News and Events

On Tuesday, January 28th, the School of Computer Science came together to celebrate Chinese New Year, embracing the rich cultural diversity within our community. With a significant number of Chinese students and staff, as well as strong academic ties through our BSc Software Engineering program at Beijing-Dublin International College (BDIC), our connections to China remain a vital part of our School's identity.

This year’s celebration saw enthusiastic participation from both students and staff, creating a vibrant and festive atmosphere. Attendees enjoyed a selection of traditional snacks, including fortune cookies, sweets, and sunflower seeds. A specially catered lunch from Hakkahan, an authentic Chinese restaurant located at UCD’s Confucius Institute, featured a variety of classic dishes such as sweet and sour crispy chicken, Black Bean Beef, Mapo Tofu, and stir-fried green beans, all served with rice.

To further immerse ourselves in the festivities, we live-streamed the CMG New Year’s Gala, a highlight of the celebrations, which was greatly enjoyed by all.

Beyond the delicious food and cultural experiences, this event provided a fantastic opportunity for staff and students to connect, engage, and welcome the Year of the Snake together. Thank you to everyone who participated and made this celebration truly special!

International Men’s Day is celebrated annually on November 19th. Its aim is to highlight the positive value men bring to the world, their families, and communities and to raise awareness of men’s wellbeing. 

The theme of International Men's Day this year is "Positive Male Role Models", and we consider ourselves lucky to have a great number of these within our School of Computer Science community. 

In the School of Computer Science, we are celebrating International Men's Day this year with a photo competition for our staff and students, to show us what the Men Of CS do outside of Computer Science. We got some fantastic entries to our competition this year, showing lots of variety in the things our Men of CS like to do when there’s not a computer in sight, so picked these four as our Top Four:

Andres Suarez-Cetrulo - CeADAR

Aaron Lysaght Walsh, 4th Year Computer Science with Data Science

Wilson Upindi, FCCI student (Left)

Andrew Connell, 1st year Computer Science Student (Right)

In the School of Computer Science, we celebrated Hallowe'en this year in style with our annual Hallowe'en party for our students. 

Beat Saber and Karaoke were some of the events on offer, run very adeptly by members of our school - students really enjoyed getting to belt out their favourite songs on the karaoke machine!

Students were encouraged to dress up for the occasion, with prizes on offer for the best costumes. 

At the start of this new academic year, 2024/2025, the EDI committee of the School of Computer Science would like to sincerely welcome you to the School of Computer Science. This News and Events space will be used throughout the year to update you on upcoming events, awards and highlights of our School Calendar, particularly with regard to equality, diversity and inclusion within the School.