Inspirations

The challenges women in leadership face

November 30, 2016

[dropcap]Louise[/dropcap] Richardson is host to an impressive list of accolades, becoming the first woman Vice Chancellor at St Andrews University and being awarded with ‘The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medal’ by Harvard. Read more…

Health

The reality of autism

November 30, 2016

[dropcap]Over[/dropcap] 300 blue cases damaged with pressure marks, minor tears and creases from laying mainly dormant for years are stacked on the wall. A teddy bear, a dumper truck, miniature aeroplanes and Lego sets sit Read more…

News Features

Minority groups and modern media: a war of its own

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] political turmoil between Western society and Islamic culture has fundamentally – and permanently – redefined modern journalistic practices, with every one of our well-favoured news outlets equally responsible for contributing to the European epidemic Read more…

Features

Bullying is more than just temporary pain

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]It[/dropcap] is estimated that 30 percent of young people in Ireland will experience bullying in their lives, which unfortunately often continues into the workplace as an adult.

Student Life

Many students face the crude nude feud

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]Revenge[/dropcap] porn has become an epidemic in Ireland and affects mainly the student population resulting in depression and in some cases suicide, yet it is still to be decriminalised. The exact definition of the term Read more…

News Features

Teachers say they need better pay

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]As[/dropcap] two further days of strike action took place in secondary schools across the country last week, teachers and students returned to school on Wednesday as the strike by the Association of Secondary School Teachers Read more…

Student Life

The daunting dangers of dating online

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]Last[/dropcap] month, a woman fell to her death in Australia while trying to escape from a man she met on Tinder. Warriena Wright fell from her date, Gable Tostee’s, 14th floor apartment balcony after an Read more…

Features

Alan Smeaton and the wonders of data analytics

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]Professor[/dropcap]Alan Smeaton was not expected to be an innovator, or an academic. As a young man, he did well in school but his family background didn’t indicate that a university education would be his path. Read more…

Randoms

We do not cry because we knew them

October 26, 2016

[dropcap]Death[dropcap] visits us all eventually, the game however, is to thwart its arrival for as long as possible. Ultimately though, it will arrive to embrace us and for those we leave in our wake, the Read more…

Student Life

How volunteering can benefit you

October 26, 2016

[dropcap]Volunteering[/dropcap] has always been a fun and productive way for people to give back. Whether you have volunteered with an organisation or a charity, the very basis of volunteering means to give your time to help. Read more…

News Features

The importance of donating blood

October 12, 2016

[dropcap]One[/dropcap] in four of us will need a blood transfusion in our lifetime. Yet the number of new blood donors coming forward is decreasing while the average donor age is increasing, according to worrying statistics Read more…

News Features

How to save a life

October 12, 2016

[dropcap]Humanity[/dropcap] is not the perfect species, there is no promise of healthy perfect babies, but few people become pregnant with the expectation of having a child with a life altering disease. Cystic Fibrosis is a Read more…

News Features

Every age is welcome at DCU

October 12, 2016

[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] is known as a campus for enterprise, but what you might not know is that DCU is also now considered an Age Friendly University.

News Features

Student nurses have empty purses

October 12, 2016

[dropcap]They [/dropcap]wear a uniform and their feet pound the same floors each and every day. They comfort patients, provide them with the care that every person deserves. They look after your mother, brother, father and Read more…

News Features

DCU creates more fuss around the bus

September 28, 2016

[dropcap]Stranded[/dropcap] students, missed lectures and having to endure plenty of cycling and walking. This is the reality many students face because of the bus strikes. DCU has tried to help the students in their commute Read more…

News Features

Cost of campus accommodation hits the roof

September 28, 2016

[dropcap]Students[/dropcap] lining the pathways, queues for the delicatessen in Spar and the endless cups of caffeine. The smell of new books, the vibrancy of new stationary, the heavy backpacks slumped on the shoulders of hungover Read more…

News Features

How to make the most out of university

September 28, 2016

[dropcap]Walking[/dropcap] onto campus for your first year at DCU, you might feel nervous, excited and unsure of what to expect. With so many opportunities at your fingertips, it can be overwhelming figuring out how to Read more…