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This year’s DCU Autumn Graduations will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel, allowing your family and friends around ...
16/10/2026

This year’s DCU Autumn Graduations will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel, allowing your family and friends around the world to join in on the celebration. The live stream will begin at 9.30am on Monday, 19 October.

To view the live stream - please visit: http://dcu.ie/graduationlivestream



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Is pipeline-building closing the gender gap at CEO level in Ireland?Dr Melrona Kirrane, Associate Professor in Organisat...
16/10/2026

Is pipeline-building closing the gender gap at CEO level in Ireland?

Dr Melrona Kirrane, Associate Professor in Organisational Psychology at DCU Business School, notes that while senior executive representation grew to 32.3 per cent, 'CEO representation was essentially flat,' adding that 'if pipelines were the binding constraint, that gap would be closing, but it’s not.' She stresses that pipeline-building 'locates the work in HR programming rather than considering how executive committees make decisions,' meaning career gaps continue to be incorrectly 'read as ‘lack of ambition’ rather than a structural bind.'

Read more via The Irish Times: https://launch.dcu.ie/4ymJEES



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DCU:Innovate Hub hosts Ireland's first Defence Hackathon120 participants in 20 teams have begun work at DCU:Innovate Hub...
16/10/2026

DCU:Innovate Hub hosts Ireland's first Defence Hackathon

120 participants in 20 teams have begun work at DCU:Innovate Hub as Ireland hosts a EUDIS Defence Hackathon for the first time. The event runs simultaneously in eight European countries under the European Defence Innovation Scheme, funded through the European Defence Fund, and is part of the programme for Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU.

The three-day event, which began yesterday, brings together software developers, drone engineers, spacetech startups, cybersecurity academics and university teams, to work on solutions to challenges shared by the Defence Forces, emergency services and operators of critical infrastructure throughout Europe. These challenges include how autonomous systems can operate where satellite navigation is unavailable or unreliable, how groups of drones and robots can coordinate on tasks such as search and rescue, and how satellite and sensor data can help monitor Irish waters and protect subsea energy and telecommunications infrastructure.

The event is being sponsored by the Department of Defence, Deloitte Ireland and TensorX, and held in partnership with the Irish Space Association, the Óglaigh na hÉireann / Irish Defence Forces, and other key stakeholders.

Approved teams are competing for a €20,000 prize pot, plus a range of follow-on supports including access to the EUDIS mentorship programme, testing & validation opportunities with the Defence Forces, plus free incubation space in DCU:Innovate Hub.

Read more: https://launch.dcu.ie/4hPE2y0



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Are you aware of what is actually in the unregulated health and fitness compounds being sold online today?In tonight's e...
15/10/2026

Are you aware of what is actually in the unregulated health and fitness compounds being sold online today?

In tonight's episode of Prime Time, Dr David Nolan, Assistant Professor of Sport and Exercise Science at DCU's School of Health and Human Performance, highlights the sharp rise in unregulated peptide use across Ireland. Drawing on his research into image and performance enhancing drugs, Dr Nolan warns that these grey-market compounds are increasingly used by gymgoers, brides, and executives despite serious safety concerns and a complete lack of scientific evidence.

Watch Louise Byrne and producer Lucinda Glynn's report on use of peptides on the 15 October edition of Prime Time on RTÉ One & RTÉ Player at 9.35pm: https://launch.dcu.ie/4s9jzrx



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DCU has officially announced the launch of the 2026 North Dublin Science Festival, a week-long public celebration runnin...
15/10/2026

DCU has officially announced the launch of the 2026 North Dublin Science Festival, a week-long public celebration running from 7–15 November 2026. Organised as part of Research Ireland’s National Science Week, the festival brings environmental science, interactive technology, and immersive art directly into North Dublin communities.

Aligned with National Science Week 2026’s overarching theme, “Water: From Molecule to Ocean,” this year’s festival investigates the role water plays in regulating local climate, sustaining urban ecosystems, and shaping daily human health. Through hands-on citizen science, visual art projections, aquatic soundscapes, and public bio-testing, the festival bridges the gap between laboratory science and everyday life.

Read more: https://launch.dcu.ie/4sa3u4L



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Will Alberta vote next week to leave Canada?Albertans will go to the polls next Monday to decide whether to start a proc...
15/10/2026

Will Alberta vote next week to leave Canada?

Albertans will go to the polls next Monday to decide whether to start a process that could lead to the breakup of Canada, explains Dr Ian Cooper, Senior Research Fellow at DCU's Dublin European Law Institute (DELI) and Brexit Institute, for RTÉ Brainstorm.

