Articles
DCU remember “much loved” Conor
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] have extended its sympathies to the family and friends of Conor Morgan who died last Sunday while on holiday in Cyprus.
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University News
DCU falls in global university rankings
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] has dropped 31 places in the world rankings of universities. Previously placed at 391st in the rankings, DCU now falls at 422nd.
News
DCU student dies tragically on holiday
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] student and GAA player, Conor Morgan has died while on holiday in Cyprus with friends.
News
Ireland vote to repeal the 8th amendment
[dropcap]Ireland[/dropcap] has voted to repeal the 8th amendment by 66.4% to 33.6%.
DCU News
Preview of new Student Centre unveils auditorium
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] preview of the new Student Centre today revealed the almost completed main auditorium area. The full building will be open for the coming academic year.
Students' Union
Almost 27,000 students registered to vote by Students’ Unions
[dropcap]Students’[/dropcap] Unions across Ireland have directly registered 26,979 new student voters in the lead up to the Eighth Amendment referendum on May 25th, said the Union of Students Ireland.
News
Shanowen Shakedown: A result in legislation
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Bill has been introduced that will give students living in student accommodation the full protection of the Residential Tenancies Act.
DCU News
DCU FuJo to receive €3.9m to lead EU data journalism project
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) will lead a €3.9m project dedicated to the advancement and research of digital and data based journalism.
DCU News
Shanowen Shakedown Part 3: Students protest rise in accommodation costs outside Dáil Éireann
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] students protested the increase in student accommodation prices outside Dáil Éireann today, alongside other students and representatives from Trinity College and USI.
DCU News
DCU Philosophy Club hold discussion on the 8th Amendment
[dropcap]DCU’s[/dropcap] Philosophy Club discussed the 8th Amendment from a philosophical perspective at their biggest event to date on Wednesday, led by four guest speakers.
DCU News
DCU to host cultural festival Anam
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] is collaborating with RTÉ radio programme South Wind Blows to host Anam, a two-day festival dedicated to music, poetry, film and drama. The event, which takes place on the 11th and 12th of April Read more…
DCU News
New Hub launch delayed until September
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] launch of the new DCU student centre has been delayed until September, according to DCUSU President Niall Behan.
DCU News
DCU to consider holding exams before Christmas
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] working group has been set up in DCU to consider moving semester one exams to December, rather than late January.
News
DCU designated world’s first Autism-Friendly university
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] was recognised as the world’s first Autism-Friendly university in a ceremony attended by President Michael D Higgins last Thursday. The announcement made on St. Patrick’s Campus was recognised by AsIAm, an autism advocacy charity. To Read more…
Blogs
Graduate nurses consider emigrating in search of better pay
[dropcap]Graduate[/dropcap] nurses consider emigrating in search of better pay as they are struggling to afford the rising costs of rent in Ireland, according to the INMO.
DCU News
DCU research creates glossary for Irish sign language
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] Research is creating an Irish sign language glossary for maths education.
DCU News
Record number of CAO applicants for DCU primary teaching
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] St. Patrick’s Campus received a record number of applications for primary teaching, according to recently released CAO figures.
DCU News
New Google scholarship for DCU students
[dropcap]A [/dropcap]new DCU scholarship program for people from disadvantaged backgrounds will “help a lot of people”, according to the DCU Senior Access Officer. Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Google Lorraine Twohill announced she Read more…
News
DCU students get Twitter accounts suspended under new rules
[dropcap]Twitter [/dropcap]is going through a process of suspending accounts that they believe have stolen content from others in order to go viral or generate a larger following. Twitter are aiming to reduce spam on their Read more…
University News
Trinity students lock in to protest supplemental fees
[dropcap]Sixty [/dropcap]Trinity students occupied the Dining Hall last Wednesday in an ongoing protest over supplemental fees of €450 being introduced for re-sit exams.
Articles
DCU Gender identity policy in final stages
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Gender Identity and Expression policy for DCU is currently in the final stages of development and can be expected later this year, the head of the University’s Equality Office has said.
DCU News
Vito Moloney Burke elected DCUSU President despite 40% fall in voter turnout
[dropcap]Vito[/dropcap] Moloney Burke was elected DCUSU President on March 9th, after securing over 80 per cent of the votes in his favour.
News
DCUSU Elections: Adam Hanlon Candidate for VP for Education and Placement
[dropcap]Adam [/dropcap]Hanlon is a final year Law and Society student. His aims are to improve INTRA and placement for all students in DCU, reduce printing costs and library times for placement students and introducing a Read more…
News
DCUSU Oifigeach na Gaeilge candidate: Ciara Ní Dhubhghaill
[dropcap]Ciara[/dropcap] Ní Dhubhghaill is a third-year Fiontar/Scoil na Gaeilge student currently on INTRA placement in Seville, Spain. Love, pride and passion for the Irish language are the reasons Ciara says she is putting herself forward Read more…
DCU News
DCU primary teaching students call for financial aid
[dropcap]Primary[/dropcap] teaching students on St. Patrick’s Campus are seeking financial aid for placement from DCU.