These workshops aim to prepare students for attending lectures - in bigger groups than they are used to - by building their confidence and competency.
Academic integration/belongingWorkshop | On campus | In person | Live
Time lineTraveller & Roma Access Officer: The main purpose of the project is to increase the participation of Traveller and Roma students in Higher Education. The project focuses on three strands: Pre-entry and Outreach, Post-entry Support, and Building Institutional Readiness.
Academic integration/belonging, Financial needs, Social integration/belongingInfo session | Training | Workshop | On campus | In person | Live
Time lineGroup guidance session during first semester to promote healthy student communities and a sustainable learning mindset
Academic integration/belonging, Personal mental health/well-being, Social integration/belongingCounseling | Workshop | On campus | In person | Live
Time lineThis course helps students prepare for the fact that much of the terminology within occupational therapy come from English speaking countries and to teach students about the history of the profession.
Academic integration/belongingWorkshop | On campus | In person | Live
Time lineThis training helps students and all staff (lecturers, maintenance staff, faculty members...) to create a caring community. Participants are trained to recognise mental problems, to engage in difficult conversations and to refer warmly to professional help where necessary.
Personal mental health/well-beingWorkshop | On campus | Off campus | In person | Online | Live
Time lineThis entry course aims to prepare students, who are used to attending smaller classes, for learning in bigger groups by building their confidence and competency.
Academic integration/belongingWorkshop | On campus | In person | Live
Time lineCelebrating multilingualism and multilingual students by showing the benefits of speaking multiple languages in the context of higher education, at home and on the labour market (e.g., a multilingual midwife or youth worker in a multicultural context).
Social integration/belongingInfo session | Workshop | On campus | In person
Time lineCreative Arts Summer School Programmes are designed and facilitated to promote access to higher education for under-represented groups in third-level education.
Academic integration/belonging, Personal mental health/well-being, Social integration/belongingInfo session | Workshop | On campus | In person
Time lineUCD Moot Court Programme introduces primary school students to the legal profession and to UCD as a university and helps to plant the seed for their future progression.
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingInfo session | Workshop | On campus | Off campus | In person | Live
Time lineThe iDecide project initiative aims to introduce 5th and 6th class primary school children (11-13 years old) to university life and education, and to inspire young people to pursue a university degree in their future.
Academic integration/belonging, Financial needs, Social integration/belongingWorkshop | Info session | Off campus | On campus | Online & in person (hybrid)
Time lineThe Pathways to the Professions project is a UCD University for All initiative which looks at how we can remove barriers to access, participation and success at each step along the pathway to a profession.
Academic integration/belonging, Financial needs, Social integration/belongingInfo session | Workshop | Off campus | On campus | Online & in person (hybrid)
Time lineThe Entry Course on Study Methods encourages students to think critically about their study method, planning skills, challenges in higher education, and possible student support to facilitate their transition to higher education.
Academic integration/belonging, Financial needs, Personal mental health/well-being, Social integration/belongingOnline tool | Workshop | On campus | Online | In person | Online & in person (hybrid) | Live
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