All of the latest on and off campus news.
Over 2,000 students took part in last week’s rally against the rise of the student contribution fee and cuts to the Student Assistance Fund. Finnian Curran and Laura Colgan report. Read more…
Sixty-six year old, John Farrell faces 21 charges including dangerous driving, criminal damage and endangerment of life. Read more…
The latest Times Higher Education university rankings failed to include DCU, with many other Irish institutions experiencing a drop in scores. Read more…
The college also moved further than any other third level institution in this year’s Sunday Times university rankings, jumping five places to stand at 12th. Read more…
DCU academics Brian Leavy and Stella Vlachou were crowned teaching heroes last month, the first awards of its kind in Higher Education in Ireland. Read more…
The college started it’s ban on the sale of cigarettes and tobacco related products on its campus this semester Read more…
An anti-stigma campaign was launched by the Students’ Union this week to get students talking about mental health. Eve Kerton, DCU’s Welfare Officer, launched the campaign and said “mental illness is not wrong. It is Read more…
Funked up fixies and Twizt Hydration proved a hit with judges at the UStart and Propeller Showcase Day at DCU. Read more…
More and more students this year are seeking financial assistance following increased rent and higher college fees. Read more…
Some houses renting through the UCC Accommodation scheme were found to be in breach of the law after advertising exclusively for female tenants Read more…
The College View has learned, Microsoft Office is to be rolled out to all students in DCU for their duration in college.
Clubs and Socs week attracted over 5,800 sign ups for DCU’s 165 clubs and societies. Read more…
The planned complex hopes to cater for 400 students. Read more…
DCU students and DCU SU reacted differently to today’s budget, which saw the first increase in Ireland’s expenditure since 2009.
Join us today for Budget 2015 coverage, where we will have up-to-the-minute details on everything from Leinster House, both here and on our Twitter (@thecollegeview).
Aura McMenamin looks ahead to tomorrow’s budget and what it could mean for third level students across the country. Read more…
A car caught fire in Glasnevin tonight, at a short distance from DCU campus.
DIT has opened a new campus in Grangegorman catering for 1,000 students. Aoife Geary reports. Read more…
DCU has received a Green Flag following just two years of work undertaken by The Green Committee. Chaitanya Brady reports. Read more…
Soem of the students involved in the destruction of the house have apologised to the landlasy. Sonja Sjogren reports. Read more…
Multiple Irish universities have fallen behind in another international ranking. Elaine Carroll has more. Read more…
UCD student accomodation to open late following unanticipated work on the building. Nicole O’Connor reports. Read more…
Dr Gregor Kijanka of the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute in DCU has pioneered new ways of diagnosing bowel cancer. Laura Colgan reports. Read more…
Students’ Union President Kenneth Browne has helped extend the opening hours of the library until 2am. Sharron Lynskey reports. Read more…
DCU has teamed up with the DAA to establish the Dublin Aviation Institute aimed at students with an interest in studying aviation. Alison Ring reports. Read more…