UCD Alumni
The winner of the UCD Alumni Award for Law is Vincent Keaveny, who has had a stellar career advising banks and companies throughout the UK and Europe on banking, finance and capital market matters. To read more about Vincent or any of our other awardees: alumni.ucd.ie/awards/awardees/2018-awardees/
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#AlumniAwards2018
Our 2018 award winner for the UCD Alumni Award in Business is Jane Ann McKenna. Jane Ann is known for her stellar work with Médecins Sans Frontiéres (Doctors Without Borders) delivering emergency medical aid to some of the most acute conflict zones in the world. #AlumniAwards2018
Can anyone guess who this cheeky alum is? #GuessTheAlum #JustForFun #UCDAlumni #UCD #AlumniAwards2018
Alumna Martina Fitzgerald last night at the launch of her book "Madam Politician". She was joined by Frances Fitzgerald and a very proud Sarah Elsaid and Leila Shaddadi from UCD Alumni Relations #TwiceAsGood #MadamPolitician #WomenInspire
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You can now watch the 2018 entries on U21 3 Minute Thesis Competition and vote for your favourite as part of U21's People's Choice Prize. Roshaida Abdul Wahab from the Institute of Food & Health is representing UCD with her talk "Food Biomarker: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth." Good Luck Roshaida!!!
universitas21.com/global-opportunities/student-competitions/three-minute-thesis-competition/u21-3...This is "Roshaida Abdul Wahab - University College Dublin - U21 3MT 2018" by Universitas 21 on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who…
Thank you to everyone who made it to GradsCONNECT 2018!!
It was wonderful to welcome you all and we hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Here are some pics:
If you are starting a graduate programme with us here in UCD in September make sure to check out your UCD Graduate Welcome Booklet below which has all the information you need to know for the first few weeks on campus.
UCD Graduate Welcome Booklet 2018
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Guide for incoming Graduate Taught and Research Students to University College DublinThinking about starting a postgraduate degree with UCD? Why not explore all that the Belfield campus has to offer you on a UCD Campus Tour.
Our tours take place every Wednesday at 1pm and you can book online today: www.ucd.ie/graduateadmissions/campustours/
Qualifications open doors to opportunities, but none more so than a part-time Masters from UCD Smurfit School.
If you are ready to take the first step in transforming your career, join us for our Part-time Masters Open Evening next Wednesday from 5:30pm.
Register: bit.ly/2LahMwm
Part-time Masters Open Evening - June 2018
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Join us at our Part-time Masters Open Evening on Wednesday, the 13th of June from 5.30pm, where we will be showcasing our Evening Part-time Masters Courses:UCD School of Archaeology
Former UCD MA student Candis Haak presenting on her research in South Asia at the Unlocking Sacred Landscapes conference, Rethymnon, Crete
Delighted to see recent UCD MSc in Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture graduates Caitlin Gaffney, Terry Runner, Mike Whisenant, and Rachel Cogswell presented at REARC conference in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. They are seen here with recent UCD Visiting Professor Dr Bill
Schindler of Washington College, Maryland. There is so much to be happy about in this photo, we’re terrifically proud of our students, and miss them already!Proud of recent @ucd_experimental_archaeology MSc graduates who presented at #REARC today. I had the pleasure of teaching them this past spring in Dublin and loved seeing their learning come full circle when they presented their master’s research.
University College Dublin - you should be very proud of your graduates and the quality of research they conducted under Dr. Aidan O'Sullivan and Dr Brendan O’Neill.
And as a professor at Washington College, I definitely had a huge amount of pride to see Washington College Alumni Mike Whisenant present his master’s thesis!
UnSaLa II - looking at the Irish ritual landscape.
'Recomposing the ritual landscape of Brú na Bóinne, Co. Meath, Ireland: recent results from large-scale remote sensing and excavations'Stephen Davis, Clíodhna Ní Lionáin and Knut Rassmann #unsala2
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UCD School of Archaeology’s Dr Claire Cave makes the concluding presentation, as part of GAA, and Camogie Association, and University College Dublin et al delegation to UNESCO in the Irish Embassy, Paris promoting hurling/camogie’s World Intangible Cultural Heritage.
