Something I hear all the time is that DCU is special because of its sense of community. There’s a subtle energy about the place, as if anything could happen and everything is possible. Feeling like Read more…
DCU Raising and Giving week will focus on fundraising in a move away from the traditional drinking associated with the event. Organised in conjunction with the DCU Students’ Union, RAG week will run in Week Read more…
DCU is the first university in Ireland to be designated an ‘Ashoka U Changemaker Campus’, joining a network of colleges and universities supporting the field of social entrepreneurship in education. The ‘Changemaker Campus’ is a worldwide Read more…
The Labour DCU Chairperson and USI representative on campus has defended the USI’s controversial presence on campus during the re-affiliation referendum campaign. Sean Rooney told The College View a lot was made of the fact Read more…
University College Dublin students have decided to split from the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) with a 63% majority from 2700 votes. The university now has one year to notify USI of its intentions Read more…
Postgraduate degrees available in Ireland are of a weak standard compared to those offered elsewhere, a top Irish professor has said. Delivering an address as part of the Seamus Heaney Lecture Series in St. Patrick’s Read more…
More than 800 scientists will benefit from a €300 million investment in seven world-class research facilities across the country. The money which will be invested over a six year period, has been hailed as a Read more…
Hundreds of engineers, scientists and artists flocked to DCU’s hub last Saturday and Sunday to take part in Science hack day. Science hack day is a 36 hour event that brings together people from all Read more…
Young unemployed people have been guaranteed a new job, training or education in a new commitment laid down by EU ministers last week. EU Commission president José Manuel Barroso said it will give people who Read more…
Over 50% of students voted for DCU to take a pro-choice stance on the issue of abortion. 719 of the 1,428 voters in last week’s referendum opted for a full pro-choice stance;where it will be Read more…
Both NUI Galway and Galway-Mayo IT have confirmed they will not take any disciplinary action against students following last month’s unofficial RAG Week. Thousands of students flooded the city’s centre last month for the week, many Read more…
Faith in the future and in yourself was the message George Hook gave to DCU students last Tuesday as part of Enterprise Society’s Enterprise Week. “You are all lucky” said the Rugby Commentator and Newstalk Read more…
Almost 1,000 people have signed a petition aimed at getting level 8 degree courses in Ballyfermot College recognized by the Irish grant system. Ballyfermot’s BA in Media Production Management is awarded through DCU and so Read more…
DCU students have voted to re-join the Union of Students in Ireland after a decade outside the organisation. 55% of students voted in favour of DCU re-affiliating with the USI, with 786 students voting yes Read more…
More than 3,000 students are still waiting for their grant application to be processed by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). With less than three months left before the end of the academic year, the centralised Read more…
The Hybrid Awards, DCU’s very own student media awards, are now taking applications from DCU students. The Hybrids have been run by the Media Production Society since 2008 and celebrate student achievements in a variety Read more…
Ireland now has its own Campus France, a public institution assisting students who wish to study in France. Campus France Ireland will inform Irish students about university degrees, exchange partnerships and scholarships available to them. Read more…
The candidates for the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) officer board for the 2013/14 academic year have been announced. The positions to be filled are: President, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Quality Assurance, Vice President Read more…
Irish students are being warned to act more responsibly on J1 working summer holidays after a well-known advocate of the programme raised concerns about its future following several instances of anti-social behaviour among students in Read more…
There are fears a Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in DCU could be much worse than originally reported. On Friday, college authorities confirmed that two students had tested positive for non-contagious strands of the disease. However, The Read more…
Voting in the USI and Reproductive Rights referendums have been provisionally suspended until tomorrow due to technical issues with ISS. At an emergency Class Rep Council held this afternoon, class reps voted to allow the Read more…
DCU would be tarnished by association with the Union of Students in Ireland, according to Chairperson of DCU Young Fine Gael Ryan Hunt. Hunt was speaking at the hustings for the referendum on affiliation with Read more…
UCD Students’ Union will hold a referendum regarding its affiliation with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). UCD students will be given the option as to whether the college should pay over €100,000 to Read more…
Over three quarters of DCU students are satisfied with DCU Students’ Union so far this year. 350 students were asked how they would rate the performance of the Students’ Union so far this year. 11% Read more…
Dublin City University is one of four Irish universities which engage with debt collecting agencies to pursue outstanding fees from students. Grainne Mooney, a public relations officer for DCU said: “The university uses a third Read more…