All of the latest on and off campus news.
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] President Brian MacCraith has called for universities to operate in a more entrepreneurial manner, in an effort to make the funding of third level education a more sustainable model.
[dropcap]Several[/dropcap] Irish universities are to be given quotas on the number of secondary school teachers to be trained in key subjects to tackle the teacher shortage in classrooms.
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] Students’ Union President Vito Moloney Burk said the SU are calling on the government to provide Higher Education Institutions with grants to build purpose built student accommodation on their campuses.
Ireland may be forced to recognise Palestine as a state if negotiations continue. Read more…
Abortions will be free according to minister for health. Read more…
The 8×8 festival ran by STAND came to DCU last week to promote their theme of “Identity and Discrimination” to students. Read more…
A student was attacked on the Luas which was allegedly racially motivated. Read more…
Only 3 Sexual Assault Cases dealt with by DCU in the past 5 years and none reported to the Garadí. Read more…
The Department of Education are planning to have 400 non or multi-denominational schools in Ireland by 2030. Read more…
DCU have been granted a €24 million investment into a STEM facility by the government, that was welcomed by DCU President Brian MacCraith Read more…
Ireland’s children mental health services are seriously understaffed according to HSE figures. Read more…
Despite having two past climate change correspondents, RTÉ has no guidelines for reporting on climate change. Read more…
Campaigners lodged official complaints about the new BusConnects system. Read more…
The centre will welcome an estimated 50,000 students in the next decade. It was funded entirely through donations from the Tony Ryan Trust, Bank of Ireland, DCU Commercial activities, alongside €8 million raised from student levees. Read more…
[dropcap]Gardaí[/dropcap]are currently investigating an arson attack which occurred at the Shanowen Square Spar on Saturday morning.
Almost 40 undergraduate journalism students are being refunded for their course in NUI Galway over concerns. Read more…
DCU student Séan Davis spoke to The College View about how he and his girlfriend, Chloe Sugrue, survived the fire Read more…
Rent Caps to be introduced for Purpose Built Student Accommodation after motions form the political Opposition. Read more…
DCU have officially opened the expansion on the Stokes engineering building Read more…
[dropcap]Two[/dropcap] teenage boys were mugged by a man claiming he had a knife, in Albert College Park next to DCU over the weekend.
[dropcap]Trinity[/dropcap] College have experienced a 21 per cent drop in applications from Northern Irish students for the coming academic year. The fall is thought to be as a result of Brexit fears.
[dropcap]Christine[/dropcap] Lagarde, chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited DCU and spoke about inclusion, education and innovation last Tuesday.
The ban is the first of its kind in the country, in an effort to comply with the World Health Organisation’s “Healthy Campus” concept. Read more…
[dropcap]Amal[/dropcap] Al Qubaisi, the Arab world’s most senior politician, received an honorary doctorate from DCU last Thursday.
[dropcap]VideoDoc[/dropcap] announced its doctors will continue to provide consultations during the summer for Colleges Students who are members of the Union of Students Ireland (USI).
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