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🚍 We are delighted to announce the launch of the UCD Belfield - Blackrock Shuttle, beginning Monday, 15 September 2025. The Shuttle will run, Monday to Friday, from the Blackrock Dart Station, stop in UCD Blackrock Campus, and alight at the UCD Village Basketball Court, each morning, and complete the same route in reverse in the evenings. For further queries, contact [email protected] or +353 1 716 7000 @ucdreslife @ucdsmurfitschool @ucdglobal @ucdsu @universitycollegedublin

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in collaboration with UCD and facilitated by Change Clothes, is bringing Circular fashion to the County this Spring! Join us on April 9th from 11am to 3pm at the UCD Village Hub for our fashion circularity event. Reinvigorate your wardrobe with the full circular Clothes Swap and learn new skills to tackle the throwaway culture with two circular fashion skills workshops. Clothes Swap: The Swap will be running from 11am - 3pm in the UCD Village Hub. Bring up to 5 items of clothing (max) in good-new condition. All items must be washed beforehand What is accepted: Men’s, women's and unisex clothes, handbags and shoes. All items must be clean and in good-new condition. Items will be reviewed upon presentation and may be handed back to you if not suitable. What is not accepted: Anything with rips/stains/tears/holes, jewellery, kids' clothes, underwear, PJ’s, swim wear and home wears.For more guidelines see: /swap. Circular Fashion Workshops: There will be two sustainable fashion workshops to tackle fast fashion. Seats are limited to 15 each so book your place through the Eventbrite page 11:30am - DIY patching: Create a unique patch for your clothes from scrap material 12:30pm - Scraps to Hats: Make a bucket hat from scrap materials

🚗 Looking to travel more sustainably? From March 31st to April 3rd, Campus Assistants will be stationed around UCD Belfield from 12–2pm to share information about Kinto, the carpooling app designed for UCD staff and students. Drop by an information stand to learn how you can join, connect with colleagues for shared lifts, and help reduce traffic and emissions on campus. https://www.kintojoin.io/ucd-carpooling-program/

During the late evening and night of 19th & 20th March a traffic management plan will be in place at road junctions in the Newstead and UCD Bowl area to allow for surface reinstatement works on the roadway as part of the . Manned stop/go systems for road traffic will be in place on both days between the hours of 20:00 - 04:00. Apologies for any inconvenience caused

Before you leave campus for #StPatricksDay2025, we would like to remind you to please switch off all non-essential electronic & heating appliances, lighting and to close all windows before you leave campus. Thank you for your support in making the campus more sustainable.

What is happening: Effective from Friday, 7th of March, changes to campus traffic and pedestrian routes will take effect as part of ongoing infrastructure improvements in the Student & Sport Amenity Precinct. These changes will impact road access, car parks, and pedestrian routes in the vicinity of Newstead and the Sports Centre. These changes will affect all users of the area and are detailed below: - The roads north and south of Newstead will return to one-way traffic. - A new road and footpath adjacent to the Water Tower and Newstead, bringing users to the Richview and Newstead area will open. - The old road and footpath at the rear of the Sports Centre and National Hockey Stadium will permanently close. - Access to car park W2 will remain via the Sports Centre roundabout. This car park will permanently close when construction of the Multi-Purpose Performance & Examination Centre (MPPEC) commences later in 2025. - There will be no changes to the S4 bus route and the service provider has been informed of the scheduled changes.

Next week we invite the UCD community to join us in planting trees in two campus locations. For more information on these events and more, click the link in our bio.

🚧 Road Closure Update: The road leading to UCD Conway and the service road between UCD Science North & Computer Science will be closed from the 28th of February to the 2nd of March. Emergency access will be provided. Please be aware of potential disruptions.

It’s time to make your commute to campus easier! Pick up a colleague for a carpool or get picked up, skip the morning hassle, and get to class faster. Win weekly prizes (€50 gift card, free lunch and coffee) Connect with other students on campus Find carpools going your way Simply join with your UCD EMAIL, and click the People option to connect with people near you!

🚧 Road Closure Notice: Due to essential works, the road leading to the Science Building delivery yard will be closed from the 21st to the 23rd of February. Deliveries will not be possible during this period. Emergency access will be available. Plan accordingly!

A section of the woodland walk between the Creche Road and the Student Centre, running alongside the sports pitches will be closed Monday 17th - Weds 19th February inclusive, to allow for landscaping works to be carried out.