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{ margin-top: -190px; } @media only screen and (min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1200px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--bp-block { margin-top: -73px; } } @media only screen and (max-width: 1023px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--bp-block { margin-top: -40px; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1200px) { .user-logged-in.node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--bp-block { margin-top: -73px; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 1920px) { .user-logged-in.page-node-type-widescreen-feature .paragraph--type--bp-block { margin-top: -275px; } } @media only screen and (max-width: 1023px) { .user-logged-in.page-node-type-widescreen-feature .paragraph--type--bp-block { margin-top: -40px; } } */ /*Sticky menu for Widescreen feature pages */ .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--bp-block { position: sticky; top: -75px; width: 100%; height: 50px; z-index: 10; } .page-node-type-widescreen-feature .main-container, .page-node-type-widescreen-feature .dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas { overflow: initial; } .paragraph--type--wide-breadcrumbs a { font-size: 12px; font-family: DCUbold; } /*Fix block colours on header options */ .blockbg-navy h1, .blockbg-navy h2, .blockbg-navy h3, .blockbg-navy h4, .blockbg-navy h5, .blockbg-navy h6 { color:white; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People aside.col-sm-3 { display: none; } .dept-fullscreen { background: #00334f; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .col-sm-9 { width: 100%; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People section#block-hr li { padding-right: 30px; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People section.dept-fullscreen { background: #00334f; text-align: center; } .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu { background: #00334f; text-align: center; } .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu ul.sf-horizontal { display: inline-block; background: #00334f; width:unset; } .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-style-none { float:unset; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .views-field-field-hero-image+.views-field-label .header-title, .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People section.dept-header-hero+section.dept-header-title .field--name-label { color: #00334f; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .views-field.views-field-field-hero-image { height: 120px; overflow: hidden; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .views-field-field-hero-image+.views-field-label .header-title { margin-top: -65px; } .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-depth-1.nolink, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-style-none a.sf-depth-1 { font-size:16px; } .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu ul.sf-menu a, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu ul.sf-menu span.nolink { padding-bottom: 0; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tile--promotion_box .tile__title.h1 { background: #ffc800; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tile--promotion_box .h1 div { color: #00334f; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tile-text-section p, .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tile-text-section div { color: white; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tile--strategicpriorities .tile--colour-quinary .tile__title.h1, .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tile--promotion_box .tile--colour-quinary, .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tile__title.h1, .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tile--colour-quinary .tile-text-section, .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tile-text-section { background: #00334f; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tile--promotion_box .tile.tile--small { margin-right: 45px; margin-left: 45px; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .paragraph--type--bp-tabs .tab-content { border: unset; } .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .tab-pane.active { border-bottom: unset; } .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-style-none li:hover, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-style-none li.sfHover, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-style-none li:focus a, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-style-none li:hover a, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-style-none li:active a, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-style-none span.nolink:hover { background: #00334f; outline: 0; } .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu li.sf-depth-1:hover a { color: rgb(255,167,0); } /*Make DCU Menu and footer 100%*/ @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) { .prim-grouplabel-DCU-People .navbar.container { max-width: 2440px; width: 100%; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 1200px) { .page-node-type-widescreen-feature .footer.container { width: 100%; max-width: 2440px; } } /*enforce 2440px page limit*/ .widescreen-feature { max-width: 2440px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; } .page-node-type-widescreen-feature .two-image-feature .feature__iconography .img-responsive { width:100% } /*fix for nolinks in main menu */ .