When the people in Alberta sat down to their traditional turkey feast on Canada's Thanksgiving Day earlier this week, there's no doubt that the hot topic around many dinner tables was next week's referendum. Albertans will go to the polls on this coming Monday to decide whether to start a process that could lead to the breakup of Canada.

How did it come to this? Alberta is an oil-rich, landlocked province in western Canada that spans breathtaking mountains and prairies. With just over five million people, it is the nation’s fourth largest province by population, but it is also the fastest-growing and wealthiest per capita. As Dr Cooper observes, 'Many in Alberta feel that the taxes they pay to the federal government subsidise the poorer provinces, even while its economy is stifled by federal regulation.'

Read the full piece: https://launch.dcu.ie/4zA4zFr



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What is work-to-rule industrial action, and how does it work?Aside from 24 hour work stoppages, thousands of public serv...
15/10/2026

What is work-to-rule industrial action, and how does it work?

Aside from 24 hour work stoppages, thousands of public servants are also engaged in work-to-rule actions as part of the current pay dispute, writes Dr Brenda Daly, Associate Professor of Law at DCU's School of Law and Government, for RTÉ Brainstorm.

'The public sector strike action today and next Wednesday (21 October) means there will be a complete work stoppage for a 24 hour period by public sector trade union members,' explained Dr Daly. 'But cessation of work on officially notified strike days is not the only industrial action mechanism being deployed by the trade unions in an effort to prevail upon the Government to engage in negotiations subsequent to the expiry of last public sector pay deal at the end of June 2026.'

'Other than strike action, industrial action can include overtime bans, picketing, participation in a sit-in, go-slow activities and working-to-rule,' Dr Daly added. 'As part of the current industrial action process, public sector trade unions have instructed their members to 'work-to-rule'. Unlike the 24 hour planned strike action, the instruction from trade unions to members to work-to-rule will be ongoing until such time that the trade unions and the government are willing to enter into talks in good faith for the purpose of negotiating a new public sector pay deal.'

Read the full piece: https://launch.dcu.ie/3VOPnWq



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Is the ongoing battle over RTÉ funding just short-term political drama, or does it highlight a much bigger failure in ho...
13/10/2026

Is the ongoing battle over RTÉ funding just short-term political drama, or does it highlight a much bigger failure in how we protect and fund public media in Ireland?

Dr Eileen Culloty, Deputy Director of the DCU Institute for Media, Democracy and Society, points out that the latest dispute over RTÉ’s funding is another episode in a decades-long political failure to make long-term decisions about public broadcasting. She criticises the reliance on an outdated TV licence fee and cautions that annual Exchequer funding exposes public media to dangerous political leverage and last-minute budget cuts, undermining editorial independence and breaching the principles of the European Media Freedom Act.

Instead of endless political grandstanding, Dr Culloty calls for a broader public conversation on replacing the licence fee with a progressive household levy to ensure independent, sustainable public service media fit for 21st-century democracy.

Listen to the full interview on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland: https://launch.dcu.ie/4zsPFAG



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Why are so many GAA players not getting proper sleep?New research has found that 73% of Gaelic Games' athletes surveyed ...
13/10/2026

Why are so many GAA players not getting proper sleep?

New research has found that 73% of Gaelic Games' athletes surveyed were poor sleepers, which exposes them to increased injury risk, explains Alannah Harford and Ryan Alexander of DCU's Faculty of Science and Health, for RTÉ Brainstorm.

Sleep is non-negotiable, playing a key role in overall health, including memory consolidation, immune system function, emotional regulation, and maintaining brain health. It is also crucial for physical recovery and development. If you complete a tough gym session, sleep allows for the repair of damaged muscle fibres and the growth of larger, stronger muscle fibres. It allows us to repair damaged tissue so that we can perform for our next training session. But, if sleep quality is suboptimal, it can lead to suboptimal recovery. That is where things become problematic for athletes.

Read the full piece: https://launch.dcu.ie/4jk3mxi



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Are you attending next week? We ask that all graduands be checked-in, robed and in your seat in The Helix 30 minutes b...
12/10/2026

Are you attending next week? We ask that all graduands be checked-in, robed and in your seat in The Helix 30 minutes before the ceremony is due to start.

Check-in for graduands closes 30 minutes before the ceremony is due to start. If you arrive after this time, there is no guarantee you will sit with your class or have your name called out on stage.

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