As RAG week kicked off across the country this week, numerous institutions have distanced themselves from the event. RAG (Raise and Give) week has not been an official college event for NUI Galway or the Read more…
The University of Cambridge has admitted there is a ‘significant problem’ with sexual misconduct on campus, receiving 173 complaints since last May. They are the first university to reveal these figures, which were recorded through Read more…
College grant overpayments worth €2.8m were left outstanding at the end of 2016, according to a City of Dublin Education and Training Board report.
The Union of Students in Ireland launched a Sexual Health and Awareness Campaign last week, in collaboration with the HSE’s Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy initiative. The campaign, containing the “Are you getting it?” tagline, was Read more…
A graphic pro-life “educational display” was set up outside the entrance of DCU intending to catch students attention as they entered the college.
The Minister for Higher Education has published a survey involving 20,000 students about their experience in college.
This year will be the Year of the Irish Language, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced in December 2017.
University College Cork has been granted the status of “University of Sanctuary” and will provide seven asylum seekers and refugees with full scholarships from September.
A Sinn Fein MEP has slammed the Government for treating students like commodities and called for a scale-back to third-level funding cuts.
Impeached UCD SU president Katie Ascough received a pro-life award from a UK anti-abortion group in January.
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, said that the EU needs to embrace diversity and promote social cohesion. Speaking at the launch of the DCU Brexit Institute, the keynote speech by Mr Higgins focused Read more…
Students’ Unions should be working with college authorities to advocate for students caught with illegal substances and campaigning for decriminalisation of drug use, according to Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. Ó Ríordáin said while he understands Read more…
The country’s first Masters degree in Artificial Intelligence is to begin in September at the University of Limerick.
Restrictions are set to be put in place that will affect career breaks for teachers in Ireland, according to Education Minister Richard Bruton.
Jill Abramson, former Executive Editor of The New York Times, has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor in DCU’s School of Communications. Abramson’s role will be primarily supplementary and is not expected to work directly Read more…
Hidden fees and strict rules are making working in America on a J-1 increasingly difficult for Irish students.
DCU has launched a new online platform for learning Irish. Irish 101 offers users an “introduction to Ireland’s culture by learning the basics of the Irish language”.
New arts graduates may earn as little as €13,000 a year, according to a HEA report. But most CAO applicants opt for arts and humanities degrees at 22 per cent, while 16 per cent choose Read more…
Half of Arts graduates feel their course is relevant to their current employment according to the Higher Education Authority. A new report published by the HEA surveying graduates of the class of 2016 revealed that Read more…
DCU started the development of 560 new student beds on the Glasnevin campus last week. The new residences will be built on part of the existing soccer pitches with the plan to reinstate the pitches Read more…
Numbers of students entering DCU through an Elite Athletic Scholarship have dropped by 62 per cent since last year, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request obtained by The College View. Only thirty five Read more…
The recent Eurostudent survey will help the government to make decisions that will benefit Irish students, according to Minister for Higher Education.
Students from DCU’s LGBT society marched to support the Transgender Healthcare Protest on the 20th January. Dean O’Reilly, the chairperson of DCU’s LGBT society, said that there were roughly 25 students from DCU who showed Read more…
Migratory geese are a threat to DCU’s plans to build a new astroturf GAA pitch in St. Patrick’s College. Locals have objected to the plans for the all-weather sports facilities on the grounds that over Read more…
Referendums for an opt-in Students’ Union and a second vote on the college’s stance on abortion will not be going ahead, according to DCU Students’ Union president. The petition which called for a referendum was Read more…
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