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By Monica Heck A guest lecture on the topic of marriage equality was given to DCU social studies students by Grainne Healy, chairwoman of the Marriage Equality organisation, last week. Alongside her duties as chairwoman Read more…

By Oonagh O Farrell Seven of Ireland’s third level institutions have launched a new Digital Arts and Humanities (DAH) PhD programme, one of the largest projects of its kind in the world. The project has Read more…

By Adam Higgins Dublin City University is one of the only Irish universities to have gone up in the QS World University Rankings this year. DCU rose three places to become the 326th best university Read more…

By Róisín Treacy Greater emphasis will be placed on funding for social sciences and humanities research in Horizon 2020, according to European Union Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn. The former Fianna Fáil minister confirmed this change to Read more…

By Ruth Ní Mhaonghaile The new head of the University of Limerick (UL) medical school will earn around €240,000 per annum, €40,000 more than the president of the college itself. UL is currently recruiting a Read more…

By Teresa Gallagher One of the NuBar’s barmen, Jimmy English, had his legs waxed for the Bee for Battens charity on Monday. The 21-year-old communications student volunteered to let anyone with a few euro rip Read more…

By Timmy Kelleher The Occupy Cork Movement employed a flash mob to occupy the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)  Circus Maximus on November 22. This was the first instance of the Occupy Cork group staging Read more…

By Gillian Fitzsimons DCU unveiled its UV message wall last Thursday evening as part of the college’s Please Talk Week. The wall illuminated various anonymous messages from students expressing their feelings. The purpose of the Read more…

By Frances Mulraney A University College Cork (UCC) society must disband following disorderly behaviour on a mystery tour bringing disgrace to the university. UCC Engineering Society or “Eng Soc” was told to close by the Read more…

By Catriona Hughes The European Investment Bank agreed to grant UCD and its Belfield Campus a loan of €90 million on Thursday, November 17. UCD was not alone, as the ESB also agreed a loan Read more…

By Adam Higgins A brand new training facility is to be built for Leinster Rugby on the grounds of University College Dublin (UCD). Work is already underway for a number of top of the line Read more…

By Aishling Phelan   A DCU economics lecturer who believes the economic policies of the European Union are revolved around the best interests of Germany has said that it is only a matter of time Read more…

By Michelle Storey Fans of comedian Neil Delamere were left scratching their heads in confusion when the funny man announced that he would be cancelling his comedy gig in the Helix, due to worries over Read more…

By Aishling Phelan Tripoli University was a place of torture and rape during the Gaddafi era according to the new dean trying to reinvent the country’s most prestigious institution. Dr. Feisel Krekshi said that when Read more…

By Michael Hurley Thousands took to the streets of London on November 9th to protest against the increase in tuition fees from £3,000 to £9,000. The Metropolitan police deployed almost 4,000 officers, fearing a repeat Read more…

By Emma Jane Hade Underwear draped on a line from the Terence Larkin, while over a 100 students casually stood around in their underwear… Just another day in DCU! Last Wednesday, the DCU Raising and Read more…

By Aisling Kett The blog for DCU’s fashion magazine, The Look, is now up and running and supplying students with their latest fashion fix. The magazine team shot their first fashion shoot for the magazine Read more…

By Aishling Phelan Students will have to wait until Budget Day on the 6th of December to find out the government’s final decision on the increase it will impose on student fees. As 20,000 students Read more…

By Frances Mulraney The Higher Education Authority is to request €6 million in compensation from Irish universities for “unauthorized” allowances given to senior academics. UCD is the worst offender with an estimated total of €4 Read more…

By Gillian Fitzsimons An Innovation Dublin event, Cool Research That Can Help Your Business, took place in the Invent building last Wednesday, explaining various new technologies developed in DCU and how they can work with Read more…

By Ruth Ní Mhaonghaile Applications to the DCU Ryan Academy’s Propeller Venture Accelerator programme closed last week. Accepted companies obtain an office space at the academy along with €30,000 investment and mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs. Read more…

By Timmy Kelleher DCU has seen a growing number of online gambling companies, financial institutions and multinational management consultancies actively seeking talented graduates for their IT divisions. DCU management are aware of the growing opportunities Read more…

By Emma Jane Hade The annual “CIT Christmas Day”, which was traditionally held on the last Thursday of November every year, has been cancelled this year, after local publicans have vowed not to support it. Read more…

By Catriona Hughes A man was injured following a gas explosion at a Waterford Institute of Technology facility, on Friday November 4. The man is said to be in his 60s and is recovering in Read more…

By Ruth Ní Mhaonghaile The Students’ Union in NUI Galway recently cancelled the infamous “RAG Week”, in a move that costs the university an extra €60,000 a year. This is due to an agreement between Read more…