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Trinity Receive Confirmation On 250-Bed Project
[dropcap]Tr[/dropcap]inity College Dublin are to redevelop Oisín House on Pearse Street into a 250-bed accommodation project after receiving verbal confirmation from Dublin City Council.
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USI VP: HEA Report On College Performance Not Surprising
HEA report suggests rising student numbers and no change in funding will have a negative effect on graduate quality. Read more…
National News
Shannon and Dublin airports implement Trump’s executive order
Dublin and Shannon airports implement Trump’s executive order that bans people from seven Muslim countries. Read more…
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TCD SU oppose loan scheme
[dropcap] T[/dropcap]rinity College Dublin Student’s Union council have passed the motion to oppose student loans, two years on from the initial rejection of the motion.
National News
Intel and DCU Ties Grow Stronger As Helix Hosts Mini-Scientist Awards
St. John’s National School from Cratloe, County Clare took the overall prize at this year’s Grand Final of the Mini-Scientist Awards held in The Helix Read more…
DCU News
New student employment app launched on DCU SU website
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] has officially added a Jobbio feature to their website which will allow thousands of students to access potential employers through the Student Union.
Students' Union
Gender neutral bathrooms wheeled out as bike scheme waits for funding
Each building in DCU will contain one gender neutral bathroom as part of an initiative suggested last year, according to LGBT chair, Mel Kavanagh. This will stretch across all DCU campuses. Read more…
Student Life
Campus residences made €13,000 on student fines in first semester
Students living in on-campus accommodation in Dublin City University paid approximately €13,000 in fines in the first semester of the current academic year according to Campus Residences’ General Manager, John Gaffery. Read more…
DCU News
St. Pat’s students voice concerns over graduation location
Final year St. Patrick’s College students are voicing their concerns regarding which campus they will graduate from later this year through a petition that has been set up online.
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Trinity SU elects ethnic minorities officer
Trinity College Dublin Student’s Union’s (TCDSU) council voted last week to elect an Ethics Minority Officer onto their executive. This position arose shorty after TCDSU President Kieran McNulty decided to utilise the structures and strength of the Union to ensure all students’ voices are heard.
Students' Union
Constitutional Review Committee to present changes at Class Rep Council
A committee tasked with analysing and modifying the Students’ Union constitution is due to present its work to Class Rep Council today, at the first meeting of the semester. Read more…
DCU News
Over half of DCU students unhappy with incorporation
Over half of DCU students feel that the incorporation programme has had a negative impact on their college experience, according to a survey conducted by The College View. Read more…
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DCU signs partnership agreement with Intel
DCU and Intel have signed an agreement this week which will see the two organisations collaborate on talent development and advanced technologies, strengthening their long-standing partnership.
University News
NUIG students protest removal of Irish language as requirement for President
Students at NUI Galway are protesting against a decision to remove fluency in the Irish language as a requirement for the next President of the University.
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DCU announces scholarship programme for refugees and asylum seekers
DCU is set to provide fifteen scholarships to refugees, as it becomes the first Irish university to be designated as a ‘University of Sanctuary’.
University News
‘Outbreak’ of sexually transmitted diseases on University of Limerick campus
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] University of Limerick has issued a warning to their student body following an outbreak of Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia on campus. The university confirmed to the Limerick Leader that 14 cases of gonorrhoea are “associated Read more…
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Constitutional Review Committee elected at final CRC of semester
First Year Officer Bryan Mulry will chair an expanded nine-person Constitutional Review Committee, as he was elected to the position at CRC last Tuesday night.
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Overwhelming majority of DCU students vote to stay with USI
94 per cent of DCU students voted to remain affiliated with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) in a referendum held last week. 2,304 votes were cast, with 2,176 voting Yes and just 128 voting No. Read more…
Students' Union
UCC hosts 25th annual USI Pink Training
The 25th USI Pink Training took place in University College Cork from November 25th – 27th.
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DCU SU warn students against assignment alternatives
[dropcap]Staff[/dropcap] and academics at Dublin City University have recently become aware of companies advertising the sale of assignments to students on their campuses.
Clubs and Socs
MPS 24 Hour Broadcast to be in aid of homeless
DCU Media Production Society will host its 7th annual 24 Hour Broadcast in aid of the Peter McVerry Trust, on December 2nd
DCU News
DCU students win National Moot Court competition for second year in a row
[dropcap]A [/dropcap]team of Dublin City University students were crowned the winners of the National Moot Court competition 2016, in the Criminal Courts of Justice.
DCU News
SSDP launches new “Sesh Safe” campaign
DCUStudents for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) launched their new project, SeshSafe, on Monday 21st of August, which aims to introduce drug testing kits, tools and skills for student drug safety and education. Read more…
National News
New Bill Could See Secondary School Students On Boards Of Management
A new bill set to be published in a few weeks time could see secondary students become eligible to sit on boards of management. Read more…
DCU News
DCU study reveals homophobic bullying in primary schools
A recent DCU study carried out by the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) found that one in two primary school principals in Ireland have dealt with homophobic bullying.
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