And we're off...a new year in a new university begins. Welcome back & Happy New Year to all TU Dublin staff & students. A year of new beginnings, new opportunities, new hopes, new dreams &
#InfinitePossibilities
. Let's make it a great year together
#WeAreTUDublin
TU Dublin Tallaght engineers have been busy making face guards for hospital staff & have donated
#PPE
to help
#FrontLineHeroes
in Tallaght Hospital.
Engineering are also assisting in 3D printing of ventilator parts and the manufacture of face screens.
#WeAreInThisTogether
For over 130 years, Kevin Street was synonymous with technological education, but this week, TU Dublin closed the gates of Kevin Street for a final time as staff and students relocate to fabulous new facilities in the Central Quad.
A report commissioned by
@dlrcc
and published by
@TUDublinEnvPlan
today has found that the
#COVID19
mobility and public realm works on
#Blackrock
Main Street have high levels of support from businesses, elected members, and the community.
One more day. Tomorrow January 1st, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Institute of Technology Blanchardstown and Institute of Technology Tallaght will become Ireland’s first Technological University - TU Dublin. A new era of
#InfinitePossibilities
begins
#WeAreTUDublin
Colleagues from across TU Dublin are currently busy moving into our latest new building in Grangegorman - the Central Quad. Here is a sneak peek, but stay tuned for the big reveal in the coming weeks!!!
#revealinggrangegorman
#wearetudublin
Congratulations to
@CBS_Lecturer
, Dr Barry Ryan, who was named the winner of the
@RoySocChem
Higher Education Award 2019. Dr Barry Ryan is the third TU Dublin academic to win the award over the last two decades.
We were delighted to welcome
@SimonHarrisTD
and
@Paschald
to meet with students and staff on our campus in Grangegorman today to hear about our return to campus plans and have a quick tour of the fantastic Central Quad.
#wearetudublin
We are all very proud of the Engineering and Design staff across TU Dublin that recently joined a national
#COVID19
effort to design and manufacture PPE items such as visors, ventilator parts, and other equipment to help fight against the virus.
It was a great pleasure to welcome Minister
@SimonHarrisTD
and Minister
@Paschald
to Grangegorman to tour the East Quad. The building, which will be home to students of Media, Law, Music and Drama, Creative Arts, Social Sciences, will open in the New Year!
#wearetudublin
TU Dublin President Professor FitzPatrick with President
@vonderleyen
, Taoiseach
@MichealMartinTD
& Paul Horan, Head of Campus Planning in Grangegorman today for the announcement of the
@EU_Commission
endorsement of Ireland’s National Recovery & Resilience Plan
#NextGenerationEU
As part of
#FeelGoodFridays
Adam has sent a special virtual hug for us to share with the students here at TU Dublin. Visit the Students Union on Instagram
@tudublinsu
for more on Adams Virtual Hug Cards❤️Thank you
@AdventuresWAD
, we wish Adam well in his recovery
#VirtualHug
Welcome back to all our returning students today! Due to the additional restrictions announced for Dublin, some of your in-person classes may now be taking place online, so keep an eye out for communications to your student email address.
#wearetudublin
We are very excited to reveal a partnership with
@shelsfc
, which involves our sponsorship of the club's main Women’s National League, Shelbourne’s WNL team, and all girls teams training on our world-class sporting facilities.
#WomenInSportIRE
Welcome to the first ever TU Dublin Conferring Ceremony. Congratulations to all of our graduads receiving their awards this morning.
#WeareTUDublin
@TUDublin_BN
We are delighted to announce a donation of €1m from
@AIBIreland
in aid of our Transforming Tomorrow campaign. The donation will support the establishment of three Equality, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives at TU Dublin.
Most face-to-face Semester 1 written exams commencing next week will now move online. If you're due to sit exams, please read this notice and keep an eye on your student email for more details on any changes to your exam timetable or delivery mode.
TU Dublin is busy preparing for the arrival of 10,000 students to Grangegorman in September. One of the major academic buildings to open next year is the East Quad, which will be a new Cultural Hub for Grangegorman and the City.
