Last Semester, Christine O’Mahony organised a Black Lives Matter protest for students. Of Jamaican descent herself, and chair of the DCU Black students and Student of Colour Advisory Group, social justice is always an issue Read more…
Family businesses have been disproportionately impacted by Covid-19, according to a new DCU study. Eighty-three per cent of family businesses in Ireland reported Covid harming their business, well above the national average of 60 per Read more…
The pandemic has accelerated the demand for tech-savvy students in the language, business, health, science and engineering sectors. The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) outlined how young people with competent technology skills in Read more…
Trinity College has found itself in some hot water this week. After enduring scrutiny throughout the fall for delaying the return of in-person learning against the grain of most universities across the country, Trinity is Read more…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]rish universities call for Leaving Cert results to be released in late June. The Irish Universities Association (IUA), which represents the country’s eight universities, said the leaving cert timetable is “no longer fit for purpose” Read more…
Galway’s University Hospital is now the most overcrowded hospital in the country after several internal Covid-19 outbreaks. Read more…
Android phones transmit “significant” personal data to third-party apps like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft without user permission, a Trinity College study now reveals. Read more…
Chinese tech giant Huawei is offering 50 Irish STEM students €5,000 as part of a programme to learn about technology and Chinese culture. Read more…
Former US Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hilary Clinton was in Belfast on Friday to be sworn in as chancellor of Queens University. Read more…
The government is committing an additional €200 million to the SUSI grant as part of a substantial investment in young people in the Budget 2022 announcement this morning. Read more…
Engineers Ireland has publicly urged aspiring engineers to consider alternatives to studying at university, a watershed declaration from a STEM industry historically linked with third level certification. Read more…
Ireland is part of a four-nation collaboration to create an ethics-based master’s degree in artificial intelligence (AI). Read more…
Irish third-level universities are set to play a vital role in a new research and development (R&D) directory for businesses. Read more…
Simon Harris is launching a €2.5 billion recovery for revenue Irish universities have lost from international students. Read more…
The DCU alumni office hosted virtual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations for their alumni networks in San Francisco, Washington DC, and New York City last week. Read more…
Business students Sean Coffey and Eoghan Fleming, and Aviation student Paul Simionescu, are all competing for DCUSU Business School Faculty Representative. Read more…
Third-year communications student Bobbie Hickey is running for DCUSU VP of Diversity and Inclusion. Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU will receive €2.9 million in funding towards academic research that was hindered by Covid-19.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]rinity College (TCD) is the first Irish third level institute to launch an on-campus Covid-19 testing programme available for students and staff.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Irish Universities Association (IUA) has ended its “Greet and Transfer” service at Dublin airport after helping transport thousands of incoming third level international students to their accommodation.