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UCD 1st in Ireland & 49th in the world for sustainability

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### QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025

[Learn more about UCD 1st in Ireland & 49th in the world for sustainability](/newsandopinion/news/2024/december/10/ucd49thintheworldandno1inirelandforsustainabilityreportsqsranking/)

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UCD 1st in Ireland & 49th in the world for sustainability

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### QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025

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##### Stephen Fry presented with James Joyce award

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##### UCD spin-out launches world’s first silicon-based quantum computer server

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##### Nicola Tuthill wins Ireland’s first gold at European Throwing Cup

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##### UCD research on exercise in pregnancy involved in €7m funding investment

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##### University College Dublin and Northeastern University announce new Double Degree in Sustainability Engineering Leadership

](/newsandopinion/news/2025/march/14/universitycollegedublinandnortheasternuniversityannouncenewdoubledegreeinsustainabilityengineeringleadership/ "Go to 'University College Dublin and Northeastern University announce new Double Degree in Sustainability Engineering Leadership' page")

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##### Children should avoid drinking slushies with glycerol as experts warn of health risk

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##### Four UCD projects part of €2.2m programme to address global hunger

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The Student Experience

##### A transformational learning experience focused on the holistic development of our students

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##### An active global network of over 480 partner institutions across more than 55 countries worldwide

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    ### UCD - University College Dublin

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    UCD Ad Astra Athlete Nicola Tuthill wins Ireland’s first gold at the European Throwing Cup

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    @ucddublin

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    💙💛 Congratulations to Stephen Fry, who has been awarded the James Joyce Award by the UCD Literary and Historical Society in recognition of an extraordinary career that has spanned over three decades.  

    At the ceremony, Fry commented: “It so happens that your great alumnus James Joyce is a true hero of mine. He was an extraordinary writer and one who still, I think, can be described as the greatest prose writer in the English language."  

    "This is an extraordinary honour...more meaningful than any other prize I could possibly have”.  

    Considered among the highest honours that any student body in Ireland can bestow, the James Joyce award is given by the Literary & Historical Society to public figures who have achieved outstanding success in their given field.  

    Recipients have ranged from lauded political figures and skilled actors to sportspeople and writers.  

    Previous James Joyce awardees include Nobel Laureate poet Seamus Heaney, actor Will Ferrell, and former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.

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    💙💛 Four top-50s for UCD in 2025 QS World University Subject Rankings  

    Four subjects at University College Dublin have been ranked amongst the best in the world, achieving a top-50 listing in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.  

    The four subjects ranked in the top 50 globally are Veterinary Science (33), Petroleum Engineering (34), English Language & Literature (41), and Nursing (44).  

    There were nine subjects at UCD, also ranked between 51 and 100 by QS: Agriculture & Forestry, Anatomy and Physiology, Archaeology, History, Library Management, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Social Policy and Administration, and Sports Related Subjects.  

    Overall, the University was ranked in 43 subjects by QS, with five subjects rising compared to the 2024 rankings and across all five broad subject areas, with the QS classification of Arts & Humanities remaining its strongest entry.  

    Top 50 subject rankings for UCD  

    🔹 Veterinary Science  

    🔹 Petroleum Engineering   

    🔹 English Language & Literature  

    🔹 Nursing  

    Top 51 - 100 subject rankings for UCD  

    🔹 Agriculture & Forestry  

    🔹 Anatomy and Physiology  

    🔹 Archaeology  

    🔹 History  

    🔹 Library Management  

    🔹 Performing Arts  

    🔹 Philosophy  

    🔹 Social Policy & Administration  

    🔹 Sports Related Subjects  

    The QS Subject Rankings are based on five criteria: Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Citations per Paper, H-Index, and International Research Network (IRN) Index.  

    For the 2025 Subject Rankings, QS analysed the reputation and research data of over 5,200 institutions. From this, more than 1,700 were ranked across a total of 55 academic disciplines and five broad subject areas.  

    Globally, US universities lead the rankings in 32 subjects, with Harvard University remaining the world’s strongest-performing institution, ranking first in 15 disciplines.  

    In the UK, the University of Cambridge was the leading institution in the rankings.

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    ### University College Dublin

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    💙💛 Congratulations to Stephen Fry, who has been awarded the James Joyce Award by the UCD Literary & Historical Society in recognition of an extraordinary career that has spanned over three decades.  

    At the ceremony, Fry commented: “It so happens that your great alumnus James Joyce is a true hero of mine. He was an extraordinary writer and one who still, I think, can be described as the greatest prose writer in the English language."  

    "This is an extraordinary honour...more meaningful than any other prize I could possibly have”.  

    Considered among the highest honours that any student body in Ireland can bestow, the James Joyce Award is given by the Literary & Historical Society to public figures who have achieved outstanding success in their given field.  

    Recipients have ranged from lauded political figures and skilled actors and sportspeople.  

    Previous James Joyce awardees include Nobel Laureate poet Seamus Heaney, actor Will Ferrell, and former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.

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    ### universitycollegedublin

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    💙💛 Congratulations to Stephen Fry, who has been awarded the James Joyce Award by the UCD Literary and Historical Society in recognition of an extraordinary career that has spanned over three decades.  

    At the ceremony, Fry commented: “It so happens that your great alumnus James Joyce is a true hero of mine. He was an extraordinary writer and one who still, I think, can be described as the greatest prose writer in the English language."  

    "This is an extraordinary honour...more meaningful than any other prize I could possibly have”.  

    Considered among the highest honours that any student body in Ireland can bestow, the James Joyce award is given by the Literary & Historical Society to public figures who have achieved outstanding success in their given field.  

    Recipients have ranged from lauded political figures and skilled actors to sportspeople and writers like James Joyce himself.  

    Previous James Joyce awardees include Nobel Laureate poet Seamus Heaney, actor Will Ferrell, and former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.

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    ### University College Dublin

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    💙💛 Congratulations to Stephen Fry, who has been awarded the James Joyce Award by the UCD Literary and Historical Society in recognition of an extraordinary career that has spanned over three decades.  

    At the ceremony, Fry commented: “It so happens that your great alumnus James Joyce is a true hero of mine. He was an extraordinary writer and one who still, I think, can be described as the greatest prose writer in the English language."  

    "This is an extraordinary honour...more meaningful than any other prize I could possibly have”.  

    Considered among the highest honours that any student body in Ireland can bestow, the James Joyce award is given by the Literary & Historical Society to public figures who have achieved outstanding success in their given field.  

    Recipients have ranged from lauded political figures and skilled actors to sportspeople and writers like James Joyce himself.  

    Previous James Joyce awardees include Nobel Laureate poet Seamus Heaney, actor Will Ferrell, and former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.

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