RESEARCH CENTRES
OUR RESEARCH CENTRES ARE EACH LEADERS IN THEIR FIELDS, BRINGING VALUABLE INSIGHT AND NEW THINKING TO ENTREPRENEURS, INNOVATORS, MANAGERS, LEADERS, AND POLICY MAKERS.
ABOUT US
Research at DCU Business School advances knowledge and professional practice. We focus on strategic and operational challenges facing modern organisations. Building on the deep academic expertise of our people, strong national and international research partnerships, and active industry engagement.
Each of our Research Centres is a leader in its field. Their insights on leadership and innovation, cloud computing and commerce, family business and modelling and simulation are directly relevant to the leaders and managers of today and tomorrow.
THE IRISH INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL BUSINESS
The mission of the research centre is to develop an academic research environment that will foster innovative and high quality multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research and support the development of both faculty and research. The economic mission of the centre is to transfer research insights and outcomes to DCU’s student body and the national industry base to accelerate the adoption of digital technologies, optimise digital processes, and as a result transform those businesses.
DCU NATIONAL CENTRE
FOR FAMILY BUSINESS (NCFB)
Established in 2013, NCFB is a leading European research centre dedicated to rigorous and relevant research on family business. We disseminate our research findings with impact across our educational programmes and engagement activities.
THE DCU LEADERSHIPÂ AND TALENT INSTITUTE
Ireland’s first leadership and talent centre of excellence and learning, brings together leading international researchers in HRM, Organizational Behaviour and Psychology and Strategy to produce fresh perspectives on the management of workplaces of the future.
ANTI-CORRUPTION RESEARCH CENTRE (ARC)
ARC, Ireland’s first academic research centre dedicated to research, policy, and education on corruption and anti-corruption, is a multidisciplinary research centre that brings together researchers from across DCU’s faculties.
ARC co-directors Dr. Robert Gillanders and Dr. Michael Breen have made a submission to the Department of Justice and Equality’s public consultation on Ireland’s anti-corruption and anti-fraud structures and procedures in criminal law enforcement.
DCU INVENT
DCU Invent is the university’s commercialisation and technology transfer unit, who work with companies to bring university research to the marketplace.
To achieve this, they partner with companies of all sizes, talented researchers at DCU and entrepreneurs who have a desire to innovate. For more information on the opportunities and benefits of working with DCU Invent, visit their website.
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DCU Business School Masters Students Bring Year-Long Consultancy Projects to a Close25 August 2026 - 11:46 am Enhanced Reporting Requirements (ERR)17 August 2026 - 8:09 am UNITED AGAINST ONLINE ABUSE COALITION LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK14 August 2026 - 12:01 pm DCU Business School Alumna Julie Wells Featured in the Business Post13 August 2026 - 2:57 pm
