Irish universities are performing well against their European counterparts in areas of research and education according to recently published global rankings. However, the EU-sponsored U-Multirank suggests Irish 3rd level institutions are falling behind the curve Read more…
DCU will host the second SSDP national conference this April. Read more…
Cumann Gaelach Chair Barra O’Scannláin believes Irish language school Fiontar keep to themselves too much on campus. Read more…
Education and Training student, Mikey Flanagan proposes a bike scheme between DCU, St. Pat’s and Mater Dei. “Cycling is a low cost way to improve health and to be happier. If a student ever has Read more…
Second year Contemporary Culture and Society student Gillian McInerney is the current chairperson of DCU LGBTA and the Equality Officer for Gender and LGBT Issues in the Class Rep Council. If elected Welfare Officer, McInerney Read more…
Katie Drea is a final year Contemporary Culture and Society student who proposes appointing a Welfare Officer for each of DCU’s clubs and societies “to make it easier for students to talk about their problems Read more…
Hundreds of students queued outside a Galway city pub on Tuesday morning ahead of an annual Donegal themed event. Read more…
Possible funding penalties on colleges to force them to rectify gender imbalances in leadership roles.
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University presidents believe that ministers could appoint government officials to spy on third-level institutions if proposed legislation is introduced Read more…
A DCU retiree received a pension payout of almost €250,000 in 2013 according to figures released by Irish universities.
Over 20,000 students have been registered to vote ahead of the upcoming marriage equality referendum as part of a nationwide voter registration drive. Read more…
Dublin tumbles in list of top student cities around the world. Read more…
The training aimed to teach students about issues relating to gender identity and sexuality. Read more…
1,250 additional college places to be added to ICT from next year on. Read more…
Humanities students feel much less prepared for the jobs market than their college peers, saying they have “never” explored how to apply their learning in the workplace. Read more…
A select number of DCU students chose to start their own businesses rather than participate in the Intra programme – these enterprises were demonstrated recently, as Elaine Carroll reports. Read more…
A number of Trinity College Dublin’s clubs and societies accounts have been deemed unsatisfactory by their Central Societies Committee. Elaine Carroll reports. Read more…
The planned complex hopes to cater for 400 students. Read more…
Multiple Irish universities have fallen behind in another international ranking. Elaine Carroll has more. Read more…
The outgoing sabbatical team tell us about their year in office. Sharron Lynskey and Elaine Carroll report. Read more…
As the tenth anniversary of the smoking ban looms, colleges around Ireland have been urged to ban smoking on campus grounds. Read more…
The Dublin Archdiocese recently offered Dublin Institute of Technology a large payout to ensure a ‘Catholic place of worship’ on the new Grangegorman campus. Read more…
DCU’s Class Rep Council seek to remove large banner advertising Bank of Ireland as the new branch is officially launched on campus. Read more…
Up to 50,000 Irish students will benefit from new EU funding for the Erasmus Study Abroad Programme. Read more…
Waterford Institute of Technology and Carlow IT are soon to submit plans to the Higher Education Authority, bringing the establishment of the South-East’s new Technical University another step closer, as Elaine Carroll reports. Read more…