Category: University News
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Taiwan crowd the inspiration for Brendan Hyland at World University Games
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Taiwan played host to the 28th World University Games in August, an atmospheric event that won’t be forgotten…
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DCU Physicists lead Science Bus
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Four physicists from DCU were chosen to captain a bus tour around Europe over the summer to make…
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DCU celebrates 20 years of international studies
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Organisations should develop a strategy which embraces the LGBTA community, revealed the Chief of Staff of the Defence…
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DCU joins new bike sharing programme
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DCU is one of two universities in Dublin involved in the city’s new stationless bike sharing programme. A new…
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Ecstasy use among Students at an all-time high
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Gardaí fear that ecstasy use among second and third level students has reached an all-time high. Last week,…
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New app to help students get home safely
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A new student service, Dash (Driving All Students Home), is making its way across the country by allowing…
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Maintenance grants for postgraduate students.
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The department of education have announced new changes for postgraduate and mature students being implemented in the 2017/2018…
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Number of applications for Mentorship Programme Increases
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The DCU structured mentorship programme received nearly twice as many applicants this year than in 2016 says Head…
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International Brexit Conference to be held in Henry Grattan
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DCU are bringing together Europe’s leading experts and key-policy makers to discuss the law and politics of Brexit…
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DCU STEM projects receive millions in funding
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Three projects from DCU were awarded funding this month from the Science Foundation Ireland for research projects in…
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Motor Neurone Disease and Schizophrenia genetically linked, university research finds
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A genetic link between motor neuron disease and schizophrenia has been identified, in a study led by Trinity College Dublin…
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Crystal engineering: Irish universities lead the way in developing innovative technology
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Belfast based MOF technologies have agreed to license and commercialise two new materials created at the University of…
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DIT drops Garda vetting requirement for mature students in “second chance” programme
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DIT have discarded the requirement of Garda vetting for mature students when applying to its ‘second chance education’…
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Queens University wins intervarsity poetry slam in NCAD
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A Queen’s University Belfast student was crowned winner of the Intervarsity Poetry Slam competition held in the National…
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Former homeless woman defies the odds to now lecture at Trinity
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Homeless and pregnant at 15, fortunes for Katriona O’Sullivan were going against her but grit, determination and a…
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National USI Congress sets agenda for next year and elects new officer board
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Eight new officers were elected to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) board last week at the…
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Engineering drops in CAO first preferences
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The numbers of CAO first preference applications for Engineering in DCU has risen despite a decrease of 5…
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Drug testing kits to be introduced in Irish nightclubs
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Free drug testing kits could soon be provided by nightclubs to check the ‘purity’ of substances bought by…
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NUIG becomes latest University to divest in fossil fuels
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NUIG has followed Trinity’s stance in committing to divest funds towards fossil fuels in an attempt to dramatically…
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Demand for students with Irish degrees grow
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Irish degree programmes offer better career prospects than expected: This time last year Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada went on a language…
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UCC Law Society hold inaugural ‘Women in Law’ forum
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UCC held its first ever ‘Women in Law’ forum to try and inspire more women to enter the…
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Larger voter turnout for UCD abortion referendum than SU presidential election
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More students voted in UCD’s abortion referendum last year than in this year’s UCD Student Union presidential election.…
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UCD Fashion Show producer defends use of just two black people in Black Civil Rights section
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The producer of this year’s UCD Fashion Show has come to its defence after the Black Civil Rights…
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Postgraduate maintenance grants to return for the next academic year
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The Department of Education have confirmed the restoration of the SUSI maintenance grant for postgraduate students, commencing in…
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The College View investigates: St. Patrick’s College accommodation living conditions
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The College View has carried out an investigation into the living conditions within the on-campus St. Patrick’s College…