Did you know crisp packets do not go into the recycle bin? They can't be recycled in Ireland so they go to landfill where it can take one packet up to 80 yrs to decompose. We wanted to do something about that so we've launched a scheme in Grangegorman for
#TUDublinGreenWeek
TU Dublin are involved in a "Makers Covid Response" initiative alongside
@nuigalway
& Medtronics. Makers and designers from Bolton st, City Campus, Tallaght & Blanch are sending stocks of eye protection to Beaumont Hospital for delivery in the morning
#PPEshortage
#WeAreTUDublin
TU Dublin is currently accepting applications for its Access to Apprenticeship course running from Jan 2022. The 12-week course is designed to assist young people aged 16-24 find a suitable apprenticeship position. More details 👇
Great News! Our
#Bloom2019
#BEE
Positive garden has won a Gold Medal in the Bloom Large Garden Category! Designed in partnership with TU Dublin Horticulture Dept and
@Fingalcoco
it aims to to raise awareness of the important role of pollinators!
@bloominthepark
@WeAreTUDublin
As the voice of the University sector, TU Dublin is delighted to join
@IUAofficial
, and we are excited to work with our new partners in strengthening the sector for the challenges ahead.
#wearetudublin
We are delighted to welcome
@WeAreTUDublin
to the IUA family. We look forward to working with Prof David FitzPatrick and his team with our other university members to advance university education and research.
TU Dublin is delighted to have been awarded €2.1 million Regional Enterprise Development funding to develop a technology centre on our Blanchardstown campus. Full details at
It's getting closer, just 3 days now until
#WeAreTUDublin
. It has taken a mighty effort from so many people to get to this point, it's hard to believe we are just 3 days away now from becoming Ireland's first Technological University -TU Dublin.
#BeProud
#NewYearNewUniversity
The TU Dublin academic community has been working this week to re-design assessments for all programmes. These changes to regulations need to go through Quality Assurance and must be ratified by Academic Council so as to give them legal standing. (1/2)
Today we are proceeding with a massive investment programme for higher education buildings across the country. A strong focus on laboratories, workshops & studios. First 6 projects go to tender today and the next 5 in January. First 6 projects will allows for 8000 more students!
TU Dublin.....a gateway to
#InfinitePossibilities
. Great to see the banners on display around all campuses. Have you seen them? Send us in a photo or short video so we can see all the campuses in all their TU Dublin glory
#WeAreTUDublin
As part of the announcement made by Minister
@SimonHarrisTD
today, TU Dublin researchers have received funding to develop a saliva-based
#COVID19
test that could produce results in minutes.
More than one billion people live with some form of disability. Today, we will celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities with purple lights and clothes. Tag us in your photos and use the hashtags
#PurpleLightUp
#IDPD2021
#EveryoneIncluded
.
The moment TU Dublin made contact with space! 12 lucky children spoke to the International Space Station today as part of the
@tudublinaccess
Space Week event supported by
@Workday
.
Read more here -
We are delighted to announce that TU Dublin has joined Universities Ireland, a network of the eleven universities on the island of Ireland
#TUDublinNews
➡️
DIT is delighted to announce that construction of the Central and East Quads at our new campus in Grangegorman will begin immediately. The new buildings will accommodate 10,000 DIT students by Sep 2020.
#MyDITLife
A MASSIVE shout out to all our students for completing your assessments and exams - we are SO proud of you👏 Before you settle into a well deserved rest we have a date for your 🗓️28 May, live broadcast with TU Dublin President & SU President. Check your 📩 for more
#WeAreTUDublin
We wish
@shelsfc
the very best of luck in the
@FAIreland
Women's Cup Final this Sunday at 3pm against
@AthloneTownAFC
. If you want to cheer on the Reds, you can catch the game live on
@RTE2
, or tickets are still available for the game in
@tallaghtstadium
.
Congratulations to all who received TU Dublin course offers today. What a day!!! YOU MADE IT!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
If you have questions join us live today until 8pm , we are all here to help
#CAO2019
#WeAreTUDublin
#InfinitePossibilities
We are TU Dublin these days,
@sazzeroni
Happy to take both Cillian and Matt, anytime. We think Florence would fit in great in our creative East Quad in Grangegorman too!
