All of the latest on and off campus news.
DCU SU has asked students to vote yes in a constitutional referendum, with voting open from today until 5pm Thursday evening. A ‘yes’ vote will see the DCU constitution amended in five specific areas and Read more…
An investigation by UCD failed to corroborate the existence of a group in which 200 male students supposedly shared pictures of girls they had slept with, as claimed by The College Tribune.
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Enda Kenny’s decision to host a Friday general election was welcomed by the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) and Union of Students’ following their lobbying.
The council stressed the importance of a Friday or weekend election, in order to allow students to return home to vote. Read more…
The school of nursing in DCU has become Ireland’s first school to be accredited as a nursing research and developmental centre.
An 800-strong crowd of students assembled in Dublin Castle last Thursday for the third annual Union of Students’ Ireland (USI) Student Summit promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and recruitment. Read more…
Irish university students have one of the lowest understandings of basic literacy and numeracy in the developed world, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Read more…
Some, 88 per cent of Smartvote app users are in favour of abortion, according to new data released by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and Smartvote.ie. Read more…
University College Cork has come fourth in the world ranking of most sustainable colleges according to the Global Index. Read more…
Yik Yak app sees spike in online bullying in DCU, Katie O’Neill reports. Read more…
Eoin Lúc O’Ceallaigh breaks down the events of DCU Motivation Week 2016. Read more…
The Union of Students Ireland (USI) launched their ‘Say Something’ card, following research that shows that one in 12 female students are victims of rape or attempted rape. Lisa O’Donnell discusses the initiative with USI President, Kevin Donoghue. Read more…
Four masters programmes at DCU’s business school have been ranked in the top 30 globally by the latest Eduniversal Best Masters rankings.
DCU is one of twelve higher level institutes in Ireland that has been awarded with an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Programme.
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The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) launched their new J1 guide last month to inform students about the application process and the new programme requirements brought in this year. Read more…
The Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) believe that the public reaction to their strike last Wednesday was “extremely positive”.
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Following major opposition from students around Ireland, Fianna Fail has sent an open letter to Student Unions’ around Ireland last Friday stating, “Fianna Fail will now no longer include the proposal of the student loan programme in our election manifesto.” Read more…
UCD’s Student Union have given their support to the reintroduction of ,”RAG Week”, since it’s original ban five years ago when the college received negative publicity for their students behavior. Read more…
DCU exams being held on St.Pats’ campus was because of a spacing issue and not because of the incorporation. Read more…
The DCU ‘Students Againsts Fees’ movement discussed their plan on spreading their message to the student body in their launch meeting last Monday. Read more…
The anti Islamic group Pegida was launched in Dublin last Saturday and it lead to many clashes between protestors and Gardai. Read more…
Dublin City University is to become the first autism-friendly campus both in Ireland and Europe, through a new initiative with AsIAm.ie, the Autism support and advocacy service, and Specialisterne Ireland, an agency that offers recruitment and support for people with autism. Read more…
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland visited DCU to discuss the US’s approach to Israeli conflict and praised Irish support in summer 2014. Read more…
DCU are collaborating with an American biotechnology company to develop cancer vaccinations and immunotherapies. The agreement between DCU and Vaccinogen was signed last week and the company will be setting up a research lab on DCU’s campus. Read more…
A night of blood, sweat and (very few) tears – DCU Raising and Giving Society society hosted its annual and prestigious RAG Rumble event in The Venue on Wednesday, November 25th. The fight night saw Read more…
President of DCU Brian McCrath and Chief Operations Officer Declan Raftery made the final decision to postpone Esoc’s ‘Beg, Borrow, Steal’ trip to Europe last week, Shane Carter, chairperson of Esoc said.
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