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The 'Time Capsule Project', celebrating RCSI Class of 2017’s ambitions, was unveiled at 26 York Street in June last year.
26 York Street opens
THE TIME CAPSULE
The ‘Time Capsule’ art installation, by artist VANESSA DONOSO LÓPEZ and curator CLODAGH KENNY, consists of clay bullae, each one representing an individual time capsule, unique and personalised to each student, featuring their student number and containing a wafer-thin etched metal scroll outlining the personal ambitions of the specific student. The clay used to make the bullae came from soil gathered from three sites relevant to RCSI including: the original site of the first ever meeting of RCSI in 1780 at The Elephant Tavern in Essex Street, Dublin 2; the Rotunda Hospital, where RCSI held their meetings from 1784 until 1810 when the main RCSI building on St Stephen’s Green was opened; and the site where the new building is located on York Street. The ‘Time Capsule’ installation will remain intact over the next 40 years of the 2017 graduates’ careers, until the 2057 class reunion when the bullae time capsules will be opened by the alumni, revealing the career and life reflections that each had when graduating back in 2017.
RESULTS DAY
As is the long-standing RCSI tradition in Dublin, the results for the Class of 2018 were read from the staircase of the York Street entrance of 123 St Stephen’s Green.
Providing hands-on practical, professional healthcare training in multiple learning and study environments, RCSI is the largest and most modern facility of its kind in Europe. The facilities provide a world-class clinical learning environment attuned to the needs of a changing healthcare world, delivering a truly transformative clinical learning experience. Read more on page 10.
Taking their first step ...
In September, RCSI welcomed more than 700 new undergraduate students to the College's three campuses in Dublin, Bahrain and Malaysia.
Open Day
More than 600 students from secondary schools throughout Ireland got a taste for life as a medical, pharmacy and physiotherapy student at the RCSI Open Day in January 2018.
RCSI in Top 2% in World in THE University rankings RCSI has been ranked among the top 2% of universities worldwide in the 2018 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2018, announced in September 2017. RCSI’s performance in the rankings is linked in particular to the College’s strength in the area of citations, which is an indicator of the growing impact of RCSI researchers on the international health sciences research landscape. The College’s field-weighted citation impact (2.06) is the highest in Ireland and twice the world average with the score increasing from 81.7 to 92.8 out of 100 in the past year.
International Night is the culmination of a monthlong series of events during RCSI Cultural Diversity Month which showcases culture, traditions, food, music and dance from RCSI students’ home countries. Eighty-four countries are represented by the RCSI student body.
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