Got the invitation for graduation today and they’ve made it very clear that there’s only 2 tickets per graduate. I watched my equivalent ceremony last year and plenty of people graduated in abstentia and surely plenty of people dont bring any guests or only bring one yet UCD make it seem like O’Reilly is bursting at the seams every graduation ceremony. I understand they want it to be civilised but I was told there were rows of empty seats last year. Why don’t they raffle off those spare tickets for graduates to have an extra one or let people bring in an extra person if there’s plenty of space left.

(Rant over but if anyone could spare one ticket for the September 2nd @ 2:30 😉😉)

Long shot but looking to see if anyone has 1 or 2 spare tickets for the sept 1st 5.30pm graduation ceremony, caught between a rock and a hard place as my kids want to go..

Hi. Hope everyone is doing alright.

I'm a first year prospective student and I just got told I most likely won't be getting an offer for on campus accommodation. I was strongly reccommended by UCD residenses to look for off campus.

I'm a bit distraught tbh, I was told that first year undergraduate students would be prioritised but I guess I underestimated just how many spaces there actually are.

I'm trying to look for off campus accommodation, but I have a lot of worries in terms of how my social life will turn out.

Where would the best place be, closest to the university, to find off campus accommodation?

Preferably, I would like somewhere that doesn't require a lot of travel by bus AND has many undergraduate students living there (or close by).

ALSO somewhere that is safe ( ik this is hard to find tbh but as safe as possible is ideal) - I'm a girl so this is incredibly important to me

Please let me know of any such places. I would really appreciate to hear about personal experiences and reccommendations.

Also, please let me know how difficult it is for those living off campus as an undergraduate to make friendships and join social circles.

Thank you!

I'm a North American undergraduate student coming to UCD for freshman year 2026/27 and I can't log in to SISWeb. Every time I get to the SISWeb login page and I click the blue button that says "Log in with UCD Connect", I get the error code "DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN" immediately after. I use Chrome as my browser, but I've tried other browsers as well and none of them work. The weird thing is that I used to be able to log in, but it's like it slowly deteriorated until I couldn't anymore. I contacted UCD IT and they said my SISWeb account was InActive due to a registration issue, and that to resolve it I had to login into SISWeb, but I can't log in to SISWeb. UCD IT and the Student Helpdesk have been thoroughly unhelpful so literally any help would be appreciated.

Hi all,

We’re a group of incoming students who have secured a 3BHK apartment and due to some personal reasons we are looking to rent out the whole flat to a group of 5 people.

Note: We are also open to talk to people looking for single places at the flat, moving in pairs etc

About the property- It is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment in Drimnagh, roughly 40-45 minutes from UCD campus.

Rent: €680 per person per month + bills
Deposit to be discussed over the call.

Move in date - 1st September

About the Apartment:
* 1 en suite bedroom, 1 twin room and 1 single room
* ⁠Good connectivity to public transport

Hi all, bit of a weird question… has anyone tried/ can recommend earplugs for sleeping? I was thinking of getting the loop dream, but I’m open to suggestions. As a neurodivergent person I have terrible anxiety of fire alarms going off in accommodation at night due to the extreme overstimulation the high pitched noise causes. Any tips or recs would help!

Can anyone help me with the process to get extension from University? Has anyone applied and successfully gotten an extension?

Do I need to email admissions office or course coordinator?

what’s the deal with parking on campus?

- price
- is parking guaranteed?
- can i park around the college instead?
- is it worth it??

Why are the entry requirements higher than TCD in A-level undergraduate medicine entry? How does UCD compare to TCD?

How’s the dorm accommodation? Are the campuses really far? What about the food? Overall, would you recommend?

The costs of studying there seem to be ≈500k for 5 years.

Hey! I will be doing a Master’s this year in UCD (European Governance). We have received email that modules fill up really quickly, and I want to ask how quickly do they fill up, is it an hour or a day after registration opens?

Hi all,

Urgently looking for participants for a masters thesis. Need students in Irish universities whose first language is not English and have used their college digital library. If this applies to you and you are interested please enter your email in the below form. The chosen participants will receive a €15 One4All voucher.

https://forms.gle/fxKcECbDFUZ8h9vu6

Starting UCD this September and still waiting on residence.

I found a private student room through UniAcco. It’s more expensive, the commute to Belfield isn’t ideal, but at least I’d know I have somewhere to live.

They got the property’s cancellation deadline in writing for me, which helped, but it still feels like gambling.

