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Progress, Not Perfection

Monday, 9 February, 2026

Progress, Not Perfection
UCD Student Advisers, with support from Healthy UCD, UCD ALL, UCD Chaplaincy, UCD Global, UCD Res Wellbeing, UCD Student Counselling Service and UCD Student Health Service have launched a campaign for students to coincide with the release of the Autumn trimester exam results on the 29th January 2026, called (opens in a new window)Progress, Not Perfection . As you may know, exam results can bring a mix of feelings, all of which are valid. Our message is that grades do not define students, and progress matters more than perfection.  (opens in a new window)The Progress, Not Perfection webpage lists supports students can try, alongside a list of university supports services.

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