The UCD College of Science is a vibrant and exciting centre of knowledge where you can enhance your learning experience and employment prospects by broadening your education or diving deeper into the subjects that interest you. It caters for over 1,500 graduate students in both taught and research programmes in a variety of subject areas from biological/environmental, chemical, geological, mathematical, physical and computer sciences delivered by lecturers at the forefront of both teaching and research. Within the UCD College of Science Graduate School, you will receive a first-class education and great opportunity for personal and career development.

The UCD College of Science is committed to delivering excellence in teaching and also in research and innovation. An interdisciplinary climate allows research and education to maximise their potential. Being fully aware of the important role that the College has to play in advancing scientific discovery, it invests substantial effort in providing its researchers and academics with an enabling environment.
Equally, education in the College benefits from being embedded in a vibrant research setting of international calibre. Particular attention is given to identifying and creating inter- and intra- institutional networks to ensure critical mass in specific disciplines. UCD Science Graduate students are highly successful in science based employment both at home and abroad.

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UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science

The UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science provides an academic and intellectual environment that fosters the development of world-class multidisciplinary teaching and research. It is part of a new UCD that is developing as a research-intensive university, advancing knowledge through cutting-edge research. Graduate students are central to these activities. Their work represents a large proportion of the research in the School, and the training and experiences offered by the School are designed to further the development of their future careers.

The School offers Graduate Research Opportunities within internationally recognised research groups that lead to Masters and Doctoral degrees. Our research focuses on four interlinked thematic areas: ecosystem function and sustainable resource managment, evolution and population biology, plant sciences and cell and molecular biology.

The School also provides a range of Graduate Taught Programmes at certificate, diploma and degree level.

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School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science (SBBS)

One of the most rapidly advancing areas of science today is in the field of biomolecular and biomedical research. Discoveries of how molecules, that are the fundamental elements of biological systems, work have been instrumental in advancing our understanding of health and disease in all forms of life. At the UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science (SBBS), we harness the complementary energies of research and teaching to produce confident, highly skilled graduates with the potential to make major contributions to the knowledge economy in Ireland and abroad. The School is highly research-intensive with over 35 academic staff with international standing, who are actively engaged in key areas of research:

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Chemistry is the study of how the tiny world of atoms and molecules can explain and improve our lives and the world we live in.  In learning how to do chemistry research, you will experience the thrill that comes with gaining new knowledge and insight into the world.  You will also fit yourself for a variety of rewarding careers.  As a UCD PhD graduate, you will become an independent scientist, capable of identifying areas of significance, and developing approaches to solving the major problems in chemistry and its many associated fields.  Therefore we have an excellent record of placement of our graduates in, for example, the pharmaceutical and materials science industries, in academic positions and in government laboratories and agencies, both in Ireland and abroad.

The School is home to more than 100 PhD students, from all over the world, who were attracted here by our excellent research facilities and by the exciting intellectual environment provided by a large and thriving Graduate School. 

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UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics

UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics is currently enjoying its most successful period to date. Its rapidly expanding curriculum and research agenda is matched with unprecedented growth in student and staff numbers . This growth, together with our modern new building, will allow UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics to lead the way into the future.

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UCD School of Geological Sciences

We are the largest Geoscience School in Ireland, bringing together the skills and expertise of nine academic staff, six support staff, 15 contract research staff and 23 PhD students.

As a dynamic and active research school our staff have been very successful in obtaining research grants, from national and international funding agencies and from industry. Our research is focussed through a number of research groups within the School, all of which publish regularly in international scientific journals. The School hosts the recently established National Centre for Isotope Geochemistry.

The School’s main research groups are in the areas of Fault Analysis; Geochronology, Petrology & Isotope Geochemistry; Geophysics; Marine & Petroleum Geology; Palaeobiology; and Palaeoclimatology. All six research groups have strong international collaborative links.

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UCD School of Mathematical Sciences

UCD School of Mathematical Sciences was recently reviewed and ranked amongst the very best schools in Ireland and Britain in our fields of expertise:

• Mathematics
• Applied and Computational Mathematics
• Statistics and Actuarial Science

 The School is active in research and teaching in many areas within these fields and collaborates with a wide range of other disciplines.

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UCD School of Physics

UCD School of Physics offers a taught MSc in NanoBio Science (full-time and part-time) and we have over 60 researchers pursuing PhD programmes. The school has recruited over 10 new academic staff since 2004, and the academic staffs make up a dynamic, international group researching across a wide range of disciplines within Physics. These include: Astrophysics (4), Atomic, Molecular and Laser Plasma Physics (6), Condensed Matter Theory (1), Computational Biophysics (4), Experimental NanoScience (5), Experimental Particle Physics (1), General Relativity Theory (1) and Radiation (2) (the numbers of academics in each area is shown in brackets.

With recent increased levels of research funding, and a government commitment to build or refurbish over 18,000 square metres of teaching and research space in Science, the future is very bright for the School of Physics.

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The Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology

The Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology is a collaboration in the chemical sciences between UCD, Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

The UCD Conway Institute

The UCD Conway Institute is Ireland’s largest biosciences research institute, dedicated to achieving excellence in translational research, which benefits the advancement of health and the economy.

UCD Complex & Adaptive Systems Laboratory

The UCD Complex & Adaptive Systems Laboratory (CASL) is a multidisciplinary initiative that harnesses the skills and expertise of 175 UCD academics and researchers for the purpose of undertaking world-class research projects.

UCD Institute of Food and Health

The UCD Institute of Food and Health is unique in Ireland and Europe in bringing together leading academics from all areas of food and health research with the aim of developing and conducting world class, multidisciplinary research.

Charles Institute

The Charles Institute aims to become a leading international centre of excellence in dermatology research and training.

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