[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Government is seeking to increase the employer levy by 50% to help fund higher and further education and training by 2020.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he numbers of CAO first preference applications for Engineering in DCU has risen despite a decrease of 5 per cent in first preference Engineering applications nationally.
[dropcap]Free[/dropcap] drug testing kits could soon be provided by nightclubs to check the ‘purity’ of substances bought by users to help reduce the risk of accidental death. The tests will ensure drugs such as cocaine Read more…
NUIG has followed Trinity’s stance in committing to divest funds towards fossil fuels in an attempt to dramatically decrease their carbon footprint. Read more…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]rish degree programmes offer better career prospects than expected: This time last year Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada went on a language strike, speaking nothing but Irish despite the lack of translation resources available in Brussels. This proved a Read more…
UCC held its first ever ‘Women in Law’ forum to try and inspire more women to enter the male-majority industry. Read more…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ore students voted in UCD’s abortion referendum last year than in this year’s UCD Student Union presidential election. Pro-life campaigner and activist Katie Ascough was elected president of UCD’s Students’ Union which voted to maintain Read more…
A record number of CAO applicants have included Dublin City University as their first preference, according to recent figures. Read more…
The number of candidates running for Student Union positions in Dublin City University has decreased by 37.5 per cent this year and over half of the positions are uncontested.
DCU Campus Residence Ltd supplied a reaction to the findings of The College View’s investigation of the St. Patrick’s College on-campus accommodation. Read more…
Postgraduate accommodation leases have been changed to prioritise first year PhD students and only allow 1 year occupancy licences on DCU campus.
Last Wednesday, the Postgraduate Society’s monthly Pizza and Research event kicked off, an event in which postgraduate students showcase their work and research to an audience of people from each DCU school. Read more…
The government is planning to introduce new laws that will prosecute firms who offer to write assignments for students in exchange for money.
DCU Strike for Repeal group has hit out at video posted by Flipside showing vox pops involving women protesting in this month’s March for Repeal. Read more…
Twenty eight DCU students rose over €27,00 euro for Temple Street during a fundraising initiative called 100minds.
The producer of this year’s UCD Fashion Show has come to its defence after the Black Civil Rights Fashion section of the show only featured two black models.
There has been a significant drop in the number of students applying to do nursing degrees in college, according to a recent poll done by the Central Applications Office (CAO). Read more…
The Department of Education have confirmed the restoration of the SUSI maintenance grant for postgraduate students, commencing in the academic year of 2017/2018.
DCU students will have 24-hour access to the library for the coming summer exam period, which will see equal opening hours in the Glasnevin and St. Patrick’s campus libraries for the first time since the Incorporation. Read more…
A new lab-on-a-chip centre at Dublin City University will be known as the Fraunhofer Project Centre (FPC). The centre is to be co-funded by the German research institution and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). Read more…
The College View has carried out an investigation into the living conditions within the on-campus St. Patrick’s College accommodation, following a rent increase of 38 per cent this academic year.
Padraig Henry is running for DCUSU VP for Welfare and Equality because he says he wants to play an advisory role for students, tackle financial burdens and take the next step for promoting good mental health. Read more…
Voting opened today in DCU for the election of the new Students’ Union representatives. Five candidates are running for the position of President, with each offering very different ideas and plans.
In his second year of running for the role of Postgraduate Officer, Allan Stevenson is a postgraduate student studying a Masters by research in cyber-bullying. This is Stevenson’s sixth year of studying at DCU after getting his BSC in Education and Training, and he shows an understanding of student life for both under and post graduate students.
A campaign to have nominations re-opened for the position of Engineering and Computing Faculty Representative is underway, as voting opens in DCU today. Read more…