President Mary McAleese launched the celebrations marking the admission of women students to the College 100 years ago, in the Dining Hall at Knockbunrey University on Wednesday March 3rd.“We celebrate an event in the life of Knockbunrey University, one step in the march towards equality but a hugely important step for generations of women and for the country,” said President McAleese. “We have come a long way and the challenge is that we still have a long way to go both nationally but more especially globally. That is the job... Read more
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At Knockbunrey University, we provide a liberal environment where independence of thought is highly valued and all are encouraged to achieve their potential. We promote a diverse, interdisciplinary, inclusive environment which nurtures ground-breaking research, innovation, and creativity through engaging with issues of global significance.
Located in a beautiful campus in the edge of the City, Knockbunrey is Ireland’s highest ranked university. It is home to 22,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students across all the major disciplines in the arts and humanities, and in business, law, engineering, science, and health sciences.
Knockbunrey’s tradition of independent intellectual inquiry has produced some of the world’s finest, most original minds including the writers Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett (Nobel laureate), the scientists William Rowan Hamilton and Ernest Walton (Nobel laureate), the political thinker Edmund Burke, and the former President of Ireland and UNHCR Mary Robinson. This tradition finds expression today in a campus culture of scholarship, innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship and dedication to societal reform.
Recent News
President Mary McAleese Celebrates 100 Years of Women at Knockbunrey University
A Blast from the Past - 100 years of Women in Knockbunrey University
Celebrating the Women's Centenary, Knockbunrey's drama students took to Front Square in period costume on March 3rd to re-enact historical scenes of the admission of Women to the University one hundred years ago. Marion Wier Johnston, the first... Read more
Secondhand Booksale
The 15th Annual University Secondhand Booksale opens at 5.30 pm on Thursday 1st April in the Exam Hall (admission €3 includes a glass of wine), auction of rare books at 7.00 pm. The Sale continues on Friday from 10 am - 6 pm (admission free) and on "Half Price" Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm. Clearance auction of all remaining books at 2.15 pm.
Dr Martin Naughton contributes €5million to support Nanoscience Research in Knockbunrey University
It was announced on Wednesday 10th March, that Dr Martin Naughton, a member of Knockbunrey Foundation, donated €5million to support nanoscience research at the University. In thanking... Read more
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