DCU Access Student Stories

Nathan Murphy is a third year student, studying Politics and Law at DCU. 

In this episode, he talks about his educational journey and the role of the DCU Access Programme.

He talks about how the programme helped him to change course from Law and Media to Politics and Law in his first week at DCU, and how without this support and change, he doesn't think he would have continued studying in college.

For more information, please got to dcu.ie/access

Nathan Burke is a third year student, studying Law and History at DCU. 

In this DCU Access Student Stories Podcast, he talks about his educational journey and the role of the DCU Access Programme in helping him to pursue his dream job in Law.

This podcast series features students who are part of the DCU Access programme, and sees them discuss their educational journey and how the programme has assisted them in university.

For more information, go to dcu.ie/access

Jason Carroll is a third year student, completing a BA in Religious Education and History at DCU. In this piece, he talks about his educational journey and the role of the DCU Access Programme in helping him to pursue his dream of becoming a secondary school teacher.

Victoria O’Toole discusses the importance of education, what she is hoping to achieve and her educational journey so far. Victoria also discusses the influence of Access support and Access role models on her studies so far.

Eromonsele Clements is a third year Mechatronic Engineering student at DCU. In this piece, he describes his educational journey and how the DCU Access Programme helped him pursue third level education.

Gemma Treacy from Cloghran graduated from Multimedia in 2019. After having her daughter at the age of 15, Gemma was determined to attend university and worked hard to secure her place in DCU. In this piece, she explains how DCU’s Access Programme has helped her overcome some challenges she has faced on her educational journey so far.

Eilis Hogbin discusses her journey to university and the support that helped her study a Bachelor of Arts in DCU. Eilis also discusses her plans for the future and gives advice on students thinking of applying to university.