[dropcap]More[/dropcap] third level students will be encouraged to learn foreign languages and go on Erasmus programmes in a new government plan. The 2018 action plan launched by the Taoiseach hopes to build closer links with Read more…
[dropcap]The [/dropcap]number of students that are choosing to study abroad in the UK has dropped for the fifth year in a row. The number of students who chose to study abroad has dropped by 31 Read more…
[dropcap]New[/dropcap] VideoDoc initiative does not cater for those seeking help for mental health despite students waiting up to 6 weeks for one to one counselling.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s RAG week kicked off across the country this week, numerous institutions have distanced themselves from the event. RAG (Raise and Give) week has not been an official college event for NUI Galway or the Read more…
[dropcap]College[/dropcap] grant overpayments worth €2.8m were left outstanding at the end of 2016, according to a City of Dublin Education and Training Board report.
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Union of Students in Ireland launched a Sexual Health and Awareness Campaign last week, in collaboration with the HSE’s Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy initiative. The campaign, containing the “Are you getting it?” tagline, was Read more…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] graphic pro-life “educational display” was set up outside the entrance of DCU intending to catch students attention as they entered the college.
Former communications student, Bonnie Ann Clyde, who now performs at The George as a Drag Queen spoke to DCU students last week. Read more…
For as long as the internet and chat rooms have existed, so have predators who have utilised it to get access to children and while the concept of vigilante predator hunters seem to be a fairly new phenomenon it can be traced back from as far as the early 2000’s. Read more…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the wake of claims of sexual harassment in Cambridge university, a number of Irish students have come forward with stories of sexual assault and harassment, experienced in Irish universities.
[dropcap]On[/dropcap] the 23rd of June 2016, there was a seismic change that reverberated throughout the continent of Europe. Social media was flooded with responses of shock and, in some cases, outrage at the results of Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his year will be the Year of the Irish Language, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced in December 2017.
Deputy Lifestyle Editor Adam Daly spoke with PHD student Caroline West about her research into the discourse between feminism and porn Read more…
[dropcap]University[/dropcap] College Cork has been granted the status of “University of Sanctuary” and will provide seven asylum seekers and refugees with full scholarships from September.
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, said that the EU needs to embrace diversity and promote social cohesion. Speaking at the launch of the DCU Brexit Institute, the keynote speech by Mr Higgins focused Read more…
[dropcap]Students’[/dropcap] Unions should be working with college authorities to advocate for students caught with illegal substances and campaigning for decriminalisation of drug use, according to Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. Ó Ríordáin said while he understands Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he country’s first Masters degree in Artificial Intelligence is to begin in September at the University of Limerick.
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]estrictions are set to be put in place that will affect career breaks for teachers in Ireland, according to Education Minister Richard Bruton.
Pubs only close these two days a year and as part of Irish culture, this trend has been here for all of our lives, with this ban being lifted we are becoming more modern but at the same time it has to be asked, are we losing a part of our identity? Read more…
If parents want to protect their children from the dangers of smartphones, then they have to come to a mutual understanding with each other and educate them on the dangers that exist. Read more…
It’s no secret that young people are incredibly impressionable, especially young girls. With the growing dominance of social media in young people’s lives, influencers need to recognise this as they are a big part of young people’s lives. These photoshopped images have a lasting impression on young people, they see these images and perceive them as normal.
[dropcap]Jill [/dropcap]Abramson, former Executive Editor of The New York Times, has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor in DCU’s School of Communications. Abramson’s role will be primarily supplementary and is not expected to work directly Read more…
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] has launched a new online platform for learning Irish. Irish 101 offers users an “introduction to Ireland’s culture by learning the basics of the Irish language”.
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]iall Moyna’s DCU advanced to the Quarter Finals last Wednesday after a battling 1-07 to 0-07 over Dundalk Institute of Technology to set up a clash with old foes UCD in a repeat of the Read more…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew arts graduates may earn as little as €13,000 a year, according to a HEA report. But most CAO applicants opt for arts and humanities degrees at 22 per cent, while 16 per cent choose Read more…