In the UCD Lectures of Leaving Cert Students series, students can delve deeper into some the subjects they pursue in secondary school. Study at university builds on prior learning, and encourages students to ask their own questions – and derive their own answers. It’s about scrutinising facts and events – looking at things differently and understanding the “why”.
In the series, some of UCD’s leading academics look at Leaving Certificate topics in new ways; Why was Lady MacBeth paranoid? Why are enzymes important? Why did WWI happen?
For those Leaving Certificate students for whom the exam is in the recent, or even distant past, the series may re-awaken dormant knowledge or perhaps inspire another read of classic novels, dramatic works or even science textbooks.
Why Georgian Dublin is a national treasure
Maintaining its strong links with Georgian Dublin, UCD ensures that Newman House, at 86 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin, continues to be expertly maintained since its restoration in 1990. Head of the UCD School of Art History & Cultural Policy, Professor...
Why does Lady MacBeth go mad?Professor Danielle Clarke, UCD School of English, Drama and Film, scours the text of Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy for clues to explain Lady MacBeth's descent into obsession and paranoia. She suggests that the seeds of this mental vulnerability...
An bhfuil An Triail as dáta? Dr Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail - Scoil na Gaeilge, an Léinn Cheiltigh, Bhéaloideas Éireann agus na Teangeolaíochta UCD…
Why do hurricanes happen? Dr Gerald Mills examines the factors that combine to create these devastating tropical storms…
Why not come at maths from a different angle?
Professor Gary McGuire suggests that there is more than one way to find a tangent to a circle…
Why was there an Easter Rising? Why did WWI come about?
UCD historians Professor Michael Laffan and Dr William Mulligan look at the circumstances that preceded these world-changing events…
Why are enzymes important? Dr Francesca Paradisi looks at the nature of enzymes and their applications for natural and industrial processes...
Why are particles sometimes waves?
Professor Padraig Dunne looks at the boundaries between waves and particles…