RCSI – Homepage - Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Education

We are educating global healthcare leaders

Learn more

Education

Research

We are driving discoveries

Explore how

Research

Society

We are supporting healthcare and society

Find out more

Society

Surgery

We are delivering excellence in surgical training

Find out more

Surgery

RCSI Strategy 2023-2027

RCSI is the highest ranked* university in the world for our contribution to good health and well-being, the third UN Sustainable Development Goal. Everything we do is shaped by our mission: ‘To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health’. Through our new strategic plan we set out a roadmap for how we will enhance our contribution and innovate for a healthier future.
*Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023

Find out more

Students in white coats look upwards

Explore our impact

RCSI is driven by a deeply rooted sense of professional responsibility for enhancing human health through education, research and service.

View all stories

A doctor explaining a model of a uterus to a patient

Research

Tip of the iceberg: highlighting the long-term health consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome

Research

Engagement and community in general practice education

Education

STIs are on the rise – here’s how to tell a partner if you’ve got one

A young boy upset and crying on the stairs.

International

New research links childhood mental health and quality of life for young adults

A doctor high-fives a child being carried in his father's arms.

Education

Applying universal design for learning in healthcare practice placements

3D illustration of Interconnected neurons with electrical pulses

Research

RCSI discovery of a ‘master-controller’ molecule could lead to new epilepsy treatments

A doctor and patient converse in the corridor of a hospital.

Education

Better understanding the role of 'simulated participants' in healthcare education

World #1 for Good Health and Well-being

RCSI has ranked number one in the world for SDG3 ‘Good Health and Well-being’ in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2023.

Study with us

RCSI is a transnational, health-sciences focused university with campuses in Ireland, the Middle East and South-East Asia, and international student and alumni communities.

Learn more