Two petitions circulating in Dublin City University (DCU) – one calling for the option to leave Dublin City University Students Union (DCUSU) and another for a referendum on the union’s stance on abortion – have gained the necessary number of …
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€6.3 million allocated to support technological universities
Four bodies are currently seeking to become technological universities
Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has announced the allocation of €6.3 million towards the development of bodies seeking to progress to the level of technological universities.
O’Connor said that the funding will contribute to projects which “will build …
Trinity to reopen tomorrow
The Department of Education and Skills left the decision for third-level institutions to open tomorrow at the discretion of each college
Trinity is to reopen on Tuesday, October 17, after College was closed today due to Hurricane Ophelia. The Department of Education and Skills left the decision to open tomorrow at the discretion of each institution. Trinity tweeted that normal college …
Conflicting interests on the road to sanctuary
When will Trinity College become a University of Sanctuary, improving the accessibility of third-level education for refugees?
The state exams have come to an end. Teenagers wander as they await results day, the day that will decide how they spend the next three or four years. Regardless of the outcome, for most of them it is one …
The declining funding of Ireland’s higher education sector
An analysis of where third level institutions get their funding, and how that has been decreasing over the past decade
In a world that sees conservative values dominating, along with the rising sentiment that students should pay for their education, Irish students are, in a sense, lucky, that over 90% of us attend institutions predominantly funded by the state. Unlike …
Trinity’s Undergraduate Award winners present their work in DCU
The UPresent event showcased the work of Irish students placed in the top 10% of the competition
The Undergraduate Awards held their inaugural UPresent: Island of Ireland 2017 in the Helix, Dublin City University (DCU) on Thursday 1st February. The awards aim to mark the achievements of undergraduate academic research and “share the millions of pages …
Trinity College has collected €950,000 in student fines
Statistics collected since 2012, making Trinity the highest fine collector out of the Irish College network
Trinity College (TCD) has generated almost €950,000 since 2012 from fining students. These were comprised of late library returns, breaches of codes of conduct, late payment of fees, late registration for modules, parking violations and on-campus accommodation.
Late library …
DCU to award scholarships to refugees and asylum seekers from September 2017
The scholarships will be provided at undergraduate and postgraduate level
Dublin City University (DCU) is set to introduce fifteen academic scholarships for refugees and asylum seekers from September 2017 onwards. The scholarships will be provided at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
With the establishment of this programme, DCU will become …
Students launch new TEDx society
Six Senior Freshman students have received “auxiliary status” by the CSC
Senior freshman students have founded a new TEDx society. Richard Patrick Chui, Henri Delahaye, Ross Kelly, Connie Lillis and Francisco Onofre have been granted “auxiliary status” by the Central Societies Committee (CSC) to hold a weekend event in the latter …
94% of DCU students vote to remain in USI
2,304 students from DCUSU voted over the last two days
Dublin City University Students’ Union (DCUSU) has voted to remain part of the Union of Students’ in Ireland (USI) by a margin of 94%. The result was announced this evening at the end of two days of voting. A total …