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Former DCU President selling castle for €13.5 million
[dropcap]The [/dropcap]former president of DCU, Ferdinand von Prondzynski, is selling his Westmeath castle for €13.5 million.
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Students’ Union budget to be released 11 weeks into semester
[dropcap]The [/dropcap]provisional Budget for the Students’ Union will be released today in the third Class Rep Council of the year, in breach of DCUSU constitution.
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DCU in non-monetary agreement with Coppers with profit of 72m
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] Students’ Union is in a “non-financial relationship” with the nightclub Copper Face Jacks, which this year earned €72 million in accumulated profits.
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Schoolbag graveyard highlights student suicide
[dropcap]1[/dropcap]24 schoolbags, representing the average number of student deaths by suicide every year, were laid on the green in DCU Glasnevin to start Mental Health Week on Thursday 13th November. DCU Students’ Union collaborated with the Read more…
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Student enrollments rise as cuts are made to state and staff funding
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tudent enrolments to DCU rose by 25 per cent between 2013 and 2016, during the same time there have been cuts in both state funding and staff levels.
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Dublin councillor warns of taxi shortage
[dropcap]Dublin[/dropcap] is at risk of entering another taxi shortage due to dramatic increases in insurance premiums over the last three years according to a City Councillor.
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Wellness Wednesday kicks off in DCU
[dropcap]Wellness[/dropcap] Wednesdays continued this week with talks on assertiveness and lifestyle coaching on the Glasnevin campus and Katie Gallagher performing on St Patrick’s campus.
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Ireland ranks fourth in Europe in drug-related deaths
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]reland has the fourth highest rate of drug deaths in Europe according to a recent EU report.
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Universities to lose research funding if more women are not promoted
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hird level institutions have been warned they could lose access to research funding if they fail to promote more women to senior positions in colleges.
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Non-smokers should get six days extra paid holiday said Dublin clinic psychologist
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]mokers get, on average, six extra days holiday with the amount of smoke breaks they are entitled to, according to The D4 Clinic in Blackrock.
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Making an Impact winner to be announced today
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n annual contest will be held in the Helix today to celebrate some of Ireland’s elite postgraduate research communicators as five finalists vie for two top prizes.
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Over 340 student beds approved for Phibsborough
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] construction of apartments for over 340 students has been confirmed in Phibsborough as part of the €50 million redevelopment of the 1960s shopping centre.
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Almost 100 students drop out of DCU
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]inety-six students have dropped out of DCU so far this year and 40 people have also deferred their course for the year.
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DIT academics lodge complaint over amalgamation process
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ighteen academics at Dublin Institute of Technology have written to the chairman of the institute’s governing body to express their discontent with the amalgamation process with Tallaght and Blanchardstown ITs.
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DCU unites with colleges to regenerate Clinton Centre
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap], University of Ulster and University of Massachusetts have united to regenerate the Clinton Centre in Enniskillen, Bill Clinton announced in Belfast last week.
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USI launch ‘Get RegD’ Campaign
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] USI launched their ‘Get RegD’ campaign to encourage students to register to vote. Back in 2014, over 120,000 people under the age of 25 were not registered to vote according to a survey published Read more…
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Rail strikes stops students getting to college
[dropcap]Students[/dropcap] who rely on Irish rail and DART to get to University will find themselves struggling to get to college throughout November and December due to the Irish Rail strikes.
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Irish students pay second highest fees in Europe
[dropcap]Irish[/dropcap] students are paying the second highest fees in Europe behind the UK. However, only 60 per cent of Irish students are actually paying full fees as almost half were aided by the grant system Read more…
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First Class Rep Council held eight weeks into semester
[dropcap]Some[/dropcap] DCU classes went nine weeks without representation in the class rep council due to delays and technical disruption to the voting process.
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Student rental crisis highlighted in RTE Documentary
[dropcap]Most [/dropcap] advertising for substandard accommodation is found on social media groups, according to an RTÉ Investigates programme, which aired on November 2nd.
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Watts up with DCUs energy consumption
[dropcap]C[dropcap]ertification Europe accredited DCU as being fully compliant with the International Energy Management Standard last Thursday.
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DCU students with disabilities have trebled in the last decade
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he number of students registered with DCU’s Disability & Learning Support Service has more than trebled in the last decade.
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DCU Enactus “Second Scoop” project aims to rehabilitate ex-convicts
[dropcap]DCU’s[/dropcap] Enactus launched a new project ‘Second Scoop’, aiming to re-integrate ex convicts into society by supplying ice-cream for corporate events, festivals and fairs.
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DCU tops the table in female academia
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU is the leading university in Ireland for female academia, according to figures released in a report by the Higher Education Authority (HEA).
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US student racially victimises college roommate
[dropcap]A white American university student who smeared her bodily fluids on her black flatmate’s belongings has been arrested and may be facing additional charges.[/dropcap]