DCU Ethics and Privacy Week 2023

The DCU Ethics and Privacy Week 2023 will take place from 30 Jan – 3 Feb 2023. The growth of the digital economy has resulted in personal data processing becoming a global industry of enormous value. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into effect in May 2018, aims to protect EU privacy rights and harmonise data protection law across the EU. Given that personal data is used so widely, the GDPR impacts upon a vast number of sectors and data privacy has become an important concern for businesses, internet users, lawyers and public bodies.

Dr Brian Davis, DCU School of Computing, Dr Fiachra Ó Brolcháin, Institute of Ethics and Dr Edoardo Celeste, School of Law and Government have organised four free cross-disciplinary lunchtime lectures for the DCU Ethics and Privacy Week. Three of these lectures will take place online (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday), with one event (Wednesday) taking place on the Glasnevin campus. This event will bring together a variety of experts to discuss the current issues and concerns in the area of ethics and privacy.

Monday, January 30th, 1-2 pm (Zoom)

Using data to “nudge” people to be eco-friendly

Tuesday, January 31st, 1-2 pm (Zoom)

Ethical Implications of AI.

Wednesday, February 1st, 1-2 pm (DCU, Glasnevin Campus)

Has an algorithm stopped your career dreams?

Thursday, February 2nd, 1-2 pm (Zoom)

Digital Safety: AI, Social Media, Bias, and Harm.

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Dublin City University has gone through a huge transformation recently, offering DCU courses and lifelong learning courses in North Dublin. The university has expanded its campus and range of courses by connecting St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra (SPD), Mater Dei Institute of Education (MDI) and Church of Ireland College of Education (CICE). These big changes at DCU cater for 16,000 students on DCU courses as they venture into their third level education. The expansion will increase DCU’s facilities across North Dublin, providing students with more time and space to focus on personal, academic and skill development throughout their duration at the university.

Dublin City University is renowned globally for its academic calibre. DCU is regularly featured as one of the world’s top young universities by the Times Higher Education Top 100 Under 50. The Sunday Times has named DCU twice as ‘Irish University of the Year’.

The North Dublin university offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes, while also presenting DCU Connected, their Online Leaning  Courses platform for students who work full-time or at a geographical disadvantage. Dublin City University is proud of their 50,000 graduates, who have gone on to be a major influence within business worldwide. DCU students have a wide selection of courses to choose from from programmes within its five faculties –  Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Health, Engineering and Computing, DCU Business School and the DCU Institute of Education.

The young and dynamic university also provides a eclectic variety of clubs and societies where students can spread their wings and venture into new hobbies and make new friends. The Office of Student Life, located in the student centre (The Hub) is a vessel for student creativity and community. There is also a wide range of facilities available for DCU students and visitors such as a bank, creche, library, pharmacy, hairdresser, restaurants and much more. For recreation, Dublin City University has state of the art sports facilities including swimming pool, soccer centre, squash courts, fitness centre, studios and a lot more.