UCD School of Archaeology’s Dr Claire Cave and Prof Aidan O’Sullivan in Paris for the UNESCO celebration of Hurling. amp.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gaa-makes-pitch-for-hurling-to-get-world-heritage-re...
GAA makes pitch for hurling to get world heritage recognition
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Hurling took a step closer to Intangible Cultural Heritage recognition from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) last night as a GAA delegation made a presentation...UCD Sport
Another one of our Clubs away on a brilliant trip. Our Canoe Club had their Freshers trip to Bundoran! 🙂Great weekend of kayaking was had last weekend at our Freshers weekend away to Bundoran! 🛶🎉 #kayaking #ucdsport #ucd #lovekayaking #loveirishpaddling #whitewater #paddling #dublin #extremesports #adrenaline #icanoe #greatoutdoors #canoecenter #saoruisce #bankofireland #redbull
Bank of Ireland Red Bull
Well done to UCD Graduate Sports Scholar and 7's Captain Lucy Mulhall and Ad Astra Scholar Hannah Tyrell as the Ireland 7's began the new season with a momentum-building sixth place finish at the USA 7s in Glendale, Colorado.
No it's not the Surf Club again...it's our Karate Club! The Club organised a great weekend trip away training and team building! They headed to the gorgeous Tramore and had a fab weekend with lots of Surfing.
This weekends round up of Hockey results in the EY League. We had a great 1-0 win over Old Alex courtesy of Ellie Curran.
All our Clubs are in full swing and we have some pics from our Surf Clubs Freshers trip to Bundoran. Looks fab.
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🎉🙌 “[This ranking] confirms the School as the leading Law School in Ireland and one of the foremost common law schools in the world – a position of particular significance in the European Union after Brexit" - UCD Professor Imelda Maher, Dean of Law, University College Dublin.
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UCD Sutherland School of Law ranked top 50 in latest THE rankings
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Law programmes at University College Dublin are among the best in the world, according to the latest Times Higher Education Subject rankings. Now placed 47th globally, the UCD Sutherland School of Law...Wow, so many graduates and lecturers featured here:
✍️ James Joyce ✍️ Flann O’Brien ✍️ Terence Patrick Dolan ✍️ Anne Enright ✍️ Roddy Doyle
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James Joyce looms large, but the city has many other chroniclers. Here’s our reading list👩💼📈 Amazing work UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
🌍 Now ranked 68th in the world / 35th in Europe
💰 Average annual remuneration three years after graduation: €119,406
🗺 Strong international presence as 25% of students enrolled in EMBA are from overseas
🗣 "[Smurfit-ranked programmes] have shown a sustained and consistent upward trajectory in recent years reflective of the school’s ambition to be among the very best business schools in the world”
- Professor Anthony Brabazon, Dean of the UCD College of Business
Financial Times ranks Smurfit School Executive MBA programme with world’s best
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The part-time executive MBA programme at University College Dublin Smurfit School has been ranked as one of the best in the world in the latest Financial Times rankings.UCD School of Law
A Guide to the referendum on the 37th Amendment
to the Constitution (Blasphemy)
Treoir don reifreann maidir leis an 37ú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Diamhasla)
The University College Dublin Centre for Constitutional Studies has prepared a short guide to provide voters with information about the background to and a description of the effect of the proposed amendment to the Constitution in relation to blasphemy, which will be voted upon at a referendum on Friday 26 October 2018.
D'ullmhaigh Ionad COBÁC um Staidéar Bunreachtúil treoir ghairid chun eolas a thabhairt do na toghthóirí maidir leis an gcúlra an leasaithe ar an mBunreacht atá molta i dtaca an diamhasla agus cur síos ar an éifeacht a d'fhéadfadh a bheith aige, ós rud é go vótálfar air i reifreann a tharlóidh Dé hAoine 26 Deireadh Fómhair 2018.
www.ucd.ie/t4cms/Guide%20to%20the%2037th%20amendment.pdf
This is one of a series of guides of this kind that the Centre has issued in recent years.