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu ul.sf-menu span.nolink { font-family: DCUmedium; font-size:16px; color: white; } @media (min-width: 1024px) { .dcu-widescreen-container .xl-promotion-tile-text { padding: 30px!important; min-height: 250px; } } @media (min-width: 1024px) { .dcu-widescreen-container .xl-promotion-tile .tile-header { line-height: 1.2!important; } } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-none { background-color: none; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-white { background-color: white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-light_yellow { background-color: #FDF2C9; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-mid_yellow { background-color: #FFDE64; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-yellow { background-color: #FFC800; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-blue { background-color: #00A5F7; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-mid_blue { background-color: #4FBFF7; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-light_blue { background-color: #E2F3FC; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-light_green { background-color: #C8F1D0; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-mid_green { background-color: #89E29B; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-green { background-color: #49D265; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-navy { background-color: #12324D; color: white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-light_yellow div { color: #12324D } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-light_green div { color: #12324D } .node-type--widescreen_feature .tile-bg-light_blue div { color: #12324D } .tile-bg-navy .xl-promotion-tile-text .tile-header, .tile-bg-navy .xl-promotion-tile-text .tile-subheader { color: white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .header-with-icon--right { margin-bottom: 0px; } } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--wide-text { padding: 0px 0; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .promotion-box-block .promo_box_medium { padding: 0px 0; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .promo_box_small .promotion-tile { background: transparent !important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .promo_box_small .promotion-tile { width: calc(16.2% - 13.3333px)!important; } /* Full width banner fix*/ @media (min-width:1200px) { .paragraph.paragraph--type--wide-banner .dcu-widescreen-container { padding: 0px 75px; } } @media (max-width:1199px) { .paragraph--type--wide-phonebook-profiles { padding-top: 39px; padding-bottom: 39px; } } @media (max-width:1199px) and (min-width:766px) { .wide-profiles-container.dcu-widescreen-container .splide__list li { width: calc(50% - 12px) !important; } } /*Fix breadcrumb padding*/ .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--wide-breadcrumbs { padding:5px 10px!important; } @media (min-width: 1440px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .banner { padding: 0px 0; } } .node-type--widescreen_feature .banner-container .banner img { margin: 0; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .full-width-image .overlay.right .content { right: 100px; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .full-width-image .overlay .content { padding: 10px 32px; opacity: 75%; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--wide-phonebook-profiles .profile-image { max-width: 300px; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--bp-view { padding: 0 32px 58px 32px !important; } /* template update require to update .prospectus-field class name in profile image with text template */ @media (max-width:1200px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .prospectus-field p { font-size: 18px; } } @media (min-width:1200px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .prospectus-field p { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.6; padding-right: 100px; } } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph.paragraph--type--wide-full-image.paragraph--view-mode--default.blockbg- { padding: 0px !important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph.paragraph--type--wide-full-video.blockbg- { padding-top: 0px!important; margin-bottom: -10px !important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--bp-view { padding: 75px 32px 58px 32px !important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .promotion-box-block .promo_box_medium { padding: 0px 0; } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--wide-promotion-boxes { padding: 35px 0px; } .header-with-icon.blockbg-yellow { padding-top: 75px !important; } } @media (min-width:1200px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .panel-default { padding-right: 100px; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--bp-accordion-container .panel-heading .panel-title { font-size: 20px; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--bp-accordion-container { padding-top: 30px!important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--bp-accordion-container .panel-default p { font-size: 14px; } } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--bp-accordion-container { padding-top: 10px !important; } } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--bp-accordion .card.panel.panel-default { box-shadow: none!important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--bp-accordion-container .panel-title { padding: 5px 0px!important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .panel-heading { padding: 5px 0px!important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--bp-accordion-container .card-block.panel-collapse {padding: 5px 0px!important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--bp-accordion-container .field--name-field-p-text-text { padding: 5px 0px!important; } /* suggested fix for padding in text area */ .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--wide-text .left-holder, .