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Trinity College secure €100m loan from EIB
[dropcap]Trinity [/dropcap]College has received a €100 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a period of 30 years.
University News
University News
Trinity continues investigation into cyber fraud
[dropcap]Trinity [/dropcap]College has spent €184,000 in an effort to investigate the cyber-scam that saw the Trinity Foundation losing €790,741 on April 27th, 2017.
News
Mary McAleese joins University of Glasgow
[dropcap]Former [/dropcap]President Mary McAleese is to become a Professor of Children, Law and Religion at the University of Glasgow.
News
UCC awarded gold award for excellence in sustainability
University College Cork (UCC) is the first university outside the US to receive a sustainability award for their effort in environmental progress. Read more…
National News
The government aim to bring sexual consent classes to all universities
Sexual offences have risen by 10.2 per cent, according the Crime Statistics released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Read more…
News
Two people crushed in Maynooth nightclub
Two people crushed in nightclub in Maynooth Read more…
News
UCD staff divided over €14m staff club
Divisions have emerged in UCD between staff and students about the building of a private staff club costing €14 million, with confusion over funding. Read more…
News
Trinity now a tabacco-free campus
TCD previously had tobacco free areas introduced in 2016 which, according to Trinity News caused an “81 per cent drop in smoking in the zones from July 2016 to April 2017”. Read more…
National News
Almost €7m in funding announced for new Dublin Technological University
A further €4.5 million will be put towards the merging of three Institute of Technologies in Dublin. Read more…
News
Universities to be given quotas to tackle teacher shortages
[dropcap]Several[/dropcap] Irish universities are to be given quotas on the number of secondary school teachers to be trained in key subjects to tackle the teacher shortage in classrooms.
News
‘The horse has bolted’ on accommodation prices
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] Students’ Union President Vito Moloney Burk said the SU are calling on the government to provide Higher Education Institutions with grants to build purpose built student accommodation on their campuses.
Articles
Only three sexual assault cases dealt with by DCU in the past five years
Only 3 Sexual Assault Cases dealt with by DCU in the past 5 years and none reported to the Garadí. Read more…
News
NUIG students get refunded for journalism course
Almost 40 undergraduate journalism students are being refunded for their course in NUI Galway over concerns. Read more…
News
Rent caps to be introduced for PBSA
Rent Caps to be introduced for Purpose Built Student Accommodation after motions form the political Opposition. Read more…
University News
Fall in Trinity applications from Northern Ireland due to Brexit fears
[dropcap]Trinity[/dropcap] College have experienced a 21 per cent drop in applications from Northern Irish students for the coming academic year. The fall is thought to be as a result of Brexit fears.
University News
UCD ban sale of sugary drinks
The ban is the first of its kind in the country, in an effort to comply with the World Health Organisation’s “Healthy Campus” concept. Read more…
Health
VideoDoc consultations remain available during Summer
[dropcap]VideoDoc[/dropcap] announced its doctors will continue to provide consultations during the summer for Colleges Students who are members of the Union of Students Ireland (USI).
University News
NUI Galway Students’ Union files case against student accommodation provider
[dropcap]NUI[/dropcap] Galway Students’ Union has filed a case against the student accommodation provider, Cúirt na Coiribe, through the Residential Tenancies Board.
University News
DCU falls in global university rankings
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] has dropped 31 places in the world rankings of universities. Previously placed at 391st in the rankings, DCU now falls at 422nd.
DCU News
Enactus DCU crowned champions at National Competition
Enactus DCU presented eight projects at the Enactus Ireland National Competition. They will go on to the World Championship in Silicon Valley later this year. Read more…
DCU News
DCUSU Irish Officer denies allegations of misconduct
[dropcap]DCUSU’s [/dropcap]newly elected Irish Language Officer, Sorcha Ní Chonghaile has denied allegations that she tore down posters promoting DCU’s Repeal launch last year.
News
DIT makes over €250,000 in fees in two year period
DIT students feel that the high cost of exam fees are a contributing factor to the amount they make yearly from resit exams, which is higher than any other university in Ireland. Read more…
News
Over 45 students ‘sleepout’ for Shanowen Shakedown Part 2
DCU’s outgoing and incoming Student Union representatives led a protest for a second time against the Shanowen accommodation rent increases. Read more…
University News
Students say studies suffer while working in college
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] College View spoke to students about their experiences balancing education both in secondary school and third-level education. This followed reports that one in five students aged 15 and over have a part time job Read more…
University News
Researchers call for Transgender awareness training for working
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]ransgender awareness training is needed for many professionals in Ireland, according to a study from researchers in Cork. Fiachra Ó Súilleabháin and Máire Leane, who lecture future social, youth and community workers in University College Read more…
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