Ceann de shraith treoracha dá shórt sin a chuir an tIonad amach le blianta beaga anuas is ea é.
www.ucd.ie/constitutional/research/referendumguides/
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Law Research Skills Library Workshop
Ceardlann maidir le Scileanna Taighde Dlí
Good essays, good presentations and good exams are all built upon good research. As we approach Reading Week, ask yourself: how good are your research skills?
If there is room for improvement, please come along to a special Law Research Skills Library Workshop in the Moot Court (L013, Arthur Cox Clinical Legal Education Centre) 1-2pm tomorrow, Tuesday 23 October 2018.
This session, with our Library Partner Vanessa Buckley, will enhance your ability to find the right library resources for your project or essay effectively and efficiently. The session is an interactive ‘BYOD’ (‘bring your own device session’) session.
Ar thaighde maith atá gach aiste mhaith, gach léiriú maith agus gach scrudú maith bunaithe. Agus an tseachtain léitheoireachta ag druidim orainn, cuirigí an cheist seo oraibh féin: cé chomh maith is atá bhur scileanna taighde?
Má d'fhéadfadh siad a bheith níos fearr, tagaigí chuig Ceardlann Speisialta maidir le Scileanna Taighde Dlí le bhur dtoil, sa Seomra Bréagchúirte (L013, Ionad Arthur Cox um Oideachas Dlí Cliniciúil) 1-2pm amárach, Dé Máirt 23 Deireadh Fómhair 2018.
Feabhsóidh an seisiún seo, le Vanessa Ní Bhuachalla ár n-idirghabhálaí leabharlainne, bhur gcumas teacht go héifeachtach agus go feidhmiúil ar na hacmhainní leabharlainne cearta le haghaidh bhur dtionscadail agus bhur n-aistí. Is seisiún idirghníomhach 'BYOD' (tagaigí go dtí an seisiún le bhur ngléasanna féin) é.
No seminar this week; Mark Coen to present next week
Please note that there will be no weekly research seminar this Wednesday. The series will resume on 31 October 2018, with a seminar by our colleague Dr Mark Coen, entitled "Back to the Future: The Juries (Protection) Act 1929", at the normal time (1-2pm) in the normal venue (Harty Boardroom, L106).
Dr Coen is a Charlemont Scholar of the The Royal Irish Academy for 2018. This grant enabled him to travel to the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, to conduct research on the law and practice relating to jury secrecy and jury question trails in New Zealand. In addition, Mark he has presented papers on his research on Judge-Jury Relations (at UNSW Law) and on jury intimidation in 1920's Ireland (at the Victoria University of Wellington). The photograph shows Mark receiving his Charlemont award from Professor Michael Peter Kennedy, President of the RIA.
An Lá Idirnáisiúnta Feasachta ar an Stadaireacht, 2018
International Stuttering Awareness Day 2018
Guímid gach rath oraibh le haghaidh an Lae Idirnáisiúnta Feasachta ar an Stadaireacht, 2018! Is é téama na bliana seo ná: abair amach é!
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Seo roinnt eolais faoi seirbhísí teiripe urlabhra agus teanga in Éirinn:
www.citizensinformation.ie/ga/health/health_services/care_in_your_community/speech_and_language_t...
Our best wishes for International Stuttering Awareness Day 2018! The theme this year is "Speak Your Mind".
isad.isastutter.org/isad-2018/
ISAD is an event organised by the International Stuttering Association.
