News
DCU partner with FutureLearn for 30 refugee scholarships
DCU team up with FutureLearn to introduce 30 immigrant scholarships Read more…
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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.
Articles
DCU remember “much loved” Conor
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] have extended its sympathies to the family and friends of Conor Morgan who died last Sunday while on holiday in Cyprus.
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.
News
DCU student dies tragically on holiday
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] student and GAA player, Conor Morgan has died while on holiday in Cyprus with friends.
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
Ireland vote to repeal the 8th amendment
[dropcap]Ireland[/dropcap] has voted to repeal the 8th amendment by 66.4% to 33.6%.
News
DCU partner with UN to tackle cyber bullying
DCU have signed a partnership with the UN to tackle cyber bullying online Read more…
DCU News
Preview of new Student Centre unveils auditorium
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] preview of the new Student Centre today revealed the almost completed main auditorium area. The full building will be open for the coming academic year.
Students' Union
Almost 27,000 students registered to vote by Students’ Unions
[dropcap]Students’[/dropcap] Unions across Ireland have directly registered 26,979 new student voters in the lead up to the Eighth Amendment referendum on May 25th, said the Union of Students Ireland.
News
Shanowen Shakedown: A result in legislation
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Bill has been introduced that will give students living in student accommodation the full protection of the Residential Tenancies Act.
DCU News
DCU FuJo to receive €3.9m to lead EU data journalism project
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) will lead a €3.9m project dedicated to the advancement and research of digital and data based journalism.
Features
The deep dangers of a wide social media presence
The nature of your data and messages can cause danger regardless of expected reach or social media following. Read more…
National News
Eight out of ten companies pay men more than women
78 per cent of companies are paying men more than women, according to data belonging to 10,000 firms submitted last week. Read more…
Students' Union
Vito expects a bigger and better year for the DCUSU
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] incoming Students’ Union is expected to have a more thoroughly dedicated team compared to last year’s SU, according to DCU SU President Elect Vito Moloney Burke. This will be partially due to “perfect” timing, Read more…
Irish & Languages
Derry Girls: An Tábhacht Inniu
Insíonn Lauren dúinn faoin gciall atá ag Derry Girls maidir le seicteachas sa lá atá inniú ann in Éirinn Read more…
Irish & Languages
Peileadóirí speisialta DCU chun tionchar mór a bhaint amach i rás Sam Mhic Uidhir
Tá roinnt imreoirí DCU a mbeidh ag iarraidh sárthaispeántas a thabhairt tríd an tSamhraidh chun corn Sam Mhic Uidhir a fháil ag tús an Fhómhair. Read more…
Opinion
Are consent classes effective?
Too often in education we are simply taught that 2+2=4. You write it down in your copy and don’t think about it until memorising it the night before the test. By opening up the classroom to questions and opinions on consent, with a qualified teacher to moderate, students would be more engaged and more likely to listen and take in what’s being discussed. Read more…
Features
Learning the difference between a no and a maybe
As if sex, the most natural thing that brings both genders together, is something that needs to be discussed in segregations Read more…
National News
Ireland falls behind on UN Sustainable Development Goals
A recent report by Social Justice Ireland shows Ireland’s poor performance in reaching the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Read more…
Opinion
Why we still use Facebook
There are ways that we can protect our data on Facebook to a certain extent, by disclosing as little personal information about ourselves as possible and by not allowing third-party applications to access our Facebook pages, but the only real way to protect our information is to delete Facebook completely. Read more…
Opinion
Should 16-year-olds be politically involved?
Young people however, are inexperienced, in both academia and life. Forget secondary school students, most college students barely clean their room. If you cannot keep your own domain of existence in order, how are you qualified to try and impose order on society? Read more…
Features
A bed, a bathroom and an empty bank account
Nothing is safe unless you have money to burn at this stage. Read more…
Opinion
The mixed martial arts misconception
For so many, MMA is an outlet. From many kids in low-income areas, to those who have used MMA to avoid going down the wrong path in life, or those who have used MMA to exit that path. Read more…