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DCU offers discount to reusable cup users

February 21, 2018

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]offee and tea will now be discounted by 20c if you bring your own cup to any DCU café, due to a scheme implemented by Trispace Catering DCU and the Sustainability office. The reduction, an Read more…

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DCU Professor recognised in European Commission report

February 21, 2018

[dropcap]A [/dropcap]DCU Professor’s research on the importance of emotion in education for preventing bullying and its long-term mental health impacts, was cited in a recent set of top-level European reports.

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DCU to host World Anti-Bullying Forum

February 21, 2018

[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] will be the host of the World Anti-Bullying Forum (WABF) 2019 after Dublin secured a bid to house the worldwide event.

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DCU to host Body and Soul week

February 21, 2018

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU’s Body and Soul week hopes to help students develop a positive self-image through events centred around body confidence and mindfulness.

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DCU create online Irish learning tool

February 7, 2018

[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] has launched a new online platform for learning Irish. Irish 101 offers users an “introduction to Ireland’s culture by learning the basics of the Irish language”.

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DCU sports scholarships falls by 62 per cent

February 7, 2018

[dropcap]Numbers[/dropcap] of students entering DCU through an Elite Athletic Scholarship have dropped by 62 per cent since last year, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request obtained by The College View. Only thirty five Read more…

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DCU students march for transgender rights

February 7, 2018

[dropcap]Students[/dropcap] from DCU’s LGBT society marched to support the Transgender Healthcare Protest on the 20th January. Dean O’Reilly, the chairperson of DCU’s LGBT society, said that there were roughly 25 students from DCU who showed Read more…

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New DCU GAA pitch plan ruffles feathers

February 7, 2018

[dropcap]Migratory[/dropcap] geese are a threat to DCU’s plans to build a new astroturf GAA pitch in St. Patrick’s College. Locals have objected to the plans for the all-weather sports facilities on the grounds that over Read more…

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Opt-In SU referendum petitions invalid

February 7, 2018

[dropcap]Referendums[/dropcap] for an opt-in Students’ Union and a second vote on the college’s stance on abortion will not be going ahead, according to DCU Students’ Union president. The petition which called for a referendum was Read more…

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Nubar denies Good Friday closure

February 7, 2018

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] manager of DCU’s student bar Nubar has denied claims made on social media that the bar will close on Good Friday, despite the ban on the sale of alcohol being lifted. The popular student Read more…

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DCU ranked 15th greenest university in the world

February 7, 2018

[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] was ranked the 15th greenest university in the world last December, rising 12 ranks since 2016. GreenMetric is an initiative of Universitas Indonesia, surveying over 600 universities across 76 countries.

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RAG Rumble packs a punch

November 29, 2017

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver 450 people attended the Wright Venue on Monday 20th November to witness 15 fights of pure intensity at RAG Rumble, featuring some of St Patrick’s and DCU’s familiar faces.