University News
UL appoint UCD academic as new President
UL appoint Vice President for Health Affairs of UCD as their new President. Read more…
The College View
Features
Girls have yet to get to grips with apprenticeships
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] sky was normally dark, when Amy entered Peter Marks hairdressers at 8:30am. She already had her makeup done but her hair had to be pristine so she did that in the salon before she Read more…
News
Young people at increased risk of suicidal behaviour
Young people are one of the demographic groups at higher risk to suicidal behaviour according to the NOSP. Read more…
News Features
Over 100 days later, but what does Brexit mean for us?
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] impact of a country like the United Kingdom exiting the European Union is something that will be felt throughout the entire world. While the Sterling continues to sharply decrease in value, we here in Read more…
National News
No fees increase for Irish students applying to college in the UK next year despite possibility of Brexit looming.
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]rish students applying for colleges in England and Wales next year will not face a rise in registration fees.
Randoms
We do not cry because we knew them
[dropcap]Death[dropcap] visits us all eventually, the game however, is to thwart its arrival for as long as possible. Ultimately though, it will arrive to embrace us and for those we leave in our wake, the Read more…
Student Life
How volunteering can benefit you
[dropcap]Volunteering[/dropcap] has always been a fun and productive way for people to give back. Whether you have volunteered with an organisation or a charity, the very basis of volunteering means to give your time to help. Read more…
Features
From medicine to journalism, Sheri Fink has done it all
New York Times investigative reporter Dr. Sheri Fink graduated from Stanford University 26 years ago with a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology. The module descriptor for the course reads: excellent training in how to understand human Read more…
Music
Did Bob Dylan deserve the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. “Wait, literature?” I hear you say. That’s right. The Swedish Academy has awarded him “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”
DCU News
First CRC of the year held in Glendalough
The first CRC of the year was held in Glendalough last Thursday and saw the election of a number of class rep officers and electoral committee members Read more…
Lifestyle
Pumpkin Pottery
Autumn is here which means one thing, Halloween. So grab your pumpkin spice lattes, blanket scarves and get carving some cool and original pumpkins. Here are four hacks on how to make the designing a Read more…
National News
Trinity researchers trial ketamine as a possible treatment for depression
Trinity researchers are trialling ketamine as a treatment for recurrent episodes of depression. Read more…
National News
Incremental credits up to €1,500 to be restored to nurses
Nurses who completed work placement between 2011 and 2015 are to have their incremental credits restored to the tune of €1,500. Read more…
DCU News
DCU offers classes on safe intervention of sexual assault
A total of 45 students have enrolled in an 8-week Bystander Intervention program that Welfare Officer Cody Byrne says will teach participants how to safely intervene in situations which may escalate into sexual assaults.
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Articles
Killer Clown Craze
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s Halloween approaches, the atmosphere becomes more and more sinister. Walking alone in the dark has never been more terrifying. As you’re walking home after a late shift, completely exhausted and ready to jump into Read more…
Food
Guilt-free Goodies
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith Halloween and sweets going hand and hand, here are a few easy and healthy snack ideas to keep your diet on track throughout the holiday.
Articles
Halloween Romance
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]orror movie dates are arguably the most daunting dates of all. Not all of us find much pleasure in watching blood and guts splatter all over the big screen. It’s doubtful that a month of Read more…
National News
Mental health services to receive just €15m as Government break Budget promise of €35m
[dropcap]Mental [/dropcap]Health Reform have criticised the Government as it has emerged that they plan to invest just €15 million into mental health services, as opposed to the Budget-day announcement of €35 million. During last week’s Read more…
National News
Over 600 DCU students march in support of publicly funded education
Thousands of students marched in protest of student fees last Wednesday in Dublin Read more…
Music
Review: Death Grips at the Academy
It’s a long flight of stairs up to the Academy’s main room and on this night, getting close to Samhain, it felt like a liminal space, a passageway between the relative sanity of the street Read more…
Clubs and Socs
DCU Clubs & Socs fair reaches record sign ups
DCU clubs and societies registered over 15,500 sign ups during the Clubs and Societies Fair 26th-29th September, according to DCU clubs and society office.
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University News
Planning permission granted for 900 bed student accommodation in Docklands
Planning permission has been granted for the construction of over 900 student bed spaces beside the Point Village as part of the ongoing regeneration of the docklands.
DCU News
DCU among colleges to receive funding from EU for the Erasmus+ programme
The European Commission has granted €105m towards Erasmus+ in Irish colleges, including UCC, DIT, UCD and Maynooth.
DCU News
HIV Activist urges universities to tackle Sexual Health awareness
Robbie Lawlor (25), who is a former MA Sexuality Studies student, spoke to a group of DCU students during Shift Week, about his HIV diagnosis and the impact that has had on his life.
GAA
“That’s sport” – Woods insists there’s no Hawk Eye controversy
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ublin City University was represented strongly represented in this year’s All-Ireland Senior Ladies’ Football final at Croke Park on Sunday, September 25th. Siobhán Woods, a student of psychology and her teammates, Emer Ní Éafa, Emma Read more…