News Archives – The College View

Drop out rates in some STEM courses are as high as 80 per cent

April 14, 2021

“I didn’t think they had enough supports for students who were struggling,” one former DCU Computer Science student told the College View.

Decision from Dublin school not to run LCA sparks online campaign for two students with disabilities

April 14, 2021

Clonturk Community College is a school in Whitehall, Dublin 9. In late March, the board of management decided that it will not run the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme for their second senior cycle year.

Dublin-Belfast corridor on the horizon

April 14, 2021

A new report by DCU and UU has led to plans for a new Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor, the first of it’s kind in Ireland.

Master’s students get 10 per cent fee reduction

April 14, 2021

DCU masters students will get a 10 per cent reduction in fees for the coming academic year, 2021/2022.

Harris launches €2.5 billion international student funding recovery

April 14, 2021

Simon Harris is launching a €2.5 billion recovery for revenue Irish universities have lost from international students.

Ireland’s climate will be drastically warmer by 2050, study finds

April 14, 2021

The country’s weather conditions and temperature will be radically different by the year 2050, particularly in the east, according to a computer generated projection by the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC).

DCUTV announce presenters for their 24 Hour Broadcast

April 14, 2021

DCUtv Media Production Society (MPS) has announced their presenters for this year’s virtual 24hr Broadcast in aid of the Rise Foundation. The annual event will be held on the 17th- 18th of May, and will

Rapid antigen testing may be used to allow for on-campus learning

April 14, 2021

Minister Simon Harris announced last week that rapid antigen Covid-19 testing will be trialed at 4 universities and could enable a return to third-level education in autumn.

Marathon Radio Broadcast to “make magic and raise some money” set to take place

April 14, 2021

Final preparations are underway for DCUfm’s first “out of studio” 12 Hour Broadcast, which takes place from 10am to 10pm this Friday, 16th April. The twelve-hour broadcast has taken place since 2012, however it will

Students who refuse the vaccine will be banned from clinical placements

April 13, 2021

The HSE has made the decision that students who refuse to be vaccinated will not be allowed to take up clinical placement.

DCU class reps cast vote for USI executive elections

April 2, 2021

Class representatives across DCU cast their vote on Thursday for the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) executive elections.

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris joins Tik Tok

March 25, 2021

The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris has joined Tik Tok and has amassed hundreds of thousands of views within a day

Government votes against bill to abolish third-level fees

March 25, 2021

The bill was proposed by the government’s opposition party People Before Profit, to remove barriers to higher education by abolishing third-level fees so that everyone who wants to access higher education has the same chance.

DCU Student’s Union for 2021/22 academic year elected

March 25, 2021

Terence Rooney was elected President of DCUSU on the second count, receiving 1,908 votes and besting his two opponents Seán Smyth and Jack Callaghan.

DCU Amnesty Society and Feminist Society host Women’s Welfare Event

March 25, 2021

DCU Amnesty Society and Feminist Society hosted a virtual event to raise awareness of women’s welfare, the important discussions around sexual health that aren’t happening, and what life in university is like for young women.

Eating Disorders: “There’s no set definition of recovery”

March 24, 2021

At the end of 2019, the Coronavirus pandemic took the world by surprise. Scientists worked long and hard over the past year to develop a sufficient vaccine, and they succeeded. But as the pandemic is slowly regressing due to the vaccination rollout programme taking place across the world, there are still other deadly illnesses that cannot be deterred by vaccination immunity.