In 2011, David J. Walton contributed a guest post to Hayes Hunt's blog From the Sidebar: Trial, Litigation and the Practice of Law about how his stutter made him a better trial lawyer by giving him the "great gift" of "something that was natural and genuine" that helps him connect with juries.
www.fromthesidebar.com/2011/03/03/the-kings-speech-a-trial-lawyers-stutter-2/
Walton and Hunt are both lawyers with Cozen O'Connor in Philadelphia.
www.cozen.com/people/bios/walton-david
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Neamhord aclaíochta sa chaint. Bíonn deacracht ag duine rithim is tomhas ama a chuid cainte a rialú, agus teipeann air scéal a riaradh ar dhaoine eile go héasca tapa leanúnach. Uaireanta athdhei...An tAcht Stuaic-Dhíola, 1980
Pyramid Selling Act, 1980
Cothrom an lae seo ocht mbliana is tríocha ó shin a achtaíodh an An tAcht Stuaic-Dhíola, 1980, chun scéimeanna cama mar sin a chosc.
www.achtanna.ie/ga.act.1980.0027.1.html
Chun míniúchán trí mheán na Gaeilge ar cad is scéim phirimide ann a fháil, gabh chuig:
ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scéim_phirimide
D'aisghair an tAcht um Chosaint Tomhaltóirí 2007 Acht 1980 agus cuireadh Cuid 4 d'Acht 2007 ina áit.
www.achtanna.ie/ga.act.2007.0019.10.html#part4
D'ullmhaigh an Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí Acht Athbhreithnithe, d'fhonn go léireofaí gach leasú a bhaineann le hAcht 2014 a rinneadh faoin 21 Aibreán 2018 (féach seo thíos.)
The Pyramid Selling Act, 1980 was enacted on this date thirty eight years ago, in order to suppress such crooked schemes.
www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1980/act/27/enacted/en/index.html
The Consumer Protection Act 2007 repealed the 1980 Act and it was replaced by Part 4 of the 2007 Act.
The Law Reform Commission has prepared a Revised Act, which seeks to show the effect of all amendments relating to the 2007 Act as of 21 April 2018.
www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2007/act/19/section/64/enacted/en/html#part4
Uimhir 27/1980: AN tACHT STUAIC-DHÍOLA, 1980
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ACHT Á THOIRMEASC DAOINE A ASLÚ CHUN BHEITH PÁIRTEACH I SCÉIMEANNA STUAIC-DHÍOLA AGUS DO DHÉANAMH SOCRÚ I dTAOBH NITHE EILE A BHAINEANN LE SCÉIMEANNA DEN SÓRT SIN. [22 Deireadh Fómhair, 1980...UCD Science
See below from UCD ALL for information on scholarships available:
Google Students are working to break down barriers to the computing and technology field by offering scholarships to inspire and help students become future leaders in these industries.
Applications are still open for the following:
- Google Europe Students with Disabilities Scholarship (in partnership with EmployAbility)
- Women Techmakers Scholars Programme
For more information & how to apply please see: bit.ly/2LMC9Qz
Please share this opportunity far & wide!📢 Scholarship Alert 📢
Google Students are working to break down barriers to the computing and technology field by offering scholarships to inspire and help students become future leaders in these industries.
Applications are still open for the following:
- Google Europe Students with Disabilities Scholarship (in partnership with EmployAbility)
- Women Techmakers Scholars Programme
For more information & how to apply please see: bit.ly/2LMC9Qz
Please share this opportunity far & wide!
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#UCD students (including international students!) in Business, Engineering, Social Sciences, Finance and Computer Science... Mainstream Renewable Power is a global, expanding company that is interested in recruiting you.
Come to the employer event Tuesday, 9 October 1-2 p.m. to learn more about this company, to hear directly from the CEO and other employees, and to see what opportunities are available. This includes opportunities that may involve working abroad!
buff.ly/2R0rMMt - Book your spot at this event on Careers Connect.
UCD Science Postgraduate Open Evening - Tuesday 9 October 2018 at 5pm - 7pm in the UCD O'Brien Centre for Science. Learn more about Taught Graduate courses available in UCD Science and Computer Science. Register now at www.ucd.ie/graduateadmissions/events/science-open-evening/
UCD Mental Health Week is running from 3rd to 10th October. It includes a series of events for both staff and students taking place across campus to mark World Mental Health Day (10 October). Information and booking is available via the link below.
