DCU News
DCU to consider holding exams before Christmas
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] working group has been set up in DCU to consider moving semester one exams to December, rather than late January.
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Only one reported bullying complaint in Trinity has been sanctioned in last three years
[dropcap]Of[/dropcap] seven complaints of bullying in Trinity in the past three years, only one has been upheld and formally sanctioned, a recent FOI revealed. During the academic year of 2015/16, there were three complaints of Read more…
DCU News
Nubar won’t be stocking new cider released by Heineken
[dropcap]NuBar[/dropcap] will not be stocking the new Heineken cider that is to be released in the coming weeks.
News
DCU designated world’s first Autism-Friendly university
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] was recognised as the world’s first Autism-Friendly university in a ceremony attended by President Michael D Higgins last Thursday. The announcement made on St. Patrick’s Campus was recognised by AsIAm, an autism advocacy charity. To Read more…
Blogs
Over 13 per cent of Undergrads failed an exam last semester
[dropcap]During[/dropcap] the first semester, 13.29 per cent of undergraduate students failed an exam in DCU, according to an FOI request.
News
Route to qualifying as secondary school teacher is ‘too long’
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he six-year route to qualifying as a second-level teacher is too long, too expensive and needs to be revised according to a school leader.
Blogs
Graduate nurses consider emigrating in search of better pay
[dropcap]Graduate[/dropcap] nurses consider emigrating in search of better pay as they are struggling to afford the rising costs of rent in Ireland, according to the INMO.
DCU News
DCU students rally for life without official representation
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] delegation of pro-life students from four of Ireland’s universities took part in the recent Rally for Life march in the city centre.
DCU News
DCU research creates glossary for Irish sign language
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] Research is creating an Irish sign language glossary for maths education.
DCU News
Record number of CAO applicants for DCU primary teaching
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] St. Patrick’s Campus received a record number of applications for primary teaching, according to recently released CAO figures.
University News
ESU to give grants for projects reducing hate speech
Grants of up to €12,000 will be given to student groups for projects aimed at reducing hate speech towards refugees, according to the European Students’ Union (ESU).
University News
Resistance from local residents over student accomodation
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew student accommodation due to be built in Gillian House on Farranlea Road in Cork has experienced some resistance from local residents, who fear that the development will lead to “student gangs” in the area.
DCU News
New Google scholarship for DCU students
[dropcap]A [/dropcap]new DCU scholarship program for people from disadvantaged backgrounds will “help a lot of people”, according to the DCU Senior Access Officer. Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Google Lorraine Twohill announced she Read more…
National News
€7.6 million mental health fund aims to help over 8,000
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he EU has funded €7.6 million in an effort to improve mental health support across the country, the HSE announced on March 9th.
National News
Free contraceptive pill could be introduced
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Irish Government are drawing up proposals to examine the possibility of introducing free contraceptive pill for Irish women.
News
DCU students get Twitter accounts suspended under new rules
[dropcap]Twitter [/dropcap]is going through a process of suspending accounts that they believe have stolen content from others in order to go viral or generate a larger following. Twitter are aiming to reduce spam on their Read more…
University News
Trinity students lock in to protest supplemental fees
[dropcap]Sixty [/dropcap]Trinity students occupied the Dining Hall last Wednesday in an ongoing protest over supplemental fees of €450 being introduced for re-sit exams.
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USI concerned over referendum date
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are concerned that any delays finalising the wording of the Eighth Amendment referendum would mean that students will be left unable to vote.
DCU News
DCU to partner with Europe’s largest co-working network
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]urope’s largest co-working network will open their new digital innovation hub in the DCU Alpha innovation campus in Glasnevin in September – the first partnership of its kind in Europe.
University News
Two students hospitalised over bad batch of drugs
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo NUI Galway students were hospitalised after taking a “bad batch” of drugs.
Articles
DCU Gender identity policy in final stages
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Gender Identity and Expression policy for DCU is currently in the final stages of development and can be expected later this year, the head of the University’s Equality Office has said.
DCU News
Storm Emma water reductions: explainer
[dropcap]In[/dropcap] the aftermath of Storm Emma, Dublin City Council announced water restrictions across the greater Dublin area which left DCU without water across its campuses.
National News
No phising here
[dropcap]EU[/dropcap] regulations for the control of data security, which come into force in May, are a long way from compliance rates, according a cyber-security expert. “Ahead of the GDPR regulations which come into effect on Read more…
DCU News
Vito Moloney Burke elected DCUSU President despite 40% fall in voter turnout
[dropcap]Vito[/dropcap] Moloney Burke was elected DCUSU President on March 9th, after securing over 80 per cent of the votes in his favour.
News
DCUSU Elections: Adam Hanlon Candidate for VP for Education and Placement
[dropcap]Adam [/dropcap]Hanlon is a final year Law and Society student. His aims are to improve INTRA and placement for all students in DCU, reduce printing costs and library times for placement students and introducing a Read more…