University of Dublin

For the university constituency, see Dublin University (constituency).
Not to be confused with Medieval University of Dublin, University College Dublin, or Dublin City University.

University of Dublin
Ollscoil Átha Cliath
Coat of arms


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Latin: Universitas Dublinensis[1][2][3]
TypeResearch university
Ancient University
Established1592; 432 years ago (1592)
Endowment€216 million (2019)[4]
Budget€382.9 million (2019)[4]
ChancellorMary McAleese
Academic staff
777 (2014)[5]
Administrative staff
2,097 (incl. 606 research staff; 2014)[5]
Students16,729 (2014)
Undergraduates12,420 (2014)[6]
Postgraduates4,309 (2014)[6]
Location
Dublin
,
Ireland

53°20′40″N 06°15′28″W / 53.34444°N 6.25778°W / 53.34444; -6.25778
CampusUrban
46.8 hectares (116 acres) (incl. satellite sites)[7]
Colours  Trinity Pink[8]
AffiliationsCoimbra Group
EUA
IUA
UI
LERU
AMBA
CLUSTER[9]
Websitewww.tcd.ie

The University of Dublin (Irish: Ollscoil Átha Cliath), corporately designated as the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a research university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dublin. It was founded in 1592 when Queen Elizabeth I issued a royal charter for Trinity College as "the mother of a university", thereby making it Ireland's oldest operating university.[a] It was modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but unlike these affiliated ancient universities, only one college was ever established; as such, the designations "Trinity College Dublin" and "University of Dublin" are usually synonymous for practical purposes.

The University of Dublin is one of the seven ancient universities of Britain and Ireland. It is a member of the Irish Universities Association, Universities Ireland, and the Coimbra Group.

  1. ^ Record of the Jubilee Celebrations of the University of Sydney. Sydney, New South Wales: William Brooks and Co. 1903. ISBN 9781112213304.
  2. ^ Records of The Tercentenary Festival of Dublin University. Dublin, Ireland: Hodges, Figgis & Co. 1894. ISBN 9781355361602.
  3. ^ See letter on p. 269
  4. ^ a b "Consolidated Financial Statements Year ended 30 September 2019" (PDF). Trinity College Dublin. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Staff Numbers". Trinity College Dublin. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Student Numbers". Trinity College Dublin. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Development Control Plan Maps – Trinity College Dublin" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Sporting Commons Press Release April 3rd 2012" (PDF). DUCAC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  9. ^ "TCD Trinity College Dublin | cluster.org". Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  10. ^ (May McKisack, The Fourteenth Century (Oxford History of England) 1959:45 note 2)


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