An exciting day for DIT - we are delighted to be attending a special ceremony today to receive our
#AthenaSWAN
Bronze Award in recognition of our work to advance gender equality
#ASIrelandAwards
Preparations for the arrival of 10,000 students to Grangegorman next September are well underway. The largest building on campus at 36,000m2, the Central Quad, will be home to students and staff in a range of disciplines from Science to the Culinary Arts.
TU Dublin welcomed
@sinnfeinireland
leader
@MaryLouMcDonald
to our Grangegorman campus today to meet with the Presidents of Ireland’s leading universities. The
@IUAofficial
and Sinn Féin reps discussed the importance of higher education to Ireland’s future development.
TU Dublin has welcomed the award of €1.75M under the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) to fund the planning and design of Phase 1 of the Indoor Sports Facilities on the University’s flagship campus at Grangegorman.
Fantastic news for anyone that visits our grounds in Grangegorman, there is a new coffee van launching this Saturday! Happy Days Coffee will open 7 days a week from 8am – 4pm beside the main Grangegorman entrance serving artisan coffee and pastries.
Students from TU Dublin were delighted to present
@nbrez
with the TU Dublin Social Justice Hero Award in recognition of his work in mental health advocacy.
With our labs and workshops on hiatus, staff across TU Dublin have been busy gathering PPE gear to donate to hospitals and care facilities. This photo shows one consignment arriving at Tallaght University Hospital earlier this week.
@fionac2016
The Big Reunion Before the Big Move: graduates and staff came to Kevin Street to meet old friends and to see old labs and classrooms before we move across the Liffey to our new Grangegorman campus
#september2020
#infinitepossibilities
Weather alert: DIT buildings opening for students and staff already on route this morning but will close at midday. If you have not started journey please stay home. Further information at 10 am.
#RevealingGrangegorman
is officially launched - The Revealing Grangegorman programme of events, performances, tours and talks will take place throughout June to celebrate the new campus and its 10,000 student population.
🎉
An absolutely inspiring opening speech by Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD to a full house at our women leaders in higher education panel discussion this morning in DIT.
#WLHE
@mitchelloconnor
@hea_irl
@Education_Ire
@AdvanceHE
Congratulations to Digital Forensics and Cyber Security student Emma Heffernan, who has won Cybersecurity Student of the Year at this years
#SCAwardsEurope
👏
#CyberSecurity
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science,
@SimonHarrisTD
has announced that three TU Dublin researchers - Professor Una Hunt, Dr Deirdre McQuillan and Dr Emma Howard - have received
@IrishResearch
New Foundations funds.
The Dún Laoghaire Coastal Mobility Route has been an effective addition for the people of Dún Laoghaire and Dublin, according to new studies by TU Dublin. The studies also show the adjacent business community has largely welcomed the changes.
@dlrcc
TU Dublin, in partnership with the Government of Ireland, is proud to host Walk21 Ireland - an international Conference exploring the importance of walking to promote safe, sustainable and liveable communities.
@roinnslainte
@Dept_Transport
@DeptCultureIRL
Building work at Grangegorman is progressing nicely with the first crane being assembled at the East Quad site last week. Keep an eye out for new arrivals over the coming months!!!
#myDITLife
#Grangegorman
TU Dublin academic colleagues have turned out in big numbers this morning
@stpatrickscath
to celebrate the graduation of their students in a range of disciplines from undergrad to PhD. Congratulations to all
#BestGraduatesEver
#infinitepossibilities
DIT, along with
@itbdublin
and
@ITTallaght
are about to become Ireland’s first Technological University - TU Dublin - so if you accept an offer from us, you’ll be making history by being among the first students of the University when it's established in early 2019!
#TUDublin
TU Dublin Conservatoire has recorded a traditional Irish version of
#OurAnthemEU50
, Ode to Joy, to celebrate
#IrelandEU50
. This is the first time a traditional Irish music version has been recorded and showcases
@TUconservatoire
unique Traditional Irish Music offering.
