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As a community, we have to take responsibility for the impact of commuting, which is why we have prepared our first Travel Plan.  The targets within the Travel Plan, if achieved, will ensure that UCD can continue to show leadership in sustainable travel and support the ongoing development of the … Read More

Over the coming years the UCD campus will continue to develop with additional users and commuting requirements. To plan for these developments we are requesting that you complete our online 2016-2017 Commuting Survey in relation to your daily commute. Many improvements to transport facilities on campus and those serving the … Read More

On the 29th and 30th of September 2016 UCD will compete for the first time in the Intervarsity BioBlitz which is jointly run by the An Taisce Green-Campus Programme and the National Biodiversity Data Centre.

UCD’s energy and water management system has recently been certified to ISO50001, the international standard for energy management. UCD is the first public sector organisation in Ireland to have achieved full organisational level certification to ISO50001 that encompasses both energy and water management.

UCD is an internationally recognised University that attracts the highest level students and researchers, and prides itself in the quality of its teaching and research. The University seeks to provide an educational experience that defines international best practice and to ensure it develops world class facilities to support the vision. … Read More

The Belgrove residence village was first constructed in 1989 and forms part of the 2,700 student bed University residence portfolio. Phased refurbishment of these buildings commenced in 2011 and was completed early 2015. The scope of these works included the introduction of a new entrance, in addition to a series … Read More

UCD’s new Urooms system provides bookings information and a visual sense of how teaching spaces are laid-out.

Also provided are details of equipment and set-up along with pedagogical guidance of how to maximise the teaching opportunities in each room type, which should be of assistance to lecturers in planning their teaching … Read More