DCU Voices

2021 EDITION 29 LEADERSHIP Professor David Lloyd BSc Applied Chemistry, DCU, 1995 and PhD Chemistry (Research), DCU, 1999 The Chancellor and President since 2012 of the University of South Australia, one of the Top 50 Universities Under 50 in the world, David is a leader of international standing in higher education. He has also served as Dean and Vice President of Research, and then as Bursar and Director of Strategic Innovation at Trinity College. David served on the South Australia Economic Development Board (EDB) from 2014 to 2018. In 2019 he was appointed Chair of the Committee for Adelaide, a group dedicated to supporting a progressive and sustainable future for South Australia. David was named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2019. He holds an honorary Professorship from Tianjin University, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. SOCIETAL IMPACT Mary Mulvihill (Posthumous) Graduate Diploma in Journalism, DCU, 1988 Mary first studied genetics in Trinity College Dublin, and also obtained an MSc in statistics. After graduating from DCU, she followed a career as a self-employed science writer and broadcaster. In 1990, she founded Women in Technology and Science (WITS). In 2002, her book Ingenious Ireland was published. A study of this country’s natural wonders, clever inventions and historic industries, it won her the Irish National Science and Technology Journalist of the Year award, the IBM Science Journalist of the Year Award, and the Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland’s publication award. Her work was an example to many and advanced the coverage of science in the mainstream Irish media. Her spinoff company, Ingenious Ireland, ran a number of walking tours around Dublin, dedicated to the city’s scientific heritage. SPORT Tadgh Furlong Bachelor of Business Studies, DCU, 2014 Tadgh Furlong is one of the most highly regarded rugby players in the world. Hailing fromWexford, he has been at the core of both the Leinster and Irish rugby teams for many years, earning 44 caps for Ireland and making over 100 appearances for Leinster to date. He made his Leinster debut in 2013 while still a student at DCU, and was just 22 when he debuted for Ireland in 2015. He has also played for the British and Irish Lions, starting in all three Test matches of the 2017 series and most recently, the 2021 series. Some of his sporting achievements include Six Nations Grand Slam, European Rugby Champions Cup, and the Pro14 honours, and a nomination for the 2020 European Player of the Year award.