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DCU primary teaching students call for financial aid
[dropcap]Primary[/dropcap] teaching students on St. Patrick’s Campus are seeking financial aid for placement from DCU.
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DCU Fashion Show showcases student talent and political stances
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he annual DCU fashion show took place in the Helix on the Glasnevin campus last Tuesday. Hosted by Tropical Popical co-founder Andrea Horan and social media influencer James Kavanagh, the show was organised by DCU’s Read more…
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DCU offers discount to reusable cup users
[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
[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
[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
[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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Additional funding for Clubs and Socs who engage with Alumni
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]en clubs and societies have applied for additional funding under a new initiative organised by the DCU Alumni Office. The initiative invited clubs and societies to engage with past graduates through events in the second Read more…
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2018 to be ‘Year of the Irish Language’
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his year will be the Year of the Irish Language, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced in December 2017.
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DCU create online Irish learning tool
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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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DCU president criticises under-funding of third level institutions
[dropcap]President [/dropcap]of DCU, Brian MacCraith, thinks Minister Bruton’s new funding allocation model avoids the biggest issues of funding third-level institutions. MacCraith is critical of how this could really benefit the institutions when there is still Read more…
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DCU set to have referendum on Irish unity
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] Students’ Union received a petition for a referendum on the university’s stance on a united Ireland last week.
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DCUSU President makes personal speech on mental health
[dropcap]DCUSU[/dropcap] President Niall Behan spoke about his personal experience with mental health and wellbeing after the death of his father in a speech to students in UMASS Boston. The speech at the ACUI conference was Read more…
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DCU student group petitions for an Opt-In Students’ Union
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo petitions launched by DCU Students For Fair Representation involving SU membership and SU abortion stance have been put forward to the Returning Officer. The Returning Officer is currently in the process of verifying the Read more…
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DCU machine translation experts are transforming communication
[dropcap]DCU’s[/dropcap] team of machine translation experts are transforming communication by helping people work through language barriers to create a world where communication and translation is easier.
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DCU Student found with nearly €4000 worth of narcotics
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]N Garda Síochána raided house six in the DCU Hampstead student accommodation complex in search of drugs on the 15th of November. One witness recalled seeing a male student being escorted out of a Hampstead Read more…
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New building on Glasnevin campus to accommodate staff growth
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he new building behind the Estates Office on Glasnevin campus will be used for office spaces due to the growth in staff after the incorporation of Saint Patrick’s College and All Hallows into Dublin City Read more…
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RAG Rumble packs a punch
[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.
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MPS 24 Hour Broadcast will raise funds for SOSAD
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his year’s Media Production Society annual 24 Hour Broadcast is in aid of the charity SOSAD.
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Hubby McHubface among names for new student centre
[dropcap]The DCU Students’ Union want you to help them name the new student centre.[/dropcap]