DCU Voices

2021 EDITION 3 DCU President’s Update 4 Meet the DCU Alumni Team 6 Director of Alumni Relations Update 7 Sunday Times University of the Year 2021 8 Action on Climate Change 9 The Helix Vaccination Drive 10 DCU Chancellor’s Medal 10 2020 Researcher of the Year, Jane Suiter 12 DCU Futures 13 Biodesign Europe at DCU 14 DCU Educational Trust Memorial Scholarships 16 Deloitte Research 18 New pitch on St Patrick’s Campus 20 Honorary Doctorate Recipients 21 DCU Accenture ‘Women onWalls’ 22 Women in Technology 24 Alumni Awards 2020 27 Alumni Awardees 2020 27 DCU PNU 33 Former DCU Chancellor, Martin McAleese 34 Certified Proud 36 Cara i gCruatan 36 FromDCU to rubbing shoulders withWill Smith and the Clintons 37 Pioneering Computer Programming 38 Engineering and Computing Faculty Update 39 Catherine Gallagher lays down the law 40 Guiding Light 41 Institute of Education Update 42 Integration, partnership, transparency 43 International Year of the Nurse andMidwife 44 Emergency Response 45 Coming Full Circle 46 Science and Health Faculty Update 47 Bringing It All Back Home 48 Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Update 49 The Reluctant Role Model 50 The Emerging Leaders Programme 52 AWinning Combination 54 Young, gifted and DCU 55 DCU Class of 2020 56 Living on the Climate Change Frontline 58 Barrett’s blazing a trail with FC Köln 59 Storming Ahead 60 A Scorching Season ‘Down Under’ 61 High Octane Marketing 62 DCU Sports andWellbeing 64 Tokyo Olympics 66 Lions Tour 68 DCU Business School Update 70 School of Law and Government Update 72 Alumni Profiles 74 DCU Connected ‘just the ticket’ 76 DCU Connected Update 77 Alumni Spotlight: Business Owners 77 Alumni Events Roundup 80 The Power of Mentorship 82 Mentors andMentees of the Year 2019/20 and 2020/21 85 Alumni Instagram Takeover 86 Editors: Ronnie Bellew; Leanne Hanafin; Mark Barry; Rayana Zapryanova; Ross Munnelly; Liam Kane. Contributors: Thomas Kelly; Diarmuid Torney; Jane Last; Ken Robinson; Gerard McEvoy; Professor Nicholas Dunne; Sinead Murphy; Clara Hickey; Mary Rose Sweeney; Amy Molloy; Eoin Sheahan; Dearbhail McDonald; Jenny Darmody; Caoimhe Ní Chathail; Shauna Bowers; Brett Stout; Leanne Hanafin; Barry Lenihan; Katie Keogh; Aaron Gallagher; Clíona Foley; Fergal O’Keefe; Fionnuala Moran; Dr Aisling de Paor; Derrick Moloney; Míchéal Ó Scannáil; Stephen Zipp. Profile Contributors: Dr Jane Suiter; Catherine Fox; Professor Dáire Keogh; Sinead Strain; Dr Martin McAleese; Dr Sarah Kelly; Keisha Sentar; Niall King; Catherine Gallagher; Dora O’Neill; Lye Ogunsanya; Karen McGowan; Padraig McKeon; Dáraine Mulvihill; Dr ColmO’Reilly; Amber Barrett; Patrick Flanagan; Aishling Sheridan; Annie Kennedy; Ciaran McCormack; Chris Spierin; Angela Cooney; Peter O’Halloran; Rodney Smith; Hannah Byrne; Tony Flynn; Ciara Cronin; Brendan Hyland; Sophie Becker; Tadgh Furlong. Photography: Sportfile; Daire Hall; Julian Behal. Print: Neogen Contents