All of the latest on and off campus news.
The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) and Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) Annual Report 2020 published on the 11th of December shows a 22 per cent increase in offer acceptance for students with disabilities and 15 per cent increase for those experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage. Read more…
Changing Irish legislation to allow survivors of the Mother and Baby Homes access to adoption records “should be the first and central pillar in a human rights-based response to the Commission’s report” according to DCU Professor James Gallan. Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Minister of Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris has announced the formation of a working group dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of third-level students.
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]ptake of Erasmus or study abroad programmes in Trinity College (TCD) dropped by 70 per cent in the first semester of this year according to Provost Patrick Prendergast, as reported by the University Times.
A Health Action Project to inform adolescents about their ethnic identity and enhance self-esteem, Ethnic Pride Ireland, has been created by final year Health and Society student, Asiya Mu’azzam. Read more…
A study by Trinity College (TCD) has found that even those with mild Covid-19 symptoms can develop “Long Covid”. Liam Townsend, a research fellow in TCD and specialist registrar at St James’s Hospital was the study’s Read more…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] quarter of North-East Dubliners have experienced drug related intimidation according to a report published on January 26th.
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]otunda Hospital and the Coombe Hospital have confirmed that they gave unused Covid-19 vaccines to relatives of their staff and to members of their local communities.
Dublin City University has raised almost €21,000 throughout November by growing out their moustaches as part of the Movember initiative. Read more…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a statement, the Irish Universities Association (IUA) said that universities are conscious of the uncertainty students are facing and have therefore planned to begin semester two of the academic year predominantly online.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have launched a virtual campaign for international students within Ireland.
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast week a campaign began to put an end to image based sexual abuse (IBSA), or what is sometimes known as “revenge porn,” in Ireland.
“Know your rights, know when you’re being treated fairly and unfairly in a job, know there are unions you can join that will support you,” said Lucien Waugh-Daly, DCU Students’ Union’s (DCUSU) Vice President (VP) Read more…
StandUp Awareness week is running this week in a number of schools across Ireland. Organised by BeLonG To Youth Service, the charity for young LGBTI+ people, the initiative has been going on for 11 years and gives second level schools a chance to stand up against LGBTI+ related bullying. Read more…
During the Trump-era, ‘Saturday Night Live’ (SNL) got a shot of cultural relevance through its comedic take on the first family. But now entering a post-Trump era, the show is going to need to come up with new material to hang onto its American liberal audience. Read more…
The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has called for a single, clear health and safety plan to be published if face-to-face teaching in third-level colleges is to resume. Read more…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer DCU student Zainab Boladale was appointed to DCU’s Governing Authority on Friday November 13th.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he decline in international students attending Irish universities this year was not as drastic as previously expected according to a report from The Times.
Every autumn, Dublin City University graduands, their families and DCU faculty, gather at the Helix to attend the annual graduation ceremonies and celebrate one of the most rewarding days of a student’s educational career. Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU has been named the Irish University of 2021 by the Sunday Times.
Some 1,600 student accommodation in Dublin City Centre will be used by tourists and other renters for short-stay rental, after a deal was struck with Dublin City Council. Read more…
The HSE ordered nearly €7.5m of defective ViraPro hand sanitiser that has been recalled. Read more…
Simon Harris TD, confirmed that an additional €15 million is to be given to higher education institutions for capital works and equipment. Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Green Party’s youth wing has been hit by a wave of significant resignations, including the leader of the Trinity College Young Greens, Julie Smirnova.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his November, DCU students and societies are forming teams and taking on growing moustaches, running 60 kilometres, and donating money for Movember to raise awareness for men’s health issues.