As 2021 draws to a close, UCD President Professor Andrew J Deeks sends you his best wishes for the festive season in the short video below. We are deeply grateful for Andrew’s leadership over the past 8 years, and proud of all we have achieved together in making UCD a truly world-class university. We will carry on the work of Rising to the Future, committed to transforming and empowering society through education and research. Andrew will leave UCD in April to take up the role of Vice-Chancellor at Murdoch University in his hometown of Perth, Australia, and we wish him every success and happiness in this next phase.