University News
€47.5m increase in funding for higher education in Budget 2018
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]inister Paschal Donohoe announced a €47.5million increase in funding for education in this year’s budget.
education
DCU News
DCU in talks with NI universities over joint professorships
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]niversities in Northern Ireland are considering creating joint academic posts with institutions in the south, including DCU, to combat implications imposed by Brexit.
News
Government announces Budget plans for education
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e spoke to the major political parties about what they hope to achieve in this year’s budget in relation to third-level institutes. Now that the budget has been released here are their hopes so we Read more…
National News
USI announce demonstration against student loans
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]epresentatives from The Union of Students in Ireland met outside Leinster House last Monday to announce a national demonstration will be held in Dublin on October 4th.
Opinion
Opinion: Equality in education: breaking the glass ceiling
Amy Lawlor discusses how far we have come with women in education and stresses the importance of appreciating our opportunities to learn in a safe environment. Read more…
Opinion
Please, mind the gap year
The amount of students taking a gap year before college is increasing and taking the year out seems to be becoming very successful, writes Emily Crowley.
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University News
New Scheme to Benefit Leaving Cert Students
Around 1,000 students taking the Leaving Cert in 2017 will benefit from the recent changes made to the Reasonable Accommodation at the Certificate Examinations scheme. Read more…
National News
Family background proves important to educational ambition
Children from less wealthy backgrounds do worse in school and are less likely to pursue college according to an ESRI study. Read more…
Opinion
Has traditional teaching passed its sell-by date?
With almost 10,000 leaving certificate exam appeals this year, Opinion Editor Shirley Donlon looks into the difference between leaving certificate education and university education, and argues that perhaps a change is necessary. Read more…
Opinion
Clubs and societies: An attraction or a distraction?
Does joining clubs and societies distract from the academic side of education at University or do they add an extra dimension to the average college experience? Opinion’s editor Shirley Donlon discusses the matter. Read more…
National News
USI backs calls for reintroduction of postgraduate grants
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has called for Ireland’s political parties to band together in order to honour pledges made in their General Election manifestos to reinstate grants for postgraduate students. The call Read more…
Opinion
Time for Ireland to embrace ideal of free education
Featured on The Irish Times. “Fees have been steadily rising since 2008, yet it took eight years for a report to consider that expecting more money of people who have less and less every year Read more…
DCU News
New primary school amongst plans for All Hallows campus
A new primary school will be situated on the grounds of All Hallows College in Drumcondra, as part of a €14 million deal with DCU. DCU had provisionally agreed on a deal with All Hallows Read more…
Features
Understanding Autism
Autism is often described as a ‘spectrum disorder’, meaning that two individuals with the same diagnosis may not experience the same difficulties at the same time. The symptoms can present themselves in many forms and combinations ranging from mild to severe Read more…
DCU News
System errors leaves some DCU students to vote by paper
A system error has caused DCU students to vote by paper ballot for Education Faculty rep rather than online.
DCU News
Institute for Education Rep: Caoilinn Ní Taidgh talks about the issues facing Education students in St. Pat’s
The role of Education Faculty rep will oversee the first-time transition of Education and Training students from DCU to St. Pat’s.
Political
GE16: The breakdown on education policies
Analysis of the main four parties’ manifesto education sections for the General Election of 2016 Read more…
Opinion
Catholic or otherwise, every child has the right to an equal education
Laura Roddy discusses why it’s time to remove religious influence from Irish schools. Read more…
Features
Won’t somebody please think of the children?
Transition year student, Aoife Holland, looks at the generation gap between us and our parents. Read more…
DCU News
Futurist speaks at DCU
Universities need to radically rethink the way they view education, according to Peter Cochrane, a futurist who spoke at DCU’s Shaping the Future event last Wednesday.
SU 2015
Results: DCU SU elects first female President in five years
The results are in and DCU SU’s next sabbatical team have been elected with Kim Sweeney, James Donoghue and Domhnaill Harkin all emerging victorious. Hundreds of students filed into an extremely heated Nubar to hear Read more…
News
Irish Colleges Run Fewer Courses For Those With Disabilities
A report has found that colleges are not doing enough to provide courses for students who suffer from intellectual disabilities.
DCU News
Education: Donoghue on a more integrated CRC, Irish scholarships and peer to peer mentoring
James Donoghue talks to The College View about a more approachable SU at exam time, a peer to peer mentoring system and holding an official SU Careers Week. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
DCU News
Education: Ryan on merging with St Pats, CRC, and the Irish question
Jake Ryan feels that maintaining a high CRC attendance throughout the year is a priority for the incoming Education Officer. “The biggest challenge is keeping engagement,” he says. “I think it starts off very good Read more…
News
Education: “Class reps are the grassroots of the SU” – Butterly
Jack Butterly tells us of how he thinks class reps are the grassroots of DCUSU and how we would accommodate a 24 hour study space. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…