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--wide-text .field--name-field-p-text-text { padding:10px; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .field--name-field-p-text-text { padding: 10px; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .text.layout-contained.blockbg-navy a { color: white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .blockbg-lightnavy a { color: white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .blockbg-lightnavy .field--name-bp-header { color: white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .text.layout-contained.blockbg-navy p { color: #ffc900; } /* fix for css crossover on events pages */ .events-text .view-display-id-block_20 .views-row { border-top: initial; padding: 5px 5px 15px 5px; } .tile-bg-none div, .tile-bg-white div, .tile-bg-light_yellow div, .tile-bg-mid_yellow div, .tile-bg-yellow div, .tile-bg-light_blue div, .tile-bg-light_green div, .tile-bg-mid_green div { color: #12324D; } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--bp-accordion-container .panel-default p { font-size: 18px; } } @media (min-width: 1024px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--wide-text h2, .node-type--widescreen_feature .header-with-icon h2, .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--wide-profile-photo h2.section-header-top--desktop { font-size: 50px; } } .node-type--widescreen_feature .blockbg-navy .paragraph--bp-accordion-container .panel-title a, .node-type--widescreen_feature .blockbg-navy .paragraph--bp-accordion-container .panel-title a.normal { color: white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .blockbg-navy .paragraph--bp-accordion-container .panel-default > .panel-heading, { border-bottom: 1px solid white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .blockbg-navy .paragraph--type--bp-accordion .panel-heading { border-bottom: 1px solid white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph.paragraph--type--wide-3-block-feature.blockbg-yellow { padding: 0px 0px; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .feature-text-area { padding-bottom: 64px; } @media (min-width: 1024px) { .paragraph--type--wide-profile-photo .profile-container { width: 250px; text-align: center; } } .node-type--widescreen_feature .feature-text-area { /* background: #00A5F7; */ } .breadcrumb-block .blockbg-blue { background: #00A5F7; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .breadcrumb-block .blockbg-blue a { color: white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .feature-header.h2 p { color: white; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .feature__iconography { background: #00A5F7; } @media (min-width: 1024px) { .paragraph.paragraph--type--wide-3-block-feature.paragraph--view-mode--default { padding-bottom: 0px!important; padding-top: 20px!important; } } @media (min-width: 1024px) { .paragraph--type--wide-text h2 { padding: 20px 0 48px 0!important; } .paragraph--type--wide-text .overview-full-section .left-holder { display: flex; gap: 40px; } } .node-type--widescreen_feature .two-image-feature .feature-text-area { padding-top: 30px; position:absolute; bottom:0px; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .two-image-feature .feature-text-area .img-responsive { max-width: -webkit-fill-available } .node-type--widescreen_feature .two-image-feature .feature-text-area .feature__text { padding: 5px 15px; border: 1px solid #00283e; display: inline-block; } /* accessability fixes */ .node-type--widescreen_feature .feature-header.h2 p, .node-type--widescreen_feature .breadcrumb-block .blockbg-blue a { color: #00334f; } .feature--blue .feature-header.h2 p, .feature--blue .feature__text p, .feature--yellow .feature-header.h2 p, .feature--yellow .feature__text p { color: #00111A; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .two-image-feature .feature-text-area .feature__text p { font-family: 'DCUbold' } .tile-bg-blue div, .tile-bg-green div { color: #00111A; } .paragraph--type--wide-breadcrumbs a { font-size: 14px; } .paragraph--type--wide-promotion-boxes .tile-bg-navy .promotion-tile-text div { color: white !important; } .paragraph--type--wide-breadcrumbs.blockbg-green { background-color: #05C978; } .paragraph--type--wide-breadcrumbs.blockbg-green a { color: #00334f; } .paragraph--type--wide-breadcrumbs.blockbg-yellow a { color: #00334f; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .iwt.layout-contained.blockbg-white, .node-type--widescreen_feature .iwt.layout-contained.blockbg-lightyellow { padding: 100px 35px !important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .left-holder .prospectus-icon {width: 100%} .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--bp-view { padding-top: 40px !important; } /* START Strategic Tile Styles*/ .tile--strategy .tile__title div { color: white !important; padding: 10px; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 22px; } .tile--strategy .tile__title.h1 { margin-top: 0px!important; margin-bottom: 0px!important; } .tiled-layout { margin-right: 0rem!important; margin-left: 0rem!important; } /* END Strategic Tile Styles*/ /* Fix for header overlaps */ @media (min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1400px) { .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--wide-text h2, .node-type--widescreen_feature .header-with-icon h2, .node-type--widescreen_feature .paragraph--type--wide-profile-photo h2.section-header-top--desktop { font-size: 35px; } } .prim-grouplabel-Human-Resources section#block-views-block-node-group-contextual-block-title .header-title.field--name-label{ color: #00334f } /* make menu bigger on smaller screens */ @media min-width: 1400px) { .