University News Archives – The College View

DIT makes over €250,000 in fees in two year period

April 18, 2018

DIT students feel that the high cost of exam fees are a contributing factor to the amount they make yearly from resit exams, which is higher than any other university in Ireland.

Over 45 students ‘sleepout’ for Shanowen Shakedown Part 2

April 18, 2018

DCU’s outgoing and incoming Student Union representatives led a protest for a second time against the Shanowen accommodation rent increases.

Students say studies suffer while working in college

April 4, 2018

The College View spoke to students about their experiences balancing education both in secondary school and third-level education. This followed reports that one in five students aged 15 and over have a part time job

Researchers call for Transgender awareness training for working

April 4, 2018

Transgender awareness training is needed for many professionals in Ireland, according to a study from researchers in Cork. Fiachra Ó Súilleabháin and Máire Leane, who lecture future social, youth and community workers in University College

Only one reported bullying complaint in Trinity has been sanctioned in last three years

April 4, 2018

Of seven complaints of bullying in Trinity in the past three years, only one has been upheld and formally sanctioned, a recent FOI revealed. During the academic year of 2015/16, there were three complaints of

Graduate nurses consider emigrating in search of better pay

March 24, 2018

Graduate nurses consider emigrating in search of better pay as they are struggling to afford the rising costs of rent in Ireland, according to the INMO.

ESU to give grants for projects reducing hate speech

March 22, 2018

Grants of up to €12,000 will be given to student groups for projects aimed at reducing hate speech towards refugees, according to the European Students’ Union (ESU).

Resistance from local residents over student accomodation

March 21, 2018

New student accommodation due to be built in Gillian House on Farranlea Road in Cork has experienced some resistance from local residents, who fear that the development will lead to “student gangs” in the area.

Trinity students lock in to protest supplemental fees

March 21, 2018

Sixty Trinity students occupied the Dining Hall last Wednesday in an ongoing protest over supplemental fees of €450 being introduced for re-sit exams.

Two students hospitalised over bad batch of drugs

March 20, 2018

Two NUI Galway students were hospitalised after taking a “bad batch” of drugs.

Parents warned against obsessing over sending their children to college

March 7, 2018

An educational expert has warned parents against obsessing over sending their children to college.

Funding college is not an excuse for drug-dealing, say SU Presidents

March 7, 2018

The NUIG SU President has called the actions of students who sell drugs “wrong and unjustified”, after a court was told students in Galway are selling drugs to fund college.

Publisher drops plans to increase fees for research papers after objections

March 7, 2018

An academic publishing group has reversed their decision to charge Irish universities additional fees to access older research papers following an open letter condemning the proposal, despite claiming that the current system is “unsustainable”.

Student nurses still consider emigrating despite promise of work in HSE

March 7, 2018

Student nurses and midwives still consider moving abroad upon graduation a better option for finding work. This comes after Minister for Health Simon Harris announced that for the second year in a row nursing and

Maynooth first university in Ireland to have ‘napping pods’

March 7, 2018

Napping pods have been introduced in Maynooth University library allowing students to recharge during the day. As part of the #ifstudentsdidlibraries campaign, the university is the first in Ireland to introduce Energy Pods in their

DCU primary teaching students call for financial aid

March 7, 2018

Primary teaching students on St. Patrick’s Campus are seeking financial aid for placement from DCU.

Young women more likely to have degrees than male peers

March 7, 2018

Young women are more likely to have a third-level qualification than young men, new figures show.

Alternative lecturer offered after Trinity professor’s remarks on FGM

March 7, 2018

A new lecturer will be provided for Trinity students offended by their lecturer’s remarks on Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM).

90% of primary teaching trainees identify as Catholic

February 21, 2018

Influence on state run primary schools by the Catholic church is clearly represented in research by the School of Education at NUI Galway.

Irish students studying in the UK drop for the 5th year in a row

February 21, 2018

The number of students that are choosing to study abroad in the UK has dropped for the fifth year in a row. The number of students who chose to study abroad has dropped by 31

Universities clamp down on ‘disorderly’ RAG week

February 21, 2018

As RAG week kicked off across the country this week, numerous institutions have distanced themselves from the event. RAG (Raise and Give) week has not been an official college event for NUI Galway or the

University of Cambridge admits “significant problem” with sexual misconduct

February 21, 2018

The University of Cambridge has admitted there is a ‘significant problem’ with sexual misconduct on campus, receiving 173 complaints since last May. They are the first university to reveal these figures, which were recorded through

2.8m of outstanding student debt recorded in 2016

February 21, 2018

College grant overpayments worth €2.8m were left outstanding at the end of 2016, according to a City of Dublin Education and Training Board report.

Are you getting it? – USI launches safe sex campaign

February 21, 2018

The Union of Students in Ireland launched a Sexual Health and Awareness Campaign last week, in collaboration with the HSE’s Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy initiative. The campaign, containing the “Are you getting it?” tagline, was