All of the latest on and off campus news.
DCU students will have 24-hour access to the library for the coming summer exam period, which will see equal opening hours in the Glasnevin and St. Patrick’s campus libraries for the first time since the Incorporation. Read more…
A new lab-on-a-chip centre at Dublin City University will be known as the Fraunhofer Project Centre (FPC). The centre is to be co-funded by the German research institution and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). Read more…
The College View has carried out an investigation into the living conditions within the on-campus St. Patrick’s College accommodation, following a rent increase of 38 per cent this academic year.
Voting opened yesterday in DCU for the election of the new Students’ Union representatives. Four candidates are running for the position of Vice President for Welfare & Equality, with each offering very different ideas and plans. Read more…
[dropcap]Brendan[/dropcap] Power is a 21-year-old final-year Business student and is the current Chairperson of E-Soc. He is the sole candidate running for the position of VP for Academic Affairs in this year’s Students’ Union Elections. Read more…
Padraig Henry is running for DCUSU VP for Welfare and Equality because he says he wants to play an advisory role for students, tackle financial burdens and take the next step for promoting good mental health. Read more…
Voting opened today in DCU for the election of the new Students’ Union representatives. Five candidates are running for the position of President, with each offering very different ideas and plans.
22-year-old Analytical Science student Jason Bolton is focussed on improving mental health counselling services, a bigger promotion of sexual health as well as addressing the issue of fines in on-campus student accommodation. Read more…
In his second year of running for the role of Postgraduate Officer, Allan Stevenson is a postgraduate student studying a Masters by research in cyber-bullying. This is Stevenson’s sixth year of studying at DCU after getting his BSC in Education and Training, and he shows an understanding of student life for both under and post graduate students.
A campaign to have nominations re-opened for the position of Engineering and Computing Faculty Representative is underway, as voting opens in DCU today. Read more…
Olivia Nwachukwu is running for VP for Welfare and Equality and believes she can be a relatable figure for minorities, as well as being a “point-of-contact”. Read more…
The second day of the DCUSU Election hustings took place on the Glasnevin campus on March 9th, in which candidates had the opportunity to talk about their manifestos and answer questions from both the audience.
One of two candidates for the role of VP Engagement and Development this year, Siobhán McTague, is the prime example of a multi-campus goer in Dublin City University. Having studied Irish on All Hallows Campus and Irish and Media Studies on Glasnevin Campus, Siobhán understands that each campus has a different spirit. Read more…
Niall Behan is a final year finance student, the current Business Faculty Rep and is one of five candidates running to be the next DCU SU President.
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]aria Lawlor is a final year St. Pat’s student studying Education and she is one of four candidates running to become next year’s Welfare and Equality Officer. She told The College View that Welfare and Read more…
Mathew Davey is a 22-years old is studying education in St. Pat’s. He was a class rep in his first year of university and in his final year, he is the uncontested candidate for Vice President for Education and Placement.
Ricardo Valdes Bango-Curell is currently completing a PhD in biotechnology, is originally from Barcelona, Spain and is running for the position of President of the DCU Students’ Union. Read more…
James Rooney is a final year Education student, a monthly platelet donor, a member of the Reserve Defence Forces and one of five candidates running to become this year’s Students’ Union President. Read more…
Sarah Sweeney is a final year Business Studies student. She is the current chairperson of the DCU ladies soccer team. She believes that she can push the idea of unity across all campuses.
Eimear Maguire is the current DCUSU Engagement & Development Officer. She is a former St. Patrick’s College student. She believes the role as president is the natural progression for her this year.
Candidates introduced themselves, outlined the main points of their manifestos and took questions from the floor. Read more…
The second round of the Group One hustings for the 2017 Students’ Union elections took place on the Glasnevin campus today at 1pm.
[dropcap]Hundreds[/dropcap] of DCU students took part in the Strike4Repeal demonstrations today, marching into Dublin City Centre as well as taking part in a variety of on-campus demonstrations including a teach-in, picketing the college’s entrances, a Read more…
Plans to improve the infrastructure of the transport system surrounding DCU were presented at the North West Area Committee meeting two weeks ago.
DCU is one of twenty-five Irish campuses that are working to promote environmental education as part of the EcoCampus programme.