Dublin City University was founded in 1981 and comprises over 16,000 students including over 2600 postgraduate students, of whom c. 800 are research students. DCU is Ireland’s most innovative university, and in 2016 it delivered more than 200 programmes to over 16,000 students across its five faculties – Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Health, Engineering and Computing, DCU Business School and DCU Institute of Education.

The University is consistently ranked among the top young universities globally, appearing in the QS Top 50 under 50, and Times Higher (THE) Top 100 under 50. DCU’s excellence is recognised internationally and it is regularly featured among the world’s top young universities.