The Kevin Street Campus of the Dublin Institute of Technology

Dublin Institute of Technology

Dublin Institute of Technology was established officially in 1992 under the but had been previously set up in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. The institution can trace its origins back to 1887 with the establishment of various technical institutions in Dublin, Ireland...

(DIT) is located on Kevin Street, Dublin 8.

Description

This campus includes all of the Faculty of Science

DIT Faculty of Science

The Dublin Institute of Technology Faculty of Science is located on the Kevin Street Campus.-History of Faculty:The Faculty of Science was founded in 1992, with Professor Matt Hussey as Head of Faculty. He retired in 2007, and the new Head of Faculty is Professor Michael Devereux...

; some of the Faculty of Engineering including the School of Languages; and the National Bakery School.

The Faculty of Science

DIT Faculty of Science

The Dublin Institute of Technology Faculty of Science is located on the Kevin Street Campus.-History of Faculty:The Faculty of Science was founded in 1992, with Professor Matt Hussey as Head of Faculty. He retired in 2007, and the new Head of Faculty is Professor Michael Devereux...

consists of the following Schools;

• School of Biological Sciences
• School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• School of Computing
  DIT School of Computing
  -History:The Dublin Institute of Technology Faculty of Science has been offering modules and courses in Computing since 1971. The original Computing course offered by the Faculty was entitled "WMT " which has successfully continued for over 30 years with updating and additions resulting in the...
  
  
• School of Mathematical Sciences
• School of Physics

The Faculty of Engineering has the following Schools Located in Kevin Street

• School of Electronics and Communications Engineering (SECE)
• School of Control Systems and Electrical Engineering

Architecture

DIT Kevin Street consists of a main L-shaped building, the Gleeson Hall audiotorium, the gymnasium and swimming pool building and an annex all arranged around a paved courtyard. The main DIT Kevin Street building was designed by Hooper & Mayne.

Recreational facilities

The campus also houses some of DIT’s recreational facilities, including the swimming pool which is available to all DIT students. The pool is used by the sub-aqua club and the canoe club, among others, and is open from 8 am in term time. There is also a sports hall where many of DIT's Martial Arts Clubs train, including TaeKwon-Do, Karate, and Judo. Other sports played in the hall include basketball and badminton. The Hall also contains a climbing wall.