By Adam Higgins, Deputy News Editor Sixty-seven per cent of DCU’s degree programmes increased in entry points in this year’s first round CAO offers. DCU made 2,364 first round offers to CAO applicants this year, providing Read more…
DCU’s Secular and Sceptic Society plans to convince the Students’ Union to make campaigning for a secular Ireland part of their policy next year. The main aim of the society is to fight for the Read more…
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Séan Sherlock was in DCU recently to launch the Menter Iontach Nua, an Irish-Welsh entrepreneurship initiative for members of the Ryan Academy. The main Read more…
DCU has joined with AIB to give students the opportunity to purchase a DCU SmartBook laptop. The SmartBook is a HP Business laptop designed for DCU students. DCU partnered with Typetec to create the laptop Read more…
DCU President Brian MacCraith has hailed Freshers’ Fortnight as a great initiative to help new students in DCU. DCU Freshers Fortnight took place over the last two weeks to welcome all newcomers to DCU life. Read more…
DCU is involved in forming a new Institute of Education in Drumcondra. The university is working with Mater Dei Institute of Education (MDI), St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra (SPD), and the Church of Ireland College of Education (CICE) Read more…
By Adam Higgins Deputy News Editor DCU’s Secular and Sceptic Society plans to convince DCU Students’ Union (SU) to make campaigning for a secular Ireland part of the student’s union policy next year. The main aim Read more…
By Jenny Darmody, Deputy Features Editor Over two thirds of degree programmes in DCU saw an increase in entry points this year. After the first round of CAO offers were released on Monday, 67 per Read more…
By Aoife Mullen News Editor DCU Students’ Union have announced the line up for Freshers’ Fortnight, which will run from 17th – 28th September 2012. DJ Fresh, Comedian Des Bishop and Britain’s Got Talent contestant, Read more…
By Aoife Mullen, News Editor DCU Students’ Union President, Paul Doherty, has hit back at criticism from anti student-cuts group Free Education for Everyone (FEE) over DCU’s student loan deal with Bank of Ireland (BOI). Read more…
By Aoife Mullen News Editor Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn have launched a collaborative partnership between DCU, NUI Maynooth and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The 3U Read more…
By Aoife Mullen News Editor DCU is to lead an international research project into violent online political extremism. The project, called VOX-Pol, received €5.1 million in European grant funding and will explore the affects of Read more…
By Aisling Kett Deputy News Editor DCU’s Deputy President (Registrar), Anne Scott, was recently named one of Ireland’s Top 25 Most Powerful Women at an awards ceremony in the Convention Centre Dublin. Professor Scott was Read more…
By Jenny Darmody Deputy Editor The DCU community has been left shocked with the news of the tragic death of student Nicola Furlong while studying in Japan. The 21-year-old Business and Japanese student was studying Read more…
By Aoife Mullen News Editor A recent report on audits carried out in third level institutions in Ireland has revealed DCU bailed out two if it’s loss-making subsidiaries in 2010. Three of DCU’s subsidiaries, The Read more…
By Aoife Mullen News Editor DCU’s Raise and Give (RAG) Society has won the inaugural Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Ireland competition. RAG Soc beat teams from NUI Galway, Trinity College Dublin and University College Read more…
By Aoife Mullen DCU Students’ Union achieved its goal of raising €10,000 for charity during Raise and Give (RAG) Week. The SU did not disclose the exact figure raised, but President Ed Leamy told Read more…
A group attack on campus left a female DCU student injured and her male friend with a broken nose, broken teeth and a fractured eye socket.