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Public Consultation of Student Grant Scheme is launched
The income threshold for postgraduate students also expanded from €31,500 to €54,250 and the fee grant contribution will increase from €2,000 to €3,500. Read more…
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Leo Varadkar introduces new legislation for the “Right to Disconnect.”
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]orkers welcome the new Code of Practice for the Right to Disconnect for a better work-life balance announced by Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar. The Right to Disconnect gives employees Read more…
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Decision from Dublin school not to run LCA sparks online campaign for two students with disabilities
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]lonturk Community College is a school in Whitehall, Dublin 9. In late March, the board of management decided that it will not run the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme for their second senior cycle year. Read more…
DCU News
Dublin-Belfast Corridor on the Horizon
A new report by DCU and UU has led to plans for a new Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor, the first of it’s kind in Ireland. Read more…
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Master’s students get 10 per cent fee reduction
DCU masters students will get a 10 per cent reduction in fees for the coming academic year, 2021/2022. Read more…
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Harris launches €2.5 billion international student funding recovery
Simon Harris is launching a €2.5 billion recovery for revenue Irish universities have lost from international students. Read more…
National News
Ireland’s climate will be drastically warmer by 2050, study finds
The country’s weather conditions and temperature will be radically different by the year 2050, particularly in the east, according to a computer generated projection by the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC). Read more…
Clubs and Socs
DCUTV announce presenters for their 24 Hour Broadcast
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CUtv Media Production Society (MPS) has announced their presenters for this year’s virtual 24hr Broadcast in aid of the Rise Foundation. The annual event will be held on the 17th- 18th of May, and will Read more…
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Minister O’Gorman announces Youth Climate Justice Fund
[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]outh Organisations in Ireland have been encouraged to apply for financial support under a fund centred on climate change by Minister O’Gorman. Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman has encouraged funding Read more…
Lead Story
Rapid antigen testing may be used to allow for on-campus learning
Minister Simon Harris announced last week that rapid antigen Covid-19 testing will be trialed at 4 universities and could enable a return to third-level education in autumn. Read more…
DCU News
Marathon Radio Broadcast to “make magic and raise some money” set to take place
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]inal preparations are underway for DCUfm’s first “out of studio” 12 Hour Broadcast, which takes place from 10am to 10pm this Friday, 16th April. The twelve-hour broadcast has taken place since 2012, however it will Read more…
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Students who refuse the vaccine will be banned from clinical placements
The HSE has made the decision that students who refuse to be vaccinated will not be allowed to take up clinical placement. Read more…
Students' Union
DCU class reps cast vote for USI executive elections
Class representatives across DCU cast their vote on Thursday for the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) executive elections. Read more…
Lifestyle
Choose to challenge on International Women’s Day 2021
International Women’s Day is Monday 8th of March, with this year’s theme being #ChooseToChallenge. The aim is to challenge gender bias and inequality while still choosing to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements across the world. Read more…
National News
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris joins Tik Tok
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris has joined Tik Tok and has amassed hundreds of thousands of views within a day Read more…
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Government votes against bill to abolish third-level fees
The bill was proposed by the government’s opposition party People Before Profit, to remove barriers to higher education by abolishing third-level fees so that everyone who wants to access higher education has the same chance. Read more…
DCU News
DCU Student’s Union for 2021/22 academic year elected
Terence Rooney was elected President of DCUSU on the second count, receiving 1,908 votes and besting his two opponents Seán Smyth and Jack Callaghan. Read more…
News
DCU Amnesty Society and Feminist Society host Women’s Welfare Event
DCU Amnesty Society and Feminist Society hosted a virtual event to raise awareness of women’s welfare, the important discussions around sexual health that aren’t happening, and what life in university is like for young women. Read more…
National News
Eating Disorders: “There’s no set definition of recovery”
At the end of 2019, the Coronavirus pandemic took the world by surprise. Scientists worked long and hard over the past year to develop a sufficient vaccine, and they succeeded. But as the pandemic is slowly regressing due to the vaccination rollout programme taking place across the world, there are still other deadly illnesses that cannot be deterred by vaccination immunity. Read more…
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College students working as essential workers want to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccines
College students who have been working as essential workers during the pandemic believe all essential workers should be moved up on the list of priority to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more…
Features
Students look back on one year of online learning
This month marks a year since students across Ireland began online learning. We all thought we were getting two weeks off college; little did we realise that if we fast forward to 2021, we would still be in the same situation. Read more…
Lifestyle
The rise of herbal medicine
Herbal medicine is considered the oldest form of healing, it works to restore the balance of the body on both a physical and emotional level. It was discovered by mankind as they turned to nature and herbal medicine to restore and maintain health and vitality. Read more…
DCU News
Alumni office holds virtual St Patrick’s Day celebrations across the US
The DCU alumni office hosted virtual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations for their alumni networks in San Francisco, Washington DC, and New York City last week. Read more…
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UL design new computer science course with paid placements
The University of Limerick (UL) has partnered up with a number of tech companies to design a software engineering course aimed at changing the way computer science is taught. Read more…
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Three more Technological Universities may be established by 2022
The government has announced that three new Technological Universities could be established by next year by merging existing Institutes of Technology. Read more…