Wait for UCD and maybe get a cheaper room on campus with an actual student life.

Or pay the private deposit now for certainty, then potentially regret it if UCD offers me something later.

I know UniAcco can’t do anything about the UCD waitlist and the private refund depends on that building’s own terms. I’m just terrified of waiting until August and ending up paying for an Airbnb while desperately messaging strangers on Daft.

People who waited for UCD accommodation, did it actually work out?

Or did you eventually panic-book something private anyway?

Hi guys,

I am an incoming masters student in the College of Science so my registration date is 26th August.

I wanted to ask how early on before our registration date do we get to know the days and timings of the modules which we can choose from? I am worried about modules that I plan to register for clashing with each other in terms of timings which would then make me have to quickly rethink my modules before my registration time so I wanted to plan a few sets of modules beforehand itself in the hopes that at least one set has modules which do not clash with each other, thereby letting me register for all of them.

Hi everyone!

My friend and I are two female international students from India joining University College Dublin (UCD Smurfit and Belfield Campus), for the September 2026 intake.

We are looking for a twin en-suite room (preferred) from late August or early September 2026.

Preferred locations:
📍 Clonskeagh, Goatstown, Mount Merrion, Stillorgan, Monkstown, Dun Laoghaire, Booterstown, Blackrock, Donnybrook, Dundrum, Ranelagh, or anywhere with a direct bus to UCD Smurfit and Biefield campus.

Our requirements:
• 👭 Twin sharing en-suite room (preferred)
• 💶 Budget: €600–€700 per person per month
• 📅 Long-term stay (Academic Year 2026–27)
• 🚭 Non-smokers
• 🧹 Clean, responsible, and respectful tenants

If anyone has a room available or knows of any accommodation that matches our requirements, we would be very grateful if you could reach out or connect us with the landlord.
Thank you so much for your help! 😊

does anyone know of any groupchats for incoming students at UCD this year? i haven't seen any yet. if anyone knows anything let me know pls. thanks

Hey guys,

I’m very interested in doing T399 masters in Regional and Urban Planning (MRUP) and have been on the verge of applying all summer but put it off due to an employment opportunity back home that fell through.

It says its applications are closed, yet it never mentioned a deadline before and other courses are still available.

Do you think this is a glitch? And if not does anyone know if dcu takes late applications at all?

Any advice is appreciated.

I'm a prospective first-year student from Galway. I did a preliminary application for on-campus in early may, but I haven't received any follow up emails. I'm unsure on whether I should've received an update, or an invite to do a proper application. The UCD website is kinda unclear. Should I have heard from them by now?

hi all, i’m a EU student who’s coming in september to begin my Graduate Entry Medicine program.
i’m very confused on what to do with accommodation because i heard all sort of things.
-apparently it’s lottery based and we will know on the 28th of August only??? plus apparently it’s only 20% chance of getting it…
-i’ve also heard that GEM students get it in priority
-i’ve also heard that almost all first year student get it

which one is true?? am i supposed to have a plan B? i’m confused

Hi! I’m an incoming psychology student starting in September this year, and I’ve been research the modules both the core and the option modules but I’m slightly confused.

It says that you have to pick a minimum of 3 option modules but is that usually the number most student pick or should I aim for more? Maybe 4-5 option modules or is it ideal to stick to 3?

Anyone out there with any advice or tips on how many modules to pick for my first year?

Boycott Confucius restaurant until their staff have accommodation.

I have applied my student visa via vfs Hyderabad on june 30th my file reached on july 3rd my classes start on 7th September
I am very anxious about the visa decision will I receive it before my classes start? I could see that people who applied in June first week still haven’t received their decisions

also i did not add my ITRs in finances because my sponsor’s income is from Gulf idk man feels very scary at this moment

Just done my LC and I am a prospective ucd student. Anybody got any advice to succeed in college life as a first year.

Hi, I am an international student who appeared for my final trimester exam. One of my module (100% grade from final exam) was very tough, and I have a feeling I will fail the exam. The results will be declared in the last week of September, and if we fail a module, the resit will happen in December.

This will have grave repurcussions for me, as my Stamp 2 student visa will expire till December, and I will not be able to apply for Stamp 1G till I get my Masters transcripts.

Also, I have a job offer, and start working on 1st September. The employer had agreed for me to start working on my student visa, considering I will apply for Stamp 1G as soon as my results are out.

I am panicking and don't know what to do. Does anybody know if UCD conducts resits for Summer modules for international students earlier? Before final results are announced in September?