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu ul.sf-menu span.nolink, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-depth-1.nolink, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-style-none a.sf-depth-1 { font-size: 24px; } } /* fix for multilink banner image crop issue @media (min-width: 1024px) { .item-3-feature .img-responsive, .item-3-feature-top { height: 800px; } } .item-3-feature-top-right { right:0; } @media (max-width: 768px) { .item-3-feature-bottom { margin-top: 110px; } } @media (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1023px) { .item-3-feature-bottom { margin-top: 180px; } } */ @media (min-width: 1200px) { .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu ul.sf-menu span.nolink, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-depth-1.nolink, .dept-fullscreen.dept-menu .sf-style-none a.sf-depth-1{ font-size:24px; } } .feature__iconography .img-responsive { width: -webkit-fill-available; max-width:unset; } /* fix for tiled layout on basic pages*/ .tiled-layout.tile--promotion_box .tile.tile--small { max-width: 240px!important; } /*fix for text colour in navy backgrounds */ .blockbg-navy p, .blockbg-navy div, .blockbh-navy a { color: white; } .item-3-feature.tile-bg-yellow .item-3-feature-bottom div { color: #12324D!important; } .node-type--widescreen_feature .region.region-header { padding: 0px; } .blockbg-navy p.yellow { color: #00334f; } /*fix for profile pic sometimes touching below content */ .profile-container { margin-bottom: 20px; } /*slight change to scrollbar colours to make chatbot scrolling more obvious */ div#mySidepanel { scrollbar-color: #00334F #fcfcfa; } /* expand 3 feature to size of subheader text */ v .item-3-feature .item-3-feature-bottom { display: inline-block; } /*********************** Jump to menus css ******************************/ .jumpToMenu.contextual-region .contextual .contextual-links { top: -120px; } .jumpToMenu ul.sf-menu.sf-accordion, .jumpToMenu ul.sf-menu.sf-accordion ul, .jumpToMenu ul.sf-menu.sf-accordion li { width: unset; } .jumpToMenu ul, .jumpToMenu ul a { color: #00334f; padding:5px 10px; font-family: DCUmedium; background-color: transparent; } .jumpToMenu li { margin-left: 10px !important; border-radius:10px; border:1px solid lightgray; } @media (max-width: 1023px) { .jumpToMenu li { margin-top: 5px !important; } } @media (max-width: 768px) { .jumpToMenu li { min-width: 80%; text-align:center; } } section.jumpToMenu { position: fixed; bottom: 10px; z-index: 500; } .jumpToMenu .sf-accordion-toggle { background: white; border: 1px solid lightgray; border-radius: 15px; margin-left: 40px; } .jumpToMenu li:hover, .jumpToMenu a:hover { border-radius: 10px; background: transparent; } .jumpToMenu ul.sf-horizontal { display:none } .jumpToMenu ul.sf-menu.sf-accordion { margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 5px; } .jumpToMenu a.sf-depth-1 { background: white; border-radius: 10px; } /* More Wellbeing events css */ .wellbeing-events-block .more-link { text-align: right; font-family: DCUmedium; font-size: 16px; margin-right: 50px; } /* fixes 'more news>' on department 3 items news block */ #dept-3-news-more .more-link { text-align: right; font-family: DCUmedium; font-size: 16px; margin-right: 50px; margin-top: 40px; } @media (min-width: 1024px) { .item-3-feature-container .item-3-feature-bottom { min-height: 300px!important; max-height: 600px!important; height:100%!important; } } .quicklinks h2 { padding-left:10px } .page-node-type-widescreen-feature .paragraph--type--bp-block.blockbg-.paragraph { padding: 0px !important; } .page-node-type-widescreen-feature a.blue-button { color: #00111A; background: #00A5F7; border-radius: 8px; 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Professional Development</a></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content6e2dcbf2-92d7-4923-b229-eee3760c7ec7" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/science-and-health/sport-science-and-health-international-digital-badge" title="Digital Badge" class="sf-depth-2 sf-external">Digital Badge</a></li></ul></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content4ab19133-f11d-4c6f-a5d8-e7fd47483954" class="sf-depth-1 menuparent"><span class="sf-depth-1 menuparent nolink">Schools</span><ul><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-contentae68b546-1107-484d-90da-c8a2b90e2e4a" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/biotechnology" class="sf-depth-2 sf-external">Biotechnology</a></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-contentdfc9c71c-ecfb-4a2f-a879-8240cbfb0d8d" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/chemistry" class="sf-depth-2 sf-external">Chemical Sciences</a></li><li 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id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content41292cb7-59f0-4744-be4b-a456654e94de" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/psychology" title="DCU School of Psychology" class="sf-depth-2 sf-external">Psychology</a></li></ul></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content50fb8059-f62b-41b6-8702-4e062f873221" class="sf-depth-1 menuparent"><span class="sf-depth-1 menuparent nolink">Research & Scholarships</span><ul><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content1c0ec3c3-3f4b-4702-9340-8d09c61aa452" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/science-and-health/research-overview" class="sf-depth-2">Overview</a></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content417a8522-ee8d-45ff-97ec-200c0c212c69" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/scienceandhealth/faculty-of-science-and-health-research-centres" title="Faculty Health and Safety (FSH) - Research Centres" class="sf-depth-2 sf-external">Research Centres</a></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content5723c313-1f7a-498c-87a5-10a2ba993f27" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/science-and-health/outstanding-graduate-researcher-award" class="sf-depth-2 