Dr. Mary Rose Sweeney:

I would echo those sentiments. When we launched this project in DCU, we had never had so much contact about a project. It was global, coming from Australia, America and Europe. People from Sicily were so interested and excited in this project that they came to the launch. Interest also came from families and prospective students. There is huge interest in these projects. This project contributed to DCU being ranked eighth in a global ranking for reducing inequality in higher education. That, in itself, speaks volumes about the importance of this work. It is about helping students to flourish. They have the academic skills to get through the CAO and onto these programmes but they need the support to thrive and flourish in the environment, which is what this is about.