Dublin City University
www.dcu.ie/prospective/postgraduate.shtml
As Ireland's youngest university, DCU (www.dcu.ie)
provides an exciting, interdisciplinary, friendly and
supportive environment for postgraduate work.
With almost 11,442 students of which 3,364 are
at postgraduate level, DCU's determination to be
a radical leader of change has established the
university as a significant catalyst in Ireland's social
and economic development. DCU is internationally
recognised for its research in the fields of science,
health, engineering, computing, business,
humanities and social sciences.
Postgraduate Research at DCU cuts across the traditional boundaries
between academic disciplines and involves collaboration with
national and international partners and interaction with a broad
range of funding agencies, institutions, non-governmental agencies
and private companies. Its major research centres and institutes have
been awarded very significant funding by state and private
institutions to enable them to provide leadership at a global level. All
of DCU's academic schools undertake research which is at the cutting
edge of knowledge.
Major Research Centres http://www.dcu.ie/research/centres.shtml
- Biomedical Diagnostic Institute
- Centre for Next Generation Localisation
- Centre for Bioanalytical Science
- Center for the Advancement of Science Teaching and Learning
- Centre for International Studies
- Centre for Digital Video Processing
- Centre for Society, Information and Media
- Centre for Translation and Textual Studies
- CLARITY: The Centre for Sensor Web Technologies
- International Centre for Neurotherapeutics
- LInK: The Learning, Innovation and Knowledge Research Centre
- Materials Processing Research Centre
- National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology
- National Centre for Sensor Research
- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology
- Research Institute for Networks and Communications Engineering
- Scientific Computing and Complex Systems Modelling (Sci-Sym)
DCU has always been very international in its activities, through its
many pioneering undergraduate programmes involving international
exchanges and our growing international postgraduate student
population. In addition to the many first-class laboratories for
research, the university has on-campus accommodation residences
and state-of-the-art sports and recreation facilities which provide
ideal opportunities for postgraduate students to fully participate
in the life of the university. Further details regarding research
possibilities for new postgraduate students, along with
comprehensive information about the campus, can be found on our
website (www.dcu.ie/research.shtml).
Application Details
An overview of DCU’s research activities and staff research interests can be found in the current Research Brochure available at:
http://www.dcu.ie/research/DCU_eBook/flash.html
Postgraduate applicants should visit the ‘How to Apply’ section of the Graduate Research Office website BEFORE making an application.
visit: http://www.dcu.ie/graduate_research/how_to_apply.shtml
Information of particular interest to international students may be obtained at email: international.office@dcu.ie
Contact Details
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Dublin City University (DCU) Graduate Research Office, Invent, DCU, Dublin 9, Ireland. Telephone + 353 1 700 5136/5296 Fax + 353 1 700 8002 e-mail graduate.research@dcu.ie |
Dublin City University (DCU) International Office, DCU, Dublin 9, Ireland. Telephone + 353 1 700 7411 Fax + 353 1 700 8698 e-mail international.office@dcu.ie |
