DCU Centres for Sustainability- related Research

DCU recognises three centres across the University that contribute to Climate, Environment and Sustainability Research.

DCU Centre for Decarbonisation, Sustainability and Innovation (DESI)- focuses on three critical areas of research: 

• Decarbonisation of built environment
• Decarbonisation of industrial and manufacturing processes
• Decarbonisation of energy and water networks

DCU Institute for Climate & Society- Institute research is categorised within five pillars:

• Climate governance, law, politics and policy

• Environmental and science communication, psychology and education

• Sustainable business, finance and accounting

• Geography and environmental systems

• Environmental humanities

DCU Water Institute (WI)- Institute research spans four strategic themes:

• Water and Health

• Marine

• Energy and Agriculture

• Governance and Society