The week began with Eve Kerton, last years Welfare Officer, raising the Amber Flag in The Hub on Monday. The Amber Flag is an initiative organised by suicide aware who’s main goal is to promote a culture of positive mental health in the education system and among other organisations. Read more…
NUI Galway are recruiting a vice president for equality and diversity amidst a string of controversies over the past few months.
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An estimated 2500 students joined DCU’s Enterprise Society this year, an increase of 56 per cent from last year, according to the society chair, Shane Carter. Read more…
An EU-funded, DCU-led dementia research and deterrence project aim to raise awareness on how people can prevent the onset of dementia later in life.
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Over 500 DCU students have signed a petition calling on the Students’ Union to hold a referendum on their stance on the legalisation of cannabis. For the SU to hold a referendum, a petition must Read more…
New figures show that male students are receiving the majority of sports scholarship programmes at third level institutions throughout Ireland for GAA and Rugby. Read more…
Over 350 attend blood donation clinic in DCU over three days. Read more…
Abortion should never be considered a viable option in any circumstance, even if the cause of an unplanned pregnancy is rape, according to the chairperson of the Pro-Life Campaign, Cora Sherlock. Read more…
A referendum will be held in November asking students to vote on a proposed change to the DCU constitution that will allow for the creation of a new Students’ Union Read more…
The number of Irish people claiming social welfare is now 332,801 according to the Live Register on October 2nd 2015. Of this figure 45,173 claimants are under 25 years of age.
Graduate unemployment was highlighted again in recent weeks, when former DCU Welfare Officer Eve Kerton published an article in The Irish Times documenting her struggle with joblessness. Read more…
The Metro North plan with connect Dublin airport to the city centre and will cost approximately €2.4bn Read more…
DCU has ranked within the top 500 best universities in the world in the new Times Higher Education (THE) world university rankings published recently. Read more…
Two employees claim they were offered nearly€60,000 to resign from their jobs at the University of Limerick after they raised concerns about inappropriate money spending and financial mismanagement. Read more…
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Katie O’Neill analyses the USI pre-budget submission and speaks to USI President Kevin Donoghue about the student interest in the upcoming budget. Read more…
Over €3.3 million in funding has been granted to researchers at Dublin City University for the development of a treatment programme for pancreatic cancer. Read more…
Joan Burton was met by anti-austerity protesters who condemned her appearance at the opening of a new food bank Read more…
DCU students share stories of unreliable landlords during the accommodation crisis Read more…
DCU President, Brian MacCraith speaks to The College View about a fundraising campaign that will dramatically change the face of the university. Read more…
The new €14m Hub will commence construction between August and July 2016. Read more…
DCU boasts the oldest and biggest access programme in the country which began with six students and now grants access to third level education for over 1,200. This year 434 students will enter DCU under the access programme. Read more…
Students left frustrated and unable to fulfil work commitments as class timetables continuously changed in the run up to the academic year. Read more…
Points for law, government and engineering courses rose in the CAO while other courses varied Read more…
Various groups and thousands of citizens demanded that the government hold a referendum on abortion following the general election. Read more…
European students have voted Ireland the number one place to study abroad according to a recent online study.
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