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Flourishing for over 160 years

UCD is a research-intensive global university with purpose, drive and ambition

About UCD

Explore how UCD, ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide, has become Ireland’s global university

Strategy

UCD Strategy to 2030

Leadership

UCD leadership encompasses the governance, management and budgetary structures to enable the University’s vision

UCD at a Glance

1854

1854

Year founded by John Henry Newman
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Research and Scholarship
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Hectare Parkland campus
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Defining educational excellence
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Ireland’s most International University
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Innovation and Commercialisation
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Heritage
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Study at UCD
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