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About Uversity

Who we are

Uversity is a Registered Charity that has been awarding Higher Education Scholarships to Adult Learners since 2018. As of September 2023 more than 220 Scholarships have been awarded of which 51 Scholars have already graduated their courses, many having received 1st Class Honours.

Uversity recognises that there are individuals with potential and ambition who have not acquired a Bachelor’s degree due to personal or financial circumstances. Uversity’s Scholarships aim to make a degree possible by offering successful applicants financial and programming support to achieve their educational, personal and professional goals.

What we do

Each year Uversity advertises and awards Higher Education Scholarships to Adult Learners to enrol on a Bachelor’s Degree in selected institutions on the island of Ireland.

Uversity's financial and programming support helps ensure the Scholars success during and after their educational experience.

Uversity collaborates and communicates with educational and other stakeholders to share experience, widen our network of supporters and inform Uversity’s ongoing operations.

Uversity Picture Conor McCabe Photography.

Inaugural Uversity Scholarship Luncheon, 2019

Uversity Picture Conor McCabe Photography.

Inaugural Uversity Scholarship Luncheon, 2019

Our Staff
& Board

Uversity is governed and managed by dedicated staff and Board of Directors who subscribe to Vince Lombardi Jr’s words that,

Excellence can be obtained if you. . . dream more than others think is practical... expect more than others think is possible.

Gretta FitzGerald
Gretta FitzGerald
Programme Director, General Manager
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Gretta FitzGerald

Programme Director, General Manager

LGretta has over 30 years of experience in the Localisation, Recruitment and Programme Management sectors. She holds an MBA from the Open University, she worked within the localisation industry from 1988 with the role of Production Manager at D.O.T.S., an indigenous Irish company which provided pre-print services to the growing IT industry in Ireland. D.O.T.S. provided such services to Microsoft and Apple computers mainly in the area of translated documentation for software and hardware products. She subsequently joined LionBridge Technologies (then R.R.Donnelly) as DTP Manager where she spent 8 years in various roles including Quality Manager and Business Unit Manager. In 2001 Gretta established the Dublin office of Larsen g11n ( a global localisation focussed recruitment company) in partnership with Inger Larsen They brought together some 20 years of localization experience to providing professional recruitment services to this industry. In 2013 Gretta joined the Charity RESPECT, initially as Programmes Administrator before becoming the Programmes Manager at its’ DOCTRID Research Institute managing the EU Co-Funded ASSISTID Fellowship programme and the Michigan State University funded Hegarty Fellowship programmes.

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Tracey Leech
Programme Administrator
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Tracey Leech

Administrator

Tracey obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business & Marketing at night while working full time in Aer Lingus. Since leaving Aer Lingus in 2002 she has been an Executive Personal Assistant and joined Uversity as Administrator in 2018. She is actively interested in dance & movement practices.

Michael Horgan
Chairman
Michael Horgan

 

Mr Michael Horgan was appointed Chair of Uversity on 25th June 2021.  He is also Chair of the HEA and was chairman of the Health and Safety Authority until 2016. Michael is former Chief Executive of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He holds a BSc in Computer Science, an MA from the University of Dublin (Trinity College) and a Masters in Industrial Engineering from UCD. He is also a Chartered Director. Michael has been awarded a number of honorary degrees, including a DSc from the University of Massachusetts and Honorary Fellowship of RCSI. He chairs the Fintech/Global Payments company TransferMate and is a non-executive director of Intuition Ltd and a number of other boards. He was previously a board member of the Rotunda Hospital, Beaumont Hospital and a member of the Senate of the National University of Ireland.

Suzanne McNulty
Board Member

Suzanne McNulty brings strong legal and practical skills to the Board of Uversity with a keen interest and focus on governance and compliance. Suzanne is a practicing solicitor with 20 years’ experience in the areas of corporate law and governance and commercial law. She has significant experience advising shareholders and boards on all aspects of corporate governance and procedures. She worked in private practice for many years and has spent the last 10 years as in house counsel working closely with the executive teams and directors.

Our Supporters

Uversity interacts with an extensive range of stakeholders that educate and support adult learners. Through these interactions, Uversity raises awareness of our Scholarship Programme, our Scholars and creates a community that will assist our Scholars on their educational and professional journeys.

Education Institutions & Relevant Organisations

Uversity actively engages with a range of educational institutions and other relevant organisations on the island of Ireland to support our applicants and Scholars to access educational opportunities, supports and additional sources of funding.

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The Scholarships

Uversity advertises and awards Higher Education Scholarships to Adult Learners to enrol on a Bachelor’s Degree for the first time

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