalist Veronica Guerin who was murdered in 1996. In 2022/23, the scholarship will allow two DCU journalism students to complete their...
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President Dáire Keogh and graduates including pilot Lisa Cusack, Dublin GAA star Paddy Andrews, Thomas O’Dowd, President of DCU Students Union, and student Queen Lawal

DCU Alumni Launch Excellence and Opportunity Spring Appeal

Today, DCU Educational Trust launched a Spring Appeal calling on alumni to support the university’s Excellence and Opportunity fund. President Dáire Keogh was joined by graduates including pilot Lisa Cusack, Dublin GAA star Paddy Andrews, Thomas O’Dowd, President of DCU Students Union, and student Queen Lawal, who came together to show their support for the...
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2023 T.J. O'Driscoll group

44 Scholarships Awarded at A Celebration of Memorial and Endowed Scholarships at DCU

On 1st March, 44 students received scholarship awards at an event on DCU’s Glasnevin Campus to celebrate memorial and endowed scholarships at DCU.  This annual event in the DCU calendar honours past students, staff and friends of DCU who are remembered through memorial scholarships, as well as celebrating those who support future generations of DCU...
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LinkedIn Announce New Supports for Award-Winning DCU Access To The Workplace Programme

LinkedIn Announce New Supports for Award-Winning DCU Access To The Workplace Programme

Students from DCU’s Access Service joined LinkedIn staff at their Wilton Park campus in Dublin to announce a three-year commitment from LinkedIn to support DCU’s award-winning Access to the Workplace programme. For over 30 years, DCU has run Ireland’s first and largest university Access programme, which now supports over 1,000 students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds...
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CRH, Siobhán Fay and Edward McGivney and Professor Anne Looney Win DCU Leadership Awards for 2022-23

CRH, and husband and wife Siobhán Fay and Edward McGivney, were announced as the winners of the DCU Corporate Leadership and Individual Leadership Awards for 2022-23 respectively at DCU Educational Trust’s annual Leadership Circle Dinner on 1 February. Professor Anne Looney, Executive Dean of DCU Institute of Education, was also presented with the DCU Staff...
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DCU Access to the Workplace Launched for 2023

On Wednesday, 30th November, Dublin City University hosted ‘Teams that Thrive,’ a special event to mark the launch of DCU Access to the Workplace 2023. Speakers at the event included fashion designer and Founder of WorkEqual, Sonya Lennon, and Dublin senior footballer and People and Change Manager at KPMG, Jonny Cooper, together with companies and...
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KPMG Partners with DCU Business School

Five year strategic partnership will deliver a range of activities that will maintain and enhance KPMG’s contribution to business education in Ireland KPMG, one of the leading providers of professional services, has signed a five year partnership agreement with Dublin City University Business School. For over four decades, KPMG has been a strong supporter of...
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New Dr Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship created at DCU

DCU Educational Trust is pleased to announce the creation of the new Dr Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship at DCU, thanks to a generous philanthropic gift from The Liffey Trust. The scholarship will be awarded annually from 2022 to 2032 to promote the concepts of job creation, entrepreneurial development and education for life in the minds...
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Over 200 Students Take Part in First In-person Access Orientation Since 2019

For the first time since 2019, first year DCU Access students were invited on campus for an Access orientation. Over the course of three days, over 200 students took part in the orientation which assisted them in transitioning into the third-level learning environment. Students received welcome addresses from the DCU President, Prof Daire Keogh, and...
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Enterprise Holdings Take to the Sky for DCU’s Exoskeleton Programme

On 6th July, 17 members of the Enterprise Holdings team took part in a sponsored sky dive which raised over €6,000 for the DCU Exoskeleton Programme.  The programme, which is a physiotherapist led service, allows people with reduced mobility due to paralysis to walk again wearing a robotic suit (exoskeleton) created by Ekso Bionics. The...
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