News Archives – The College View

USI wants the barriers to education broken

August 20, 2019

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have called on the government to break the barriers to third level education.

UCD’s SU can no longer confirm the availability of cost free PrEP

July 7, 2019

Talks to provide UCD students with free Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) are still ongoing, despite confirmation of cost-free availability of the drug on July 1st.

DCU joins other universities in creation of European University alliances

July 4, 2019

Dublin City University is one of 114 higher education institutions that will form multiple “European University” alliances, the European Commission announced last Wednesday.

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Ireland’s Prison Service – Prisons Prioritise Punishment not Rehabilitation – Former Governor of Mountjoy

April 17, 2019

Are Irish prisons working? Is Ireland’s asylum system fit for purpose? Final-year DCU journalism students conducted in-depth investigations into these two major questions in Irish public life. Working with School of Communications Journalist-in-Residence, Ursula Halligan, and Chair of the BA in Journalism, Declan Fahy, students worked in teams to produce a set of original multi-media articles on these pressing, but under-reported, public affairs topics.

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Ireland’s Prison Service – Life After Prison

April 17, 2019

Are Irish prisons working? Is Ireland’s asylum system fit for purpose? Final-year DCU journalism students conducted in-depth investigations into these two major questions in Irish public life. Working with School of Communications Journalist-in-Residence, Ursula Halligan, and Chair of the BA in Journalism, Declan Fahy, students worked in teams to produce a set of original multi-media articles on these pressing, but under-reported, public affairs topics.

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Ireland’s Asylum System – Ask me my name

April 17, 2019

Are Irish prisons working? Is Ireland’s asylum system fit for purpose? Final-year DCU journalism students conducted in-depth investigations into these two major questions in Irish public life. Working with School of Communications Journalist-in-Residence, Ursula Halligan, and Chair of the BA in Journalism, Declan Fahy, students worked in teams to produce a set of original multi-media articles on these pressing, but under-reported, public affairs topics.

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Ireland’s Asylum System – New Direction for Asylum Centres

April 17, 2019

Are Irish prisons working? Is Ireland’s asylum system fit for purpose? Final-year DCU journalism students conducted in-depth investigations into these two major questions in Irish public life. Working with School of Communications Journalist-in-Residence, Ursula Halligan, and Chair of the BA in Journalism, Declan Fahy, students worked in teams to produce a set of original multi-media articles on these pressing, but under-reported, public affairs topics.

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Ireland’s Asylum System – Hard Labour for Asylum Seekers

April 17, 2019

JR3 Public Affairs Journalism Are Irish prisons working? Is Ireland’s asylum system fit for purpose? Final-year DCU journalism students conducted in-depth investigations into these two major questions in Irish public life. Working with School of

DCU’s President presents awards for engagement and innovation

April 17, 2019

There was no award given for the Enterprise Engagement category of the DCU President’s Engagement Awards, which were presented on Monday, April 8th.

Chinese city funds garden in Ballsbridge

April 17, 2019

A city in China is set to fund and build, a ‘Garden of Friendship’, in Ballsbridge, with construction beginning in September.

DCUSU year in review: VP for Welfare & Equality Aisling Fagan

April 17, 2019

VP for Welfare & Equality Aising Fagan said it “wasn’t feasible” for a part-time Accommodation Officer to be implemented this year.

Rent pressure zones to be applied to student accommodation

April 17, 2019

Rent caps for student accommodation are set to be introduced on July 1st 2019, a year on from the Shanowen Shakedown protests.

DCU records a significant decrease in plagiarism

April 17, 2019

Only one incident of plagiarism came before the Student Disciplinary Committee in 2019 according to a Freedom of Information request made by The College View.

DCUSU year in review: VP for Academic Affairs Callaghan Commons

April 17, 2019

Callaghan Commons, plans to build upon his “Don’t Drop out Drop in” campaign, as he enters his second year as Vice President of Academic Affairs.

DCUSU year in review: President Vito Moloney Burke

April 17, 2019

As DCU Students’ Union President Vito Moloney Burke’s time in office is coming to a close, The College View reflects on his year

IFA wants new food guidelines from An Taisce to be revoked

April 17, 2019

The Irish Farmers Association has called for guidelines from An Taisce, which promote less meat and dairy consumption by pupils in the name of environmental protection, to be revoked.

Seat monitors being hired in DCU libraries

April 17, 2019

Seat monitors are being hired in DCU’s O’Reilly and Cregan libraries to clear study spaces that have been saved but left vacant by students during exam time.

DCU’s Humanities Ball cancelled day before it takes place

April 17, 2019

“Scauldy” Humanities Ball cancelled the day before it was meant to take place.

DCUSU year in review: VP for Education & Placement Craig McHugh

April 17, 2019

McHugh took a very active role ensuring that student issues would not be ignored. Campaigning for Gaeltacht fees to be subsidised by the government was a big part of McHugh’s manifesto.

DCUSU’s “no smoking zones” referendum passes by a landslide

April 17, 2019

A referendum run by DCU Students’ Union to create ‘smoke-free’ zones on campus has passed, with over 1000 votes in favour.

DCU researchers awarded funding for water pollution studies

April 17, 2019

A DCU research team was awarded €425,000 by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) for their ground-breaking water pollution prevention project.

DCU researcher works to prevent pancreatic cancer

April 17, 2019

The possibility of preventive risk surveillance for pancreatic cancer is higher, thanks to research done by DCU.

DCU launch deposit and return reusable cup scheme

April 17, 2019

A new pilot reusable cup scheme was launched in DCU and Trinity College alongside Dublin City Council last week.

DCU ranked in top 100 universities globally for social and economic impact

April 17, 2019

DCU was ranked in the top 100 universities in the world for its social and economic influence by the Times Higher Education (THE).

Uptake in HPV vaccine by 20 per cent

April 17, 2019

The uptake of HPV vaccine is at 70 percent which is a 20 percent increase over the last two years making a future without cervical cancer all the more likely according to the HSE.