UCD Foundation
UCD Foundation was established in 1997 to advance the strategic goals and objectives of University College Dublin under the direction of an independent Board of Directors.
Annual Report and Financial Statements
UCD Foundation is committed to transparency in all of its operations and as such, publishes a yearly report which details the way in which monies are used. To see the current, and previous reports, click here.
Support Our Mission
Our Mission is to foster a lifelong sense of pride among our alumni and friends to inspire, engage and motivate them to support UCD.
Our Vision
UCD is supported by a proud global community who advance the future of UCD as a centre of excellence in learning, education and research.
Our Challenge
The challenge today is to position the university to facilitate a new wave of Ireland’s development in the highly competitive and globalised 21st Century. To this end, UCD relies on our support and the extraordinary support of her alumni, donors and friends to help it achieve its mission.
UCD’s alumni and donors may contribute to UCD Foundation by simply clicking on our donate now button to make and instant donation or you can visit our Ways To Give page for more options on how you can help.
About our charity
UCD Foundation is an independent charity (CHY 12448) and is UCD’s preferred destination for all private donations. It is an approved body within the meaning of Section 848A and Schedule 26A of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997.
The Foundation’s primary function is
- To generate financial support for research and teaching Campaign for UCD.
- fundraising for development programmes.
- support academic initiatives.
Each of the seven schools in the UCD College of Science engages in exciting and internationally recognised research. Research includes drug discovery, development and delivery which aim to identify biomarkers, novel therapeutic targets to guide drug development and target medicines toward specific populations.
The James Joyce Library receives on average one million visits per year. Behind these doors there is vast study space amongst hundreds of books and academic journals. The library’s special collections houses the first documentation of the Flight of the Earls, a letter written to Éamon de Valera as well as numerous manuscripts by some of Ireland’s most celebrated writers such as Frank McGuinness, Edna O’Brien, and Maeve Binchy.
The UCD Student Centre is home to the UCD Student Union which aims to promote student wellbeing on campus be it mental health, disability rights, mature students or accommodation support. The UCDSU provides free counselling services as well as running life skills courses for students suffering from depression or anxiety.
Newman is a multi-storey mixture of the arts and social sciences. With lecture theatres that can house up to 500 students as well as smaller spaces for tutorials, students can share ideas with both their peers and their tutors. Whether it be current politics, history or literature there are a wide array of topics up for debate and discussion.
There is no better training for students than in Richview, the home of architecture in UCD. This space includes design studios, a well-equipped workshop and building laboratory, exhibition spaces and the most extensive architectural library in the country.