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40 unusual facts about University College Dublin


2008–14 Irish banking crisis

Morgan Kelly, a professor of economics at University College Dublin, was particularly concerned about the real estate bubble which was reaching its climax in the summer of 2006.

Actuarial credentialing and exams

At the undergraduate level the only locally accredited programmes are currently at University of Manchester, University College Dublin, Queen's University Belfast, Heriot-Watt University, University of Edinburgh, the London School of Economics, University of Southampton, City University, London and the University of Kent.

Alan Basil de Lastic

He went to Rome, where he completed his doctorate in dogmatic theology, and then spent a year at University College Dublin in Ireland, returning to India in the early 1960s.

Allen Upward

Upward was brought up as a member of the Plymouth Brethren and trained as a lawyer at the Royal University of Dublin (now University College Dublin).

Alltech

Lyons was born in Dundalk, Ireland and was educated in University College Dublin and the University of Birmingham, England, where he received a PhD in the biochemistry of yeast.

Atsipades

The site was excavated in 1989 by the Atsipadhes Korakias Peak Sanctuary Project, directed by Alan Peatfield, then Curator of the British School at Athens branch at Knossos, now at University College Dublin Ireland.

Conor Brady

Brady is also Visiting Professor, John Jay College, City University of New York; Senior Teaching Fellow, Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin, and Chairman, The British-Irish Association and Committee Member.

David J. Simms

Simms is married to Anngret Erichson, a former associate professor and head of geography at University College Dublin.

Dutch Gold

University College Dublin has a Dutch Society that is synonymous on campus with Dutch Gold.

Eamonn McKee

He studied at University College Dublin, and went on to receive a PhD in 1987 for his thesis "From Precepts to Praxis: Irish Economic Policy 1939-52" from the National University of Ireland.

Government Buildings, Dublin

The centre block of the courtyard under the dome was still used by the Royal College of Science, and later when it merged with University College Dublin, by students from the Faculty of Engineering.

Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test

It is currently used as the selection criteria for all graduate-entry programmes in Ireland (University College Dublin, University of Limerick, University College Cork, and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland).

Harry Clifton

He returned to Ireland in 2004, and now teaches at University College Dublin.

Iveagh House

The Iveagh Gardens at the back of the house were given to University College Dublin by Lord Iveagh in 1908, in connection with the formation of its campus on Earlsfort Terrace.

James Heckman

In June 2006 he was appointed as the Professor of Science and Society at University College Dublin.

He is the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, Professor of Science and Society at University College Dublin and a Senior Research Fellow at the American Bar Foundation.

John Feehan

He was a Senior Lecturer in the School of Agriculture and Food Science at University College Dublin, where he taught for twenty years up to his retirement in 2012.

Joshua Marie Wilkinson

He earned degrees in Poetry (M.F.A., University of Arizona), Film (M.A., University College Dublin), and English (PhD, University of Denver).

Karen Gillece

She studied Law at University College Dublin and worked for several years in the telecommunications industry before turning to writing full-time.

Kathleen Ryan

Vincent (Séamus) (1930–2005), a Benedictine priest at Glenstal Abbey, Sister Íde of the Convent of The Sacred Heart, Mount Anville, Dublin, Oonagh (who married the Irish artist Patrick Swift), Cora who married the politician, Seán Dunne, T.D. When Kathleen was an undergraduate at University College Dublin, she was introduced to the future Dr. Dermod Devane of Limerick.

Maev Kennedy

Kennedy was born in Dublin and attended University College Dublin (UCD) before joining The Irish Times, where she became the parliamentary sketch writer.

Maggie O'Kane

She received secondary education at Loreto Convent, Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland; B.A. (Hons) in Politics and History at University College Dublin before studying at the Institut des Journalistes en Europe in Paris.

Michael Smurfit

The postgraduate business school of University College Dublin, the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, is named after him as a result of his financial support.

P. Michael Conneally

Conneally received his bachelor’s degree in Agriculture with Honors from University College Dublin in 1954 and Master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Pádraig Mac Fhearghusa

He graduated from University College Dublin in 1970 with a BA in Irish, history and philosophy and obtained a Higher Diploma in Education from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1971.

Penang Medical College

PMC is an educational partnership between the Penang State Government through the Penang Development Corporation, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the University College Dublin.

Peter McMahon

After he was awarded a soccer scholarship at University College Dublin in 2008, McMahon officially joined UCD for their 2009 League of Ireland First Division campaign.

Princess Mako of Akishino

On 18 June 2010, it was revealed that Mako would soon be moving to Ireland to study English at the University College Dublin.

Raymond Deane

From 1963 he lived in Dublin, where he studied at University College Dublin, graduating in 1974.

Rory Brady

He studied law in University College Dublin, receiving a Bachelor of Civil Law Degree in 1978.

Rosanna Davison

In 2006, she graduated from University College Dublin with an arts degree in Sociology and Art History.

Royal College of Science for Ireland

In 1926 the RCSI was absorbed into University College Dublin (UCD), where it became the UCD Science and Engineering faculties.

Salaam Baalak Trust

Since 2003, it has also been working with volunteers from University College Dublin Volunteers Overseas, (UCDVO).

Sean D. Barrett

After graduating from University College Dublin in 1973, Barrett went on to obtain a master's degree at McMaster University in Canada before returning to UCD to gain his PhD in Economics.

Sybil Mulcahy

Born in Ballsbridge, Dublin, Mulcahy was educated locally before being conferred with a Bachelor of Arts from University College Dublin.

Sydney Parade railway station

It has a bus connection with the University College of Dublin campus at Belfield.

Thomas Tessier

Tessier was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, attended University College Dublin and lived in London in the United Kingdom for several years (where he was the managing director of Millington Books) before returning to the United States, where he lives still.

Vasily Artemyev

Vasily played for a number of years in University College Dublin for their rugby team whilst studying law under the stewardship of John McClean and Bobby Byrne.

Victoria Smurfit

The family is also associated with Smurfit Business School in University College Dublin (UCD).

William F. Roe

Educated at home until aged nine, he then went to Christian Brothers School, Kilkenny, and later to University College Dublin and the Royal College of Science for Ireland.


Ciarán Cuffe

Cuffe attended the Children's House Montessori School in Stillorgan, Gonzaga College in Ranelagh, the University of Maine at Orono, University College Dublin, and the University of Venice.

Dick Roche

Roche was born in Wexford and was educated at Wexford Christian Brothers School and University College Dublin (UCD) where he received Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Masters Degree in Public Administration.

Donal O'Donnell

He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was educated at St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast, University College Dublin, King's Inns and the University of Virginia.

Emmet McLoughlin

At the time of the 1948 Olympics he was a medical student at University College Dublin and was attached to the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin.

John Molony

Following his retirement from the ANU in 1990, Molony was appointed to the Keith Cameron Professorship of Australian History at University College Dublin.

Julian Simmons

February saw the first official meeting of the Julian Simmons Fans' Society in University College Dublin in the offices of UCD's independent newspaper, College Tribune.

Loxian

After examining Loxian, Terence Dolan, a professor of English at University College Dublin, has offered his professional opinion regarding the language.

Pro-vice-chancellor

In the National University of Ireland, each president of the constituent universities (being University College Dublin, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Galway and National University of Ireland, Maynooth), holds the title of Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the NUI, though they generally only use this title at conferring ceremonies.

Union of Secondary Students

With the help of the Union of Students in Ireland, the founders set up a meeting, which took place in University College Dublin on 28 March 2001.