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[dropcap]A[/dropcap] delegation of pro-life students from four of Ireland’s universities took part in the recent Rally for Life march in the city centre.
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] Research is creating an Irish sign language glossary for maths education.
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] St. Patrick’s Campus received a record number of applications for primary teaching, according to recently released CAO figures.
Grants of up to €12,000 will be given to student groups for projects aimed at reducing hate speech towards refugees, according to the European Students’ Union (ESU).
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew student accommodation due to be built in Gillian House on Farranlea Road in Cork has experienced some resistance from local residents, who fear that the development will lead to “student gangs” in the area.
[dropcap]DCU [/dropcap] aims to become the first Irish university to become completely ‘plastic-free’ by 2020, following the immediate removal of all plastic cups from all three campuses this week.
[dropcap]The [/dropcap]annual rent for Shanowen Square has increased by 27 per cent from last year.
[dropcap]A [/dropcap]new DCU scholarship program for people from disadvantaged backgrounds will “help a lot of people”, according to the DCU Senior Access Officer. Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Google Lorraine Twohill announced she Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he EU has funded €7.6 million in an effort to improve mental health support across the country, the HSE announced on March 9th.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Irish Government are drawing up proposals to examine the possibility of introducing free contraceptive pill for Irish women.
[dropcap]Twitter [/dropcap]is going through a process of suspending accounts that they believe have stolen content from others in order to go viral or generate a larger following. Twitter are aiming to reduce spam on their Read more…
[dropcap]Sixty [/dropcap]Trinity students occupied the Dining Hall last Wednesday in an ongoing protest over supplemental fees of €450 being introduced for re-sit exams.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are concerned that any delays finalising the wording of the Eighth Amendment referendum would mean that students will be left unable to vote.
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]urope’s largest co-working network will open their new digital innovation hub in the DCU Alpha innovation campus in Glasnevin in September – the first partnership of its kind in Europe.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo NUI Galway students were hospitalised after taking a “bad batch” of drugs.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Gender Identity and Expression policy for DCU is currently in the final stages of development and can be expected later this year, the head of the University’s Equality Office has said.
[dropcap]In[/dropcap] the aftermath of Storm Emma, Dublin City Council announced water restrictions across the greater Dublin area which left DCU without water across its campuses.
[dropcap]EU[/dropcap] regulations for the control of data security, which come into force in May, are a long way from compliance rates, according a cyber-security expert. “Ahead of the GDPR regulations which come into effect on Read more…
[dropcap]DCU [/dropcap]Students’ Union voted in favour of supporting the reunification of Ireland on Friday.
[dropcap]Vito[/dropcap] Moloney Burke was elected DCUSU President on March 9th, after securing over 80 per cent of the votes in his favour.
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ngagement and unity were the main themes encompassed in all the speeches delivered by candidates at Tuesday night’s Postgraduate Hustings. While four candidates of the eleven were unable to attend due to work commitments, the Read more…
[dropcap]Adam [/dropcap]Hanlon is a final year Law and Society student. His aims are to improve INTRA and placement for all students in DCU, reduce printing costs and library times for placement students and introducing a Read more…
[dropcap]Ciara[/dropcap] Ní Dhubhghaill is a third-year Fiontar/Scoil na Gaeilge student currently on INTRA placement in Seville, Spain. Love, pride and passion for the Irish language are the reasons Ciara says she is putting herself forward Read more…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n educational expert has warned parents against obsessing over sending their children to college.
[dropcap]Callaghan [/dropcap]Commons is a final year analytical science student, current health and science convenor and the sole candidate for DCU Students’ Union VP for Academic Affairs.