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[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tudent accommodation Shanowen Square was targeted by a cyber attack from an overseas account which contacted residents on their behalf looking for payment.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he target date for completion of the new Student Hub building has been pushed from February to March, according to DCU SU president Niall Behan.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he cost of renting nationally is 11.8 percent higher than this time last year, and rents in Dublin have risen an average of 12.3 percent annually according to a report released by Daft.ie. This is the Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ublin City University (DCU) has been ranked within the top 250 universities globally in the area of Arts and Humanities by one of the most widely recognised third level ranking bodies. The Times Higher Education Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he pay gap of Irish graduate students is much wider than that of European students, it has been found. The Education at a Glance report 2017 shows benefits for Irish graduate students as the Oireachtas Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Taoiseach has announced the launch of four new Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres which will have close collaborations with Dublin City University. The new research centres will receive an investment of €74 million from Read more…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the new academic year begins and students throng the campus grounds, Brendan Power, the new VP for Academic Affairs spoke to The College View about his plans for the months ahead.
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]elping with the vast numbers of students seeking accommodation has been his “most stressful time by far” according to New VP for Welfare and Equality Podge Henry.
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU is launching a project to reshape children’s attitudes to gender identity through an overhaul of prescribed children’s literature. DCU’s Centre for Children’s Literature and Culture is spearheading the Creative Europe project ‘Gender Identity: Child Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]aiwan played host to the 28th World University Games in August, an atmospheric event that won’t be forgotten anytime soon, according to Brendan Hyland. The Games, which is the second largest multi-sport event behind the Read more…
The new VP for Education and Placement Mathew Davey spoke to The College View about his plans for the upcoming year.
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ublin City Council are planning to bring free Wi-Fi back to Dublin, almost two years after a similar initiative fell through. The previous initiative was first rolled out at the beginning of 2013 at various Read more…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]our physicists from DCU were chosen to captain a bus tour around Europe over the summer to make science more accessible to citizens. The European initiative ‘Doing It Together Science’ was set up in order Read more…
[dropcap]DCU sports complex have issued a ban on all camera devices including mobile phones within their facilities.[/dropcap] The complex released the statement earlier this month in a post on their Facebook page. The gym said: Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU’s Vice President for Engagement and Development Siobhán Nic Thaidhg has said that she is very excited to be part of DCU’s Students’ Union this coming academic year.
[dropcap] Organisations should develop a strategy which embraces the LGBTA community, revealed the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces on campus last Tuesday.[/dropcap] Vice Admiral Mark Mellett gave a keynote lecture in honor of Read more…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer DCU journalism student Zainab Boladale has been named as a new presenter on RTÉ’s news2day program.
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU is one of two universities in Dublin involved in the city’s new stationless bike sharing programme. A new company called “Bleeperbike” is Ireland’s first dockless bike sharing service. Students and staff looking to avail of Read more…
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Students’ Union offices were broken into and ransacked on Sunday night, according to the SU president Niall Behan.
There were no injuries when a fire broke out in the DCU pharmacy Pharmahealth on Tuesday at 11:12am.
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU have jumped 5 places in the Times Higher Education (THE) world university rankings for 2017. DCU had been in 79th place last year but has since moved up to 74th in the world after Read more…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith the year coming to an end, Manus McLoughlin, the first ever Vice President for Education and Placement in DCU spoke to The College View about his highs and lows of the year. McLoughlin said that Read more…
Members of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors are calling for new legislation that would make it “obligatory” for cyclists and to wear reflective clothing. Read more…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]ardaí fear that ecstasy use among second and third level students has reached an all-time high. Last week, a 22-year-old college student was left in critical condition in Sligo University Hospital following a night out Read more…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] number of DCU students have said that the 90 year-old ban on the sale of alcohol on Good Friday is archaic and illogical. The Government is currently moving to lift the ban with the change Read more…