Impact Report

Making an impact in extraordinary times

Despite a year like no other in the 2019/20 academic year, DCU’s supporters pledged over €4.5 million to enable projects that further DCU’s mission to transform lives and societies and help to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Check out our 2019/20 Impact Report and video below to see how philanthropic donations helped to provide an inclusive and quality education for all, to reduce inequality in society, to promote health and well-being, to drive innovation and to address major environmental challenges last year.

Click here to download a PDF version of the report.

Helping to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2019/20

Impact Stories from 2019/20

Primary Teaching Through Irish Sign Language – Kevin’s Story

In 2019, four students began their journey to becoming the first Deaf primary school teachers using Irish Sign Language (ISL) in Ireland. Kevin Dudley is just one of the four...

Chloe’s Story

DCU Access students embody DCU’s mission to transform lives and societies. Chloe Fowler is just one of these students, who, as a final year student teacher at DCU, became the...

Finding Sanctuary: Anne’s Story

Anne came to Ireland from Nigeria to seek asylum in 2016. She has lived in the direct provision system since that time and in 2017, she began her MSc in...

Encouraging Creative Use of Digital Technology in the Classroom

Professor Deirdre Butler of DCU’s Institute of Education is an internationally recognised leader in the creative use of digital technologies to enhance student learning and prepare children for the challenges...