Established in 1854, University College Dublin (UCD) is Ireland’s largest, most diverse and globally engaged research intensive university with over 30,000 students from some 120 countries worldwide.
Founded on the educational principles of its first Rector, John Henry Newman, the university seeks to contribute to society through the excellence and impact of its research and scholarship, the quality of its graduates and through its engagement nationally and internationally.
At UCD, research and innovation are seen as essential drivers of a dynamic economy, an informed society and a vibrant culture. UCD scholars work on tackling diverse national and global challenges, and the university community comprises individual scholars, research groups, start-up companies and large-scale collaborations with Government, industry and other partners.
Among its best-known graduates is the writer James Joyce, author of Ulysses, and regarded as ‘the father of the modern novel’.
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Food and supplies, labelled with the name and image of Mexican narco Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, is distributed during the coronavirus pandemic in Guadalajara.
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Milanese residents appear at the window of their apartment displaying flags and singing the national anthem in Milan.
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We’ve known how to control typhoid for over 100 years. The rapid current increase of drug-resistant variants in both rich and poor countries is down to decades of short-sighted global health policies.
Zeche Ewald coal mine in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, closed in 2001.
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Elodie Béthoux, École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay – Université Paris-Saclay; Darragh Golden, University College Dublin, and Roland Erne, University College Dublin
A la veille du scrutin européen, le débat accorde une large place aux arguments d’ordre culturel, oubliant trop souvent le registre socio-économique.
Pelosi has a quick word with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
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The House of Representatives speaker repeatedly said the UK can forget about a trade deal with the US if it fails to meet its obligations to the Good Friday Agreement.
Kaiser Wilhelm II and one of his generals in 1914.
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