#UCDMHW18 University College Dublin
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World Mental Health Day 2018 falls on Wednesday, October 10th, and we are delighted to announce a week of events to mark this important date. Some events during UCD Mental Health Week (#UCDMHW18) are ...#Repost @healthyucd with @get_repost
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Lots of amazing events lined up all over campus for staff and students for UCD Mental Health Week 2018 (3rd-10th Oct) 😁 Head over to our website (link in bio) and have a look , see what you fancy 🙌 @ucdsadvisers Happy Friday everyone🎉 #fridayfeeling #healthycampus #mentalhealth #UCDMHW18
UCD Medicine
100 of our fittest/most ambitious members are collaboratively running a MASSO 500Km for Barretstown and would appreciate your support more than anything.
Whether you missed us on...
All across Dublin, UCD Medical Society students are collecting for Barretstown in their annual #UCDMedDay18 charity fundraising campaign.
You'll spot them by their bright red t-shirts and big smiles. If you do, please give generously to a worthy cause. If you miss them, you can still donate by texting SMILE to 50300 to donate 2 euro!
Many of us have first hand experience of the wonderful, transformative impact a Barretstown camp can have on a child with a life-limiting condition or who is enduring cancer treatment. These guys are the best.
Barretstown + UCD Medical Society + UCD SU Societies = Serious Fun. #UCDMedDay18
UCD Societies
This weeks Society of The Week is @ucdmedsoc! Keep an eye out for their Med Day bucket collectors tomorrow!
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For those who have never heard of Society of The Week, it is a weekly post showcasing different societies that you can get involved with!
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#ucdsocieties #getinvolved #myucd #ucd #societyoftheweek #medsoc
We are delighted to report that Barretstown is the UCD Medical Society's chosen charity for this year's MedDay18.
Both Barretstown and UCDMedSoc share a common philosophy of 'Serious Fun'.
So if you see our fantastic students collecting for this fantastic charity tomorrow around Dublin, be a good sport and throw them a few euros.Barretstown and its one of a kind volunteers and activity leaders work together to make sure that these kids, that sometimes start camp homesick and insecure, leave with a SMILE - so this week, we’re asking: “What makes YOU smile?”
Text SMILE to 50300 to donate €2* to Barretstown for UCD Med Day
Something that makes US smile are our long carefree Summers, whether we make it past the 40% mark or not 🌞🍹
We’re gonna nominate TCD Biosoc Trinity Med Day, NUIG Medical Society, UCC Medical Society, RCSI Undergraduate Students' Union, QUB Scrubs, UL Medsoc tell us what makes you kids smile and throw us a few euro if you can!
#UCDMedDay18
*Texts cost €2. Barretstown will receive a minimum of €1.80. Service Provider likecharity.com Helpline: 076 6805278
On Wednesday 17th October the UCD One Health Society are having an evening talk with Dr. Gerald Barry entitled "Barriers to Infection: Can Mosquitos Spread HIV". This talk will focus on why some viral pathogens can spread between species while other viruses are extremely species specific. Dr. Barry's current research focuses on how the immune system reacts to invading viruses and understanding the 'species barrier'.
The talk will take place at 6pm in C006 of the Health Sciences Centre. There will be tea and coffee beforehand and some free pizza to follow.
UCD School of Philosophy
We are hiring. Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Phenomenology in UCD School of Philosophy
Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Philosophy at University College Dublin
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The successful candidate will work in Post-Kantian European Philosophy with specialization in Phenomenology. They will show a clear potential as a highly research active philosopher, will be enthusias...At the Agency in Early Modern Philosophy workshop #ucd #philosophyindublin #philosophyinireland #ucdphilosophy
But we started the new academic year, as usual, marking the achievements of our graduants. Here are some of our new PhDs and MLits. Well done all on your hard work and wonderful achievement!
We also said fond goodbye to Margaret Brady who for 18 years worked with the School of Philosophy, first as Undergraduate Administrator and more recently as the School Manager. Staff and students will miss Margaret's caring ways and fierce loyalty to the School
New Beginnings and ...Endings: Last week we welcomed the first intake of PPE (Philosophy, Politics, Economics) students to UCD. We look forward to getting to know them and teaching them for the next four years.