@dfatirl
In memory of Marian Finucane: alumna of our School of Architecture in Bolton Street, Irish Times debater, hugely accomplished journalist and broadcaster, recipient of Hon. Doc from DIT... at dheis De go raibh a h-anam dilis via
@rte
A glorious morning & the first TU Dublin Grangegorman Campus daffodils are up, very appropriate that they symbolise new beginnings.
@TUDublinCCSport
the sports facilities are looking spectacular this morning. Here's to the year ahead.
#WeAreTUDublin
It’s official, we are Technological University Dublin
#TUDublin
with
@itbdublin
ittofficial Thanks to campaignforleo marymitchoconnor
@RichardbrutonTD
and Paschal Donoghue for announcing…
In the year ahead, we anticipate a greatly increased demand for support from our students including emergency financial support, help with technology, and mental health support. For this reason, we have launched a new Student Support Fund.
Fantastic news! The
@timeshighered
#SDG
Impact Rankings have positioned TU Dublin in the 101-200 bracket, up from 201-301 last year. These rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the
#UNSDGs
.
#wearetudublin
Congratulations to Prof. Paula Bourke who was listed among the top 0.1% most cited scientists in the world in 2019 for her research. Also included on the
@webofscience
Highly Cited Researchers list is Professor PJ Cullen and Dr Brijesh K Tiwari.
#WeAreTUDublin
is more than a hashtag,it's an invite to you to join us on our journey, a new university for a changing world. We invite you to be a change maker, we invite you to inspire, we invite to explore the
#infinitepossibilities
, to dream, to discover. We're ready
#CAO2019
We were delighted to welcome Minister
@SimonHarrisTD
to TU Dublin today to launch the National Access to Apprenticeship Programme, which he described as 'a circuit breaker' changing young people's lives, acknowledging the tremendous impact the programme has made.
TU Dublin President Prof. David FitzPatrick has welcomed today’s announcement by Minister for Further and Higher Education
@SimonHarrisTD
that the planned PPP capital investment projects for the Blanchardstown and Tallaght campuses will proceed to tender.
We are feeling nostalgic today, 13 days left as
@ditofficial
& then we start our exciting journey as
#TUDublin
with
@itbdublin
&
@ITTallaght
. We spent the morning looking at old Tweets, so much life has happened around the
#MyDITLife
hashtag, shall we give it one last hurrah?
We are delighted to announce a donation of €1m from
@JonesEngHQ
in support of Design & Construct, Ireland’s 1st centre of excellence for construction education in Broombridge. At a celebratory event last night, 5 students also received a scholarship.
Meet Liz Waters, a testament to lifelong learning! At 75, she embarked on TU Dublin's MA in Gastronomy and Food Studies, discovering her passion for food history.
#GoBeyondLearning
Read more:
DIT has launched Ireland’s first ever MSc programme in Transport and Mobility designed to equip graduates with the knowledge and skills required to develop sustainable transportation which supports healthy, connected neighbourhoods.
#TUDublin
Congratulations to Professor John Kearney, DIT who has been appointed to the European Food Safety Authority
@EFSA_EU
, the keystone of EU risk assessment for
#foodsafety
and
#nutrition
.
#DITdiscovers
NEW YEAR DAWNS AT TU DUBLIN!!
TU Dublin marked its first birthday this week with the launch of a new 30-second television ad. Every step of the way our graduates helped to make this happen. Read the full story:
Congratulations to Dr Barry Ryan,
@CBS_Lecturer
, an inaugural nominee of the
@ForumTL
and
@IrishResearch
Teaching and Learning Research Fellowships. Barry will now join academic staff from across the sector for Phase 3 of the programme.
#WeAreTUDublin
Delighted to welcome An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar T.D. and Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today for the official opening of CONNECT, the new Student Services Building at TU Dublin within the Blanchardstown Campus
#CONNECT
Netta O'Doherty, Director of Nursing in Care of the Elderly Unit, Meath Hospital receiving a donation of PPE items provided by TU Dublin School of Architecture following cancellation of classes for apprentices!
@DSA_TUDublin
#WeAreTUDublin
#WeAreInThisTogether
#PPEshortage