Opinion
The 12 months of Christmas
Christmas is meant to be the most magical time of the year but sometimes it feels like the most stressful time of the year. Read more…
dcu
Opinion
Should zero-hour contracts be abolished?
The problem with these contracts is security or lack of it which is fair. It is hard to expect people to function under these conditions. But does an all-out ban mean nothing but positives for employees around the country. It begs the question will employers now offer sable contracts or just let more staff go and take on 2 permanent part time staff in the future. Read more…
Video
DCU students: abusive relationships
Video by Leanne Hanafin
News
Student enrollments rise as cuts are made to state and staff funding
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tudent enrolments to DCU rose by 25 per cent between 2013 and 2016, during the same time there have been cuts in both state funding and staff levels.
Opinion
Should SU membership remain automatic?
The student’s union is there to help students. If it’s not doing its job correctly, then its officers need to reconsidered. Read more…
University News
Wellness Wednesday kicks off in DCU
[dropcap]Wellness[/dropcap] Wednesdays continued this week with talks on assertiveness and lifestyle coaching on the Glasnevin campus and Katie Gallagher performing on St Patrick’s campus.
GAA
DCU bow out of senior league after meeting a “physically stronger” UL side, says Niall Moyna
DCU 1-07 UL 1-12 The DCU senior footballer’s Ryan Cup hopes came to an end as they suffered a five-point loss to University of Limerick in St Clare’s last Thursday. UL led Read more…
National News
Universities to lose research funding if more women are not promoted
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hird level institutions have been warned they could lose access to research funding if they fail to promote more women to senior positions in colleges.
Opinion
The debacle of power
Power is capable of creating lunacy. Our own history echoes this. Ireland’s rocky relationship with the church is a vocal point of people of power taking advantage of those they believe they have control over. The similarities are eerie. Read more…
DCU News
Almost 100 students drop out of DCU
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]inety-six students have dropped out of DCU so far this year and 40 people have also deferred their course for the year.
News
DIT academics lodge complaint over amalgamation process
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ighteen academics at Dublin Institute of Technology have written to the chairman of the institute’s governing body to express their discontent with the amalgamation process with Tallaght and Blanchardstown ITs.
DCU News
DCU unites with colleges to regenerate Clinton Centre
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap], University of Ulster and University of Massachusetts have united to regenerate the Clinton Centre in Enniskillen, Bill Clinton announced in Belfast last week.
News
USI launch ‘Get RegD’ Campaign
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] USI launched their ‘Get RegD’ campaign to encourage students to register to vote. Back in 2014, over 120,000 people under the age of 25 were not registered to vote according to a survey published Read more…
University News
Rail strikes stops students getting to college
[dropcap]Students[/dropcap] who rely on Irish rail and DART to get to University will find themselves struggling to get to college throughout November and December due to the Irish Rail strikes.
National News
Irish students pay second highest fees in Europe
[dropcap]Irish[/dropcap] students are paying the second highest fees in Europe behind the UK. However, only 60 per cent of Irish students are actually paying full fees as almost half were aided by the grant system Read more…
News
First Class Rep Council held eight weeks into semester
[dropcap]Some[/dropcap] DCU classes went nine weeks without representation in the class rep council due to delays and technical disruption to the voting process.
National News
Student rental crisis highlighted in RTE Documentary
[dropcap]Most [/dropcap] advertising for substandard accommodation is found on social media groups, according to an RTÉ Investigates programme, which aired on November 2nd.
DCU News
DCU students with disabilities have trebled in the last decade
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he number of students registered with DCU’s Disability & Learning Support Service has more than trebled in the last decade.
DCU News
DCU Enactus “Second Scoop” project aims to rehabilitate ex-convicts
[dropcap]DCU’s[/dropcap] Enactus launched a new project ‘Second Scoop’, aiming to re-integrate ex convicts into society by supplying ice-cream for corporate events, festivals and fairs.
News
DCU tops the table in female academia
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU is the leading university in Ireland for female academia, according to figures released in a report by the Higher Education Authority (HEA).
News
US student racially victimises college roommate
[dropcap]A white American university student who smeared her bodily fluids on her black flatmate’s belongings has been arrested and may be facing additional charges.[/dropcap]
DCU News
DCU remains second highest university for Sugar Babies
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] remains the second highest university in the country for sign-ups to SeekingArrangement in 2017, with 568 students registered to the Sugar Babies service, according to the website’s recent figures.
News
New library gates cost DCU over €77,000
[dropcap]Some[/dropcap] €77,461 was spent on the installation of the new turnstiles in the library on the Glasnevin campus, according to information obtained under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
DCU News
Increase in students receiving flu vaccine
[dropcap]More DCU students received the influenza vaccine in 2017 than in previous years, according to the campus pharmacy.[/dropcap]
Articles
DCU launches safety app
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] are launching the first safety app in Ireland, for round the clock connection to the campus’ security team on Wednesday the 15th of November.