University College Dublin (UCD) is a research-intensive global university founded in 1854 by John Henry Newman, currently ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide. The main campus occupies an extensive parkland estate of 133 hectares and offers world-leading facilities including the UCD O'Brien Centre for Science, UCD Sutherland School of Law, UCD Lochlan Quinn School of Business, and the UCD Student Centre.