Campus Life
Life on Campus
Life at UCD is not just about lectures and study: there is so much more to being a student at UCD. The Student Centre and the Sport & Fitness Complex provide the most diverse range of student facilities of any university in Ireland.
The UCD Sports Centre has a full range of sports facilities including a 50-metre Olympic swimming pool, three state-of-the-art gym floors, an 8-lane athletics track, squash courts, handball/racquetball alley, climbing wall, tennis courts and more. www.ucd.ie/sport
The UCD Student Centre and the new Student Village offers a relaxed meeting place for students with a large suite of wellbeing and social facilities including 3D cinema, drama theatre, debating chamber, TV studio and radio pod, medical centre, restaurants and chill zones. www.ucd.ie/studentcentre
The UCD Global Lounge is a multi-functional space that enables students, staff and the wider UCD community to build connections with each other, and the world around them. The space is an expression of UCD’s commitment to global engagement, and the activities that take place in the Lounge serve to enhance the global culture of UCD. www.ucd.ie/global/studentexperience/theucdgloballounge
The UCD Library Network has over two million resources including print and ebooks, journals and databases. There are over 3,000 quiet reading and study spaces, group study rooms, sensory and Zoom rooms, social learning spaces and the library staff to help you locate resources for assignments. www.ucd.ie/library
UCD has the largest wireless network in the country so studying, socialising and working on assignments are all easier at UCD. Students can avail of free wireless coverage on campus including residences. Online services can be accessed 24/7, whether you are at home or abroad, through UCD Connect. www.ucd.ie/it
Key Facts:
- 133 hectares of woodland campus
- 5km from the city centre
- 4,000 students living on campus
- 2 million resources available across UCD libraries
- 130 sports and social clubs
UCD Graduate Admissions
University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.(If you are an international student please visit UCD Global) T: +353 1 716 7777