UCD School of Psychology and Headstrong study shows one third of young people have experienced mental health distress

The My World Survey, Ireland's first comprehensive national study of youth mental health, has been released by Headstrong - The National Centre for Youth Mental Health and the UCD School of Psychology. It tracks, for the first time, evidence of the damaging link between...

UCD Ladies Hockey claim Electric Ireland Irish Senior Cup

UCD claimed the title of Electric Ireland Women’s Irish Senior Cup Champions on Sunday 13th May 2012 with a 3-2 win over Loreto. This concludes a fantastic season for the UCD Ladies Hockey Team who have also claimed a number of other distinguished honours including the Leinster Division 1 Cup and League double...

Irish higher education system 16th in new ranking published by Universitas 21

New research into national education systems published by Universitas 21 ranks Ireland 16th among 48 countries. The US tops the list, with the Scandinavian countries dominating the top 10.  The UK is ranked 10.  Ireland lies ahead of Germany, Israel and Japan...

Minister Cannon begins Mandarin lessons with UCD Confucius Institute

The Minister of State for Training and Skills, Ciarán Cannon T.D. has praised the work of Ireland’s two Confucius Institutes as he begins taking Mandarin lessons with the UCD Confucius Institute. “Our relations with China have never been more important,"...

New High-Tech Ventures Commence UCD’s 2012 Entrepreneurship Programme

Twelve new high-tech and knowledge-intensive business ventures and 28 researchers are taking part on University College Dublin’s (UCD) 2012 entrepreneurship programme. The annual Campus Company Development Programme (CCDP), which has just commenced...

Monday 21st May: World Heritage is only one click away! Have we fully explored the potentials of New Media and Technology?

Dr  Chen, Professor Emerita of Simmons College, Boston,  will show how world treasured cultural and heritage resources, regardless of the format of content – texts, audios, sound, images, videos, 360 degree panoramic views, visualization, etc. can be instantly presented for universal access and sharing at a simple click of the mouse…