All of the latest on and off campus news.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n annual contest will be held in the Helix today to celebrate some of Ireland’s elite postgraduate research communicators as five finalists vie for two top prizes.
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] construction of apartments for over 340 students has been confirmed in Phibsborough as part of the €50 million redevelopment of the 1960s shopping centre.
[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.
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ighteen academics at Dublin Institute of Technology have written to the chairman of the institute’s governing body to express their discontent with the amalgamation process with Tallaght and Blanchardstown ITs.
[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.
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] USI launched their ‘Get RegD’ campaign to encourage students to register to vote. Back in 2014, over 120,000 people under the age of 25 were not registered to vote according to a survey published Read more…
[dropcap]Students[/dropcap] who rely on Irish rail and DART to get to University will find themselves struggling to get to college throughout November and December due to the Irish Rail strikes.
[dropcap]Irish[/dropcap] students are paying the second highest fees in Europe behind the UK. However, only 60 per cent of Irish students are actually paying full fees as almost half were aided by the grant system Read more…
[dropcap]Some[/dropcap] DCU classes went nine weeks without representation in the class rep council due to delays and technical disruption to the voting process.
[dropcap]Most [/dropcap] advertising for substandard accommodation is found on social media groups, according to an RTÉ Investigates programme, which aired on November 2nd.
[dropcap]C[dropcap]ertification Europe accredited DCU as being fully compliant with the International Energy Management Standard last Thursday.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he number of students registered with DCU’s Disability & Learning Support Service has more than trebled in the last decade.
[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.
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU is the leading university in Ireland for female academia, according to figures released in a report by the Higher Education Authority (HEA).
[dropcap]A white American university student who smeared her bodily fluids on her black flatmate’s belongings has been arrested and may be facing additional charges.[/dropcap]
[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.
[dropcap]Some[/dropcap] €77,461 was spent on the installation of the new turnstiles in the library on the Glasnevin campus, according to information obtained under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
[dropcap]More DCU students received the influenza vaccine in 2017 than in previous years, according to the campus pharmacy.[/dropcap]
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] are launching the first safety app in Ireland, for round the clock connection to the campus’ security team on Wednesday the 15th of November.
[dropcap]Facebook[/dropcap] was “behaving in an irresponsible and value-free way” during the 2016 US presidential election, according to the European editor of The Atlantic magazine.
[dropcap]DCUSU[/dropcap] President Niall Behan was attacked while walking home from DCU to Glasnevin two weeks ago.
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]reland ranks above the EU average in gender equality according to a report published earlier this month. The Gender Equality Index revealed that Ireland scored 69.5 out of a potential 100 while the EU average Read more…
[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…
[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.
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]CD students have voted overwhelmingly in favour of removing their Students’ Union president Katie Ascough from office after she blocked the publication of abortion information in a freshers’ magazine. The results showed that more than Read more…
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