The Catherine McAuley Education & Research Centre was opened in 2004 as a partnership between UCD and the Mater Hospital. The centre brings together academic excellence and clinical expertise in an on-campus facility. The development occupies Georgian houses that were donated by the Sisters of Mercy and is equipped with lecture theatres, small group tutorial rooms, clinical skills laboratory and a computer assisted learning laboratory. Facilities at the Catherine McAuley Centre are also broadly used across postgraduate specialties including primary care and can be booked by contacting the Catherine McAuley Centre on the contact details above.

The centre also supports the provision of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education courses.