All of the latest on and off campus news.
St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra, with the Union of Students of Ireland (USI) launched a new campaign called ‘chats for change’ which deals with mental health issues for students. This campaign aims to encourage young people to talk about their mental health issues. The USI is providing students with tea while they talk through their situation. Read more…
The Higher Education Authority said in a recent study that 67% of Donegal students receive some level of state funded assistance in comparison to only 35% of students from Dublin.
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The head of Google in Ireland said that there should be more focus on the tech and IT sectors in Irish education as there is a continued growth in this industry. Speaking ahead of National Read more…
A social media campaign run by DCU students is promoting different body types as the norm. #DCUarePerfect is a campaign that will run until the end of the week, It promotes physical diversity in DCU on multiple social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Read more…
36% of first year DCU students were in receipt of a grant last year, a report looking into the distribution of third level grants has shown. Read more…
Last Wednesday saw DCU Dance host its biggest intercollegiate event of the year, the seventh annual All Ireland Dance Experiment in The Helix. Read more…
Enterprise society’s (Esoc) annual event Beg, Borrow. Steal will take place on November 18th and this year they are going further than ever.
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Trinity College established an “accommodation steering group” over a year ago to help combat the student accommodation crisis in Dublin. This group is currently chaired by the Provost, with the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Bursar, the Students’ Union Welfare Officer and Kevin O’Kelly. Read more…
Some 85 per cent of DCU students voted to amend the DCUSU constitution to facilitate the change in the current SU structure to allow for the amalgamation of the DCU, St. Pat’s, Mater Dei and the Church of Ireland College of Education Students’ Unions. Read more…
Thousands of people showed their support in Dublin in the wake of Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Read more…
“Our aim is for people to understand us, not accept us”, said Sandra Nametubi in a speech given to International Relations students in DCU on Thursday.
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Fees Reception/Distance Education Officer Ciara O’Regan, who works at DCU’s Student Finance Office, said that receipts of expenditure history are not needed following this year’s new digital application system for the Student Assistance Fund.
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Chancellor Medal awarded to Paula-Avril for excellence in University life Read more…
DCU launched an ambitious €300 million development plan which will make an impact nationally and globally through innovation and education. Read more…
Future primary school teachers have started an intense letter writing campaign, calling on local TD’s and the government to reform the compulsory Gaeltacht scheme which personally costs them over €1,500. Read more…
New measures are being implemented at the University of Limerick (UL) that aim to combat the increasing number of students who are currently on waiting lists to receive counselling. Read more…
Amnesty International Ireland Director, Colm O’Gorman addresses the DCU International Relations society. Read more…
Delegates represent student feelings on decriminalisation in Oireachtas committee. Read more…
DCU and St. Pat’s College Societies Officers have spoken out on the lack of planning being done regarding the amalgamation of societies between both campuses.
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Universities need to radically rethink the way they view education, according to Peter Cochrane, a futurist who spoke at DCU’s Shaping the Future event last Wednesday.
The majority of third level students believe the government did not adequately address student issues in the Budget, a recent USI survey revealed.
Last week DCU Student’s Union unveiled this year’s SHAG (Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance) Week.
A free STI check on campus was provided to students by the SU. This service was so in-demand that it booked out. Read more…
DCU has had to pay back monies owed to the bank by several clubs and societies, the College View has learned.
Students are in the best position circumstantially to begin start-up businesses, according to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI).
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Trinity College Dublin’s (TCD) scheme for recruiting new academics has been criticised heavily for being “outside of traditional public service recruitment arrangements.” Read more…