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Former DCU President selling castle for €13.5 million
[dropcap]The [/dropcap]former president of DCU, Ferdinand von Prondzynski, is selling his Westmeath castle for €13.5 million.
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DCU in non-monetary agreement with Coppers with profit of 72m
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] Students’ Union is in a “non-financial relationship” with the nightclub Copper Face Jacks, which this year earned €72 million in accumulated profits.
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Schoolbag graveyard highlights student suicide
[dropcap]1[/dropcap]24 schoolbags, representing the average number of student deaths by suicide every year, were laid on the green in DCU Glasnevin to start Mental Health Week on Thursday 13th November. DCU Students’ Union collaborated with the Read more…
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Almost 100 students drop out of DCU
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]inety-six students have dropped out of DCU so far this year and 40 people have also deferred their course for the year.
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DCU unites with colleges to regenerate Clinton Centre
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap], University of Ulster and University of Massachusetts have united to regenerate the Clinton Centre in Enniskillen, Bill Clinton announced in Belfast last week.
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DCU students with disabilities have trebled in the last decade
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he number of students registered with DCU’s Disability & Learning Support Service has more than trebled in the last decade.
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DCU Enactus “Second Scoop” project aims to rehabilitate ex-convicts
[dropcap]DCU’s[/dropcap] Enactus launched a new project ‘Second Scoop’, aiming to re-integrate ex convicts into society by supplying ice-cream for corporate events, festivals and fairs.
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DCU remains second highest university for Sugar Babies
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] remains the second highest university in the country for sign-ups to SeekingArrangement in 2017, with 568 students registered to the Sugar Babies service, according to the website’s recent figures.
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Increase in students receiving flu vaccine
[dropcap]More DCU students received the influenza vaccine in 2017 than in previous years, according to the campus pharmacy.[/dropcap]
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DCUSU President assaulted
[dropcap]DCUSU[/dropcap] President Niall Behan was attacked while walking home from DCU to Glasnevin two weeks ago.
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Wellness Wednesday and Hangover Hub debut at DCU
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ellness Wednesday events are in full swing in the Glasnevin Campus of DCU to encourage students to be in touch with their physical and mental health in college. Sorcha Murphy, the Chairperson of DCU’s Mental Read more…
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No first year students in DCU Irish and Journalism course due to low grades
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]o first year students were enrolled in a DCU Irish and Journalism course for 2017/18 due to a lack of applicants achieving the CAO points required.
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Hurricane Ophelia damage in DCU
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here was minor damage to a building and two trees down across the three campuses in DCU after hurricane Ophelia passed through Dublin on Monday.
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DCU suffers identity crisis on Twitter
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU become a twitter sensation during storm Ophelia, after tweeting the Taoiseach to ask if they were a college.
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Author Kjartan Poskitt visits St. Pats campus
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite two “Murderous Maths” workshops being called off due to hurricane Ophelia, host and acclaimed author Kjartan Poskitt went to St. Patrick’s DCU on Tuesday the 17th to talk to students and faculty for Maths Read more…
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DCU in talks with NI universities over joint professorships
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]niversities in Northern Ireland are considering creating joint academic posts with institutions in the south, including DCU, to combat implications imposed by Brexit.
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Ireland’s first STEAM hackathon comes to St. Pat’s
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU’s STEAM Hackathon is first of it’s kind in Ireland and took place in St Patrick’s College’s main auditorium.
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New Dublin metro will have a DCU platform
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ublin’s new rail system is set to “transform connectivity to and from Dublin City University”, according to the college.
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Bill Clinton awarded DCU honorary doctorate
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ill Clinton warned that Brexit is due to people re-assessing “whether what we have in common is more important than our differences”.
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DCU plans North Dublin cultural quarter
[dropcap]DCU intends to make a North Dublin cultural quarter over the next few years as part of a wider plan for the university’s development. The extensive five-year plan was launched on September 20th and will Read more…
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DCUSU hold Best Possible Start Week for new students
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]est Possible Start Week was held in DCU last and run by Welfare Officer Podge Henry. Events were held throughout the week on both the Glasnevin and St. Pat’s campuses and were in conjunction with Read more…
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DCU celebrate Space Week 2017 with public lecture
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]pace week is a great way to hook people of all ages into the sciences, according to DCU mathematical scientist Dr John Regan.
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DCU Enactus represent Ireland at World Cup semi final
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he DCU Enactus team represented Ireland in the semi-final of the Enactus World Cup in London last week. They placed third overall with India and Canada placing first and second respectively. Enactus is a non-profit Read more…
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DCU Speech to Text business wins best start-up award
[dropcap][/dropcap][dropcap]A[/dropcap] new tech business which aids in transcribing audio files into text was crowned with Best Start-up Opportunity award at an event in Dublin City University (DCU) Alpha on Tuesday. Happy Scribe is a software Read more…
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Postgrads dissatisfied with accommodation changes
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]ostgraduate students are unhappy with the increase in rent and change in lease length that occurred over the summer, according to Student’s Union postgraduate officer, Allan Stevenson.