DCU News Archives – The College View

Fire breaks out in campus pharmacy

September 19, 2017

There were no injuries when a fire broke out in the DCU pharmacy Pharmahealth on Tuesday at 11:12am.

DCU had been in 79 th place last year but has since moved up to 74 th in the world after the

latest assessment by the Higher education organisation.

DCU rises in world university rankings

April 19, 2017

DCU have jumped 5 places in the Times Higher Education (THE) world university rankings for 2017. DCU had been in 79th place last year but has since moved up to 74th in the world after

Social Innovation and Design Thinking project in Eindhoven

April 19, 2017

DCU staff and students recently travelled to Eindhoven in The Netherlands to take part in a project led by the Glasgow Caledonian University called the Strategy for Change social innovation training programme. DCU’s Office of

It Stops Now campaign comes to DCU

April 19, 2017

DCU has lent official support for the It Stops Now campaign which aims to prevent sexual harassment and violence in third level education.

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Free use of St. Pat’s gym in lead up to exams

April 19, 2017

The gym on St. Patrick’s campus was made completely free for the final three weeks of this semester in a bid to alleviate the stress of exams for students. Initially, a number of requests had been

NI students may face increased fees after Brexit

April 5, 2017

Nine months after Britain voted to leave the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 on Wednesday and formally served divorce papers on the European Union, a decision that would severely impact many areas

Faculty reps given late notification for DCUSU election hustings

April 5, 2017

Students running for Business Faculty Representative were notified less than 24 hours before their hustings during this year’s Student Union elections. Newly elected Business Faculty Representative Bryan Mulry explained that he was told he would

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2017 DCUfm Intervarsity Broadcast Cranks The Noise For Barretstown

April 5, 2017

The 2017 DCUfn Intervarsity Broadcast blew away the target of €500 to raise for Barretstown, exceeding that figure by more than €200.

DCU researchers receive €4.6m grant towards cloud computing project

April 5, 2017

A team of researchers in Dublin City University have been granted €4.6 million as part of a project that will help support ‘The Internet of Everything’.

Surf and Sail wins Miss DCU crown as part of Enactus Week

April 5, 2017

The DCU Enactus society hosted Miss DCU during Enactus Week last Monday on the Glasnevin campus.

DCU Water Institute team up with IBM to launch new research project

April 5, 2017

DCU Water Institute and computing giant IBM have teamed up on a pilot research project to look into ways to protect and conserve natural resources.

Strong Smedia representation from DCU

April 5, 2017

The College View is in a strong position to do very well at the 2017 Student Media Awards with various nominations across a wide range of categories.

National USI Congress sets agenda for next year and elects new officer board

April 5, 2017

Eight new officers were elected to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) board last week at the annual USI Congress, who will spearhead policy and campaigns relating to students on a national level in the coming year.

DCU student parents availing of on campus childcare pay up to almost €1000 a month

April 5, 2017

Student parents in DCU seeking on campus childcare are faced with fees of up to €923 a month.

DCU's female only High Fliers acceleration programme has seen much more female interest than the number of woman applying for DCU Ryan Academy's mixed gender programme.

DCU’s all-female business programmes recieve more interest than mixed-gender programmes

March 22, 2017

Dublin City University’s all-female driven business programmes are receiving more interest than mixed gender programmes according to the latest statistics. DCU’s female High Fliers Academy has already received more than 70 applications for the upcoming