DCU News Archives – The College View

BDS and drug policy referenda will be reran

March 20, 2019

The Palestinian solidarity and sustainable drug policy referenda will be rerun before the end of this semester…

INTRA portal last updated 12 years ago

March 20, 2019

The portal was initially set up in 2001 and is utilised each academic year by students across DCU across all faculties.

DCU STEM subjects see huge rise in CAO applications

March 20, 2019

DCU has also seen a steady rise in humanities and language related courses in the CAO figures that were released on March 9th.

Unions work towards securing equality for women

March 20, 2019

Part time work and unfair work practices are common across third level institutions, a leading trade union has claimed.

DCU students win award to work as volunteers in developing countries

March 20, 2019

Three DCU students have been chosen to go on the EIL Explore Access Awards, which will give them the opportunity to do voluntary work abroad.

TEU investigates referenda results

March 20, 2019

The Teaching Enchantment Unit (TEU) began an investigation into the referenda polls closing an hour earlier than they were intended to.

Shanowen accomodation are offering more beds for the upcoming year

March 20, 2019

Shanowen student accomodation complez will be offerin more beds for the upcoming academic year but have yet to state how they will make this possible.

Ógra Shinn Féin ask Ireland’s entry for Eurovision to withdraw

March 20, 2019

Along with recent SU elections, students were also asked to vote in two referendums. One of these being on whether DCU SU should hold an active stance of solidarity with Palestine and boycott imported goods from Israeli settlements in Palestine.

DCU co-ordinated project awarded €1 million in funding

March 20, 2019

Funding of over €1 million euro has been awarded to a DCU co-ordinated project.

DCU study looks into sibling impact of child sexual abuse

March 20, 2019

A new study by DCU will explore siblings’ experiences of someone in the family being sexually abused.

Data protection questions raised as list of students’ emails and modules made available

March 20, 2019

An oversight in DCU’s Loop portal may have inadvertently revealed the names of students who did not vote during recent student elections.

Sex education in schools is ‘shocking’, hears Blindboy Podcast at DCU

March 7, 2019

The standard of sex education in schools is ‘shocking’, according to HIV advocate Robbie Lawlor.

VP for Education and Placement : Olivia Forde

March 6, 2019

As someone who was on placement for much of the election, Forde said she has “plans for other students also on placement but also to gear those heading towards a possible future course regarding placement.”

Societies Officer: Cian Hade

March 6, 2019

The handbook would detail and coalesce a variety of information on how to run a society. This would include things like how to properly run an annual general meeting (AGM) and how to properly document minutes for society meetings.

Societies Officer: Mark McGee

March 6, 2019

Mark McGee, a second year multimedia student, is running for Societies Officer against Cian Hade after acquiring knowledge in his two years in DCU as Chairperson of the International Erasmus Student Network DCU.

DCUSU VP For Academic Affairs Candidate: Callaghan Commons

March 6, 2019

Callaghan Commons is running to be re-elected as DCU’s Students’ Union Vice President for Academic Affairs against Ailish Keating.

DCUSU VP For Welfare and Equality Candidate: Cindee Luna Chin

March 6, 2019

Cindee Luna Chin is running in this years DCU Students’ Union election to be elected as Vice President for Welfare and Equality.

Four DCU finalists in Education Awards 2019

March 6, 2019

DCU had four finalists in The Education Awards on Thursday, February 21st at the Ballsbridge Hotel where SepTec won the award for Best Research Project.

New DCU Fulbright Alumni Ambassador announced

March 6, 2019

The Fulbright Commission announced that Dr Donal Fitzpatrick is the new Fulbright Alumni Ambassador for Dublin City University.

DCUSU comes under fire at Emergency CRC

March 6, 2019

An Emergency Class Representative Council (CRC) voted to mandate the DCU Students’ Union Executive’s position on Union of Students in Ireland (USI) affiliation to be neutral, should a referendum be called.

DCU welcomes an evening with the Kenyan Ambassador

March 6, 2019

Kenyan Ambassador, Richard A. Opembe leads DCU in a discussion from aid to trade between Kenya and Ireland.

DCU ranked second for graduate employment in Ireland

March 6, 2019

Dublin City University was named the leading university in Dublin and second in Ireland for graduate employment. Just 1% behind the University of Limerick.

DCU goes bananas for Fairtrade certificate

March 6, 2019

DCU became the first Irish university to receive a Fairtrade certificate on Tuesday, February 26th.

President Michael D. Higgins celebrated the arts on St. Pats

March 6, 2019

President Michael D. Higgins clebrated the 40th anniversary of the Benson report which was a changemaker in how the arts are taught in schools.

SepTec up for €1 million prize

March 6, 2019

SepTec, the only DCU project in the competition, is one of 12 teams competing from third level institutions across Ireland.