Derek Hand

Congratulations to the winners of The Irish Times debate, still going strong 66 years later. irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

TCD Hist and SADSI students triumph in Irish Times Debate final irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

Great to have students back on our campuses today for the beginning of Semester 2. Welcome back! 😊 #WeAreDCU

What will the Irish town of the future look like and what does it require to thrive? Dr Susan Hegarty @hegarty_susan of @DCUHist_Geog discusses this on the @RTEBrainstorm podcast. Listen: launch.dcu.ie/45v14DA @Researchirel

Wishing our students, staff, alumni and friends a happy, healthy and successful new year! Athbhliain faoi shéan is faoi mhaise daoibh go léir! 🎉🥳 #WeAreDCU

#DCUYearinPictures: DCU is now ranked in the top 350 universities in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings @timeshighered, its highest position ever. DCU is 1st in Ireland for Research Quality. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/3L2XCIQ

#DCUResearch: DCU's Prof Yvonne Daly @yvonnedaly and colleagues from Trinity College Dublin, De Montfort University and Tilburg University, secured a €10 million @ERC_Research grant to investigate coercive and abusive interrogation practices. Read: launch.dcu.ie/4nK9a1s

Experts at @ConversationUK have compiled their list of the five best films of 2025 - our own Laura O'Flanagan from @DCUSchoolofEng is on the expert panel! The list might come in handy if you get bored over Christmas! 🎄 Check it out here: launch.dcu.ie/4at6rXf

D'éirigh linn Daidí na Nollag aka an tUachtarán Dáire Keogh a mhealladh isteach sna grianghrafanna. Go raibh míle maith agat, a Dháire! Our Santa President Dáire Keogh is pictured with colleagues from English, IOE, Arts & Culture, FSG, library, & more at the DCU Christmas Party.

Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha @LNiChoistealbha has been announced as the Arts Council @artscouncil_ie Scríbhneoir Cónaithe Gaeilge at DCU. The position, jointly funded by the Arts Council and Dublin City University, will begin in January 2026. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/3XQfie8

Dublin City University this week launched the @DCUVolunteer Strategy 2025-2028. DCU was the first university in Ireland to publish a volunteer strategy in 2020. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4a9DorB #WeAreDCU #DCUVolunteer

This is great news! @HumanitiesDCU @DCUSchoolofEng

How 'Ireland's Best Book Club' has created a Community of Readers at DCU. Leading authors share their work and engage with readers at a book club with a difference. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4qhgzqX

DCU Arts & Culture and the Fire Station Artists' Studios @FSArtistStudios have announced two Visual Artists in Residence positions for 2026/27. The closing date for applications is Friday, January 2nd, at 12.00pm. For more information, click here: launch.dcu.ie/3XZR15h

Ireland will not compete in #Eurovision2026 after Israel allowed to remain in competition. DCU's #Eurovision expert Dr Dónal Mulligan said it was a welcome decision for most people in Ireland on @ABCaustralia. Listen to the full interview here: launch.dcu.ie/49YYby4

Dr Ellen Howley @LN_howley, Assistant Professor @DCUSchoolofEng, recommends 'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy, as the book that steered her through her twenties, for @ConversationUK. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/48AQvQl

Thank you to all who attended the @DCU QQI FET (PLC) Open Day today. Great engagement across the event, including at the Faculty Information Stand and tours of our Media Studio and Moot Court. More info: dcu.ie/studentrecruit… @TeamDCU #WeAreDCU

There are now only a limited number of tickets available for the Fidelio Trio Winter Chamber Music Festival taking place at DCU this coming weekend from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th November 2025. More information and booking HERE: dcu.ie/humanities-and…

DCU’s BA in Journalism @HumanitiesDCU led to a high-profile @rte job for Cathal Dowd, who says the course lets you “go out and do what you want to do.” Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4qIjda1

Dara Calleary @daracalleary TD, @DeptRCDG, this week launched three major initiatives at DCU that will significantly advance Ireland’s Irish-language digital infrastructure and the country’s capacity to navigate artificial intelligence in education. Read: launch.dcu.ie/3XHYfL3