Category: University News
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Arts graduates lowest earners according to HEA
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New arts graduates may earn as little as €13,000 a year, according to a HEA report. But most…
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50% of Arts graduates feel their degree is irrelevant
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Half of Arts graduates feel their course is relevant to their current employment according to the Higher Education…
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DCU sports scholarships falls by 62 per cent
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Numbers of students entering DCU through an Elite Athletic Scholarship have dropped by 62 per cent since last…
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Survey finds high satisfaction among Irish students
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The recent Eurostudent survey will help the government to make decisions that will benefit Irish students, according to…
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Springboard+ 2018 scheme to fund more courses than ever before
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Education ministers called on Higher Education institutions to draft new proposals for new ‘Springboard+’ courses. Education ministers Richard…
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Conservative paper comes to DCU
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A conservative publication based out of Trinity College has expanded to DCU in what its editor called an…
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Workshops at USI LGBT event cancelled over allegation
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A speaker at Pink Training 2017 was asked to leave the event after coming into contact with a…
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Taoiseach supports plan for ‘European University’
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar called for an Irish third-level institution to join the new network of European universities currently…
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UCDSU passes new motion on abortion information
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UCD Student Council passed motions on handing out free pregnancy tests and abortion information on campus on Tuesday,…
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Wellness Wednesday kicks off in DCU
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Wellness Wednesdays continued this week with talks on assertiveness and lifestyle coaching on the Glasnevin campus and Katie…
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Making an Impact winner to be announced today
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An annual contest will be held in the Helix today to celebrate some of Ireland’s elite postgraduate research…
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DIT academics lodge complaint over amalgamation process
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Eighteen academics at Dublin Institute of Technology have written to the chairman of the institute’s governing body to…
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USI launch ‘Get RegD’ Campaign
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The USI launched their ‘Get RegD’ campaign to encourage students to register to vote. Back in 2014, over…
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Rail strikes stops students getting to college
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Students who rely on Irish rail and DART to get to University will find themselves struggling to get…
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€47.5m increase in funding for higher education in Budget 2018
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Minister Paschal Donohoe announced a €47.5million increase in funding for education in this year’s budget.
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Women in NUIG gender discrimination case pressured to settle
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Four female lecturers in NUI Galway are supposedly under pressure to accept a settlement after a gender discrimination…
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Trinity launch Ireland’s first major Oscar Wilde exhibition
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Trinity College’s Long Room library is one of the most iconic literary venues in Ireland, but it will…
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Youth Employment Scheme announced for 2018
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A new internship programme aimed at young people who find it difficult to enter employment will be launched next…
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Universities need to invest more time to entrepreneurship in Arts & Humanities
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Universities are urged to increase the entrepreneurship taught in the department of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, according…
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Students flock to graduate fair in the RDS
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Thousands of students attended the annual Gradireland Graduate Careers Fair, which took place in the RDS last Wednesday.…
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DCU offers Lego workshops for variety of ages
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Dublin City University are now offering Lego workshops for all ages in their newly built Lego Innovation studio situated…
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DCU age-friendly university initiative spreads to Trinity
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The Age-Friendly University initiative has started up in Trinity College Dublin, introducing the 10 principles founded originally at…
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Minister for Health makes an appearance at Clubs and Socs
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Politicians inspected the future of their parties as they visited DCU’s ‘Clubs and Socs’ signups on Monday. Among…
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Plans to address Postgraduate Representation at 2018 Congress
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The Union for Students in Ireland (USI) aims to increase the representation of postgraduate students in 2018.
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USI Call for financial support for trainee teacher placement
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The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has launched a campaign with teachers’ unions to eliminate the costs…