sf-external">Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award</a></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content67137441-a4f6-4336-b703-e3bed16f31ed" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/science-and-health/faculty-science-and-health-research-travel-fund" class="sf-depth-2 sf-external">Research Travel Fund</a></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-contentd4da321b-c0bf-4e35-94a3-9071ed186120" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/science-and-health/faculty-science-and-health-postgraduate-research-accommodation-scholarship" class="sf-depth-2 sf-external">PGR Accommodation Scholarship</a></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content9efc7dd8-c2aa-49be-9663-2a23fbddab4f" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a 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class="sf-depth-2 sf-external">Naughton Fellowships</a></li></ul></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content6fb95ec3-c3ee-4786-acd7-b6d4344389bf" class="sf-depth-1 menuparent"><span class="sf-depth-1 menuparent nolink">Teaching & Learning</span><ul><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-contente4600244-c2ca-421b-b916-1b7011f0663a" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/science-and-health/teaching-and-learning-overview" class="sf-depth-2">Overview</a></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content0aeae774-0e02-4f54-b0f1-dd75098d4500" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/teu" class="sf-depth-2">Teaching Enhancement Unit</a></li><li id="science-and-health-2020-menu-link-content75f5c1d4-8817-4d2d-b0f9-2e66fd420b2b" class="sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/science-and-health/faculty-teaching-and-learning-resources" title="Staff Teaching and Learning Resources" class="sf-depth-2 sf-external">Teaching and Learning Resources (staff 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field--name-field-m-image-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen_television/public/2021-05/pexels-kaboompics-com-6335_0.jpg?itok=fVqTGCe1" width="1920" height="1280" alt="News" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> <p>Hear all the Faculty of Science and Health news and achievements here first and check back regularly for updates! </p> </div> <div class="slide__link"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/science-and-health/news">https://www.dcu.ie/science-and-health/news</a></div> </a> </div></div> </div> <div class="slick__slide slide slide--1"> <div class="slide__content"><div class="slide__media"> <a href="https://www.dcu.ie/120_second_science?check_logged_in=1"> <div class="media media--blazy media--slick media--image is-b-loading"> </div><a></div> <div class="slide__caption"> <a href="https://www.dcu.ie/120_second_science?check_logged_in=1"><div class="slide__description">120 SECOND SCIENCE<div> <div class="field field--name-field-m-image-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen_television/public/faculty_science_health_access/2023-05/120%20Seconds%20Science_Avatar.png?itok=BAYFBH6b" width="865" height="865" alt="Avatar of stopwatch with workding 120 second science" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> <p>Providing straightforward answers to your questions in just two minutes.</p> </div> <div class="slide__link"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/120_second_science?check_logged_in=1">https://www.dcu.ie/120_second_science?check_logged_in=1</a></div> </a> </div></div> </div> <div class="slick__slide slide slide--2"> <div class="slide__content"><div class="slide__media"> <a href="https://www.dcu.ie/ug/science-health"> <div class="media media--blazy media--slick media--image is-b-loading"> </div><a></div> <div class="slide__caption"> <a href="https://www.dcu.ie/ug/science-health"><div class="slide__description">UNDERGRADUATE COURSES<div> <div class="field field--name-field-m-image-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen_television/public/2020-09/istock-1131003688_0.jpg?itok=R_3wPEnn" width="1920" height="1280" alt="Female Scientist" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> <p>A tantalising medley of opportunity – we’re proud of the platform of education we offer to those embarking on a degree</p> </div> <div class="slide__link"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/ug/science-health">https://www.dcu.ie/ug/science-health</a></div> </a> </div></div> </div> <div class="slick__slide slide slide--3"> <div class="slide__content"><div class="slide__media"> <a href="https://www.dcu.ie/pg/science-health"> <div class="media media--blazy media--slick media--image is-b-loading"> </div><a></div> <div class="slide__caption"> <a href="https://www.dcu.ie/pg/science-health"><div class="slide__description">POSTGRADUATE COURSES<div> <div class="field field--name-field-m-image-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen_television/public/2020-09/istock-638898084.jpg?itok=PpRj14_C" width="1920" height="1280" alt="Postgraduate Study" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> <p>Furthering education is fuelled by an appetite for curiosity – a fervour we appreciate and honour. Want to find out more? </p> </div> <div class="slide__link"><a href="https://www.dcu.ie/pg/science-health">https://www.dcu.ie/pg/science-health</a></div> </a> </div></div> </div> <div class="slick__slide slide slide--4"> <div class="slide__content"><div class="slide__media"> <a href="https://www.dcu.ie/scienceandhealth/faculty-science-and-health-numbers"> <div class="media media--blazy media--slick media--image is-b-loading"> </div><a></div> <div class="slide__caption"> <a 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