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Explainer: why does DCU hold its exams after Christmas?
The semester one exam period in DCU is coming up. The two week period starts on the January 7th and finishes on the 19th, where over 16,000 students will sit exams.

Storm in a teacup
The effects of climate change can be clearly seen, the most evident effect can be seen in the increased temperature. Temperatures have risen by 0.7oC between 1890-2008 and most significantly by 0.4oC between 1980-2008.


DCU paves the future in artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a phrase that has been around over 50 years but only now is it taking precedence all over the world.



Keeping up with the times
The consensus about whether or not the Catholic Church in Ireland has had a good year depends very much on who you ask.

Risky business
Shame, sex and promiscuity- the oldest profession in the world thrives in glamorous brothels, red light districts and dodgy alleyways.







Snow one gets left behind
Her name was Emma, and though she came as a shock for Ireland , delivering snow and curtailing progress, she will be remembered by many, as the storm that let us out to play.

Bridging the gender pay gap – start with childcare.
Gender pay gaps do little to address equality, and according to a Fianna Fáil Senator progress will not be made in Ireland until the current childcare crisis is addressed.



Permission required – sexual harassment needs to stop
In the wake of claims of sexual harassment in Cambridge university, a number of Irish students have come forward with stories of sexual assault and harassment, experienced in Irish universities.

Grooming – the dark channels of cyber deviancy
Grooming is the common term used to explain how a sexual predator draws a child into their trust, with the core objective; to meet the child in the real world to commit sexual abuse.

