University News Archives – The College View

Trinity students protest against Aramark running café on campus

November 14, 2018

The dissatisfaction from the student body is due to the fact that the company also caters for three direct provision centres in Ireland and accommodates 850 asylum seekers in Cork, Athlone and Clare.

Trinity hold Rainbow Week

November 14, 2018

Over 20 different events took place during Rainbow Week with TCDSU working alongside a number of different Trinity societies in order to include and engage with all of the student body.

University of Limerick named Sunday Times Irish University of the Year

November 14, 2018

University of Limerick has once again been named Sunday Times Irish University of the Year

DCU reconsiders its relationship with Saudi Arabian university after murder of journalist

November 14, 2018

DCU is reconsidering its relationship with a Saudi Arabian university after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered last October.

NUIG and NEPHSTROM granted funding for coordinated project

November 14, 2018

NUIG have announced that their coordinated project with NEPHSTROM has been granted the funding to begin clinical trials.

Trinity Sport leak scholarship applicants’ personal information

November 14, 2018

The breached data is undergoing deletion, and according to Head of Trinity Sport Michelle Tanner, a report will be sent to the Data Protection Commission – a mandatory action as of May 25th this year, when the EU GDPR came into effect.

DCU settles High Court Case against university authorities

November 14, 2018

DCU student settled a High court case over a decison by the college to exclude him from his course because of alleged inappropriate behaviour.

Four DIT students win ESB Inter College Challenge

November 14, 2018

Four students from DIT have won the ESB Inter College Challenge and are heading to Montreal next year.

Funds up to €125,000 will be used to recruit a new DCU President following the end of Professor Brian MacCraith tenure

November 14, 2018

Approximately €125,000 has been allocated for finding a new President of DCU once current President Professor Brian MacCraith’s tenure ends in 2020.

RTÉ and NUIG partner in research and teaching

October 31, 2018

An audience research panel of 500 Irish-speaking contributors will be recruited from around Ireland to give feedback on Raidió na Gaeltachta.

Technological University Dublin to be fully established by the new year

October 31, 2018

Oireachtas have approved the draft order for the establishment of the technological university, the first in Ireland. The three IT’s, Dublin, Tallaght and Blanch will be dissolved officially on Jan 1st 2019 and become united as a university.

Universities across Ireland call on the government to tackle funding crisis

October 31, 2018

Seven universities in Ireland are turning to the public to put pressure on the government for more funding, Ireland have the second highest fees in Europe and are looking to the government for a way to tackle the funding crisis in fear of a serious drop in university quality.

Lack of visa meetings for international students

October 31, 2018

International students are having difficulty getting online visa appointments with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB).

Industrial actions causes IT disruption ahead of graduations

October 31, 2018

Institute of technology students across all campuses in Ireland are being affected by industrial action being taken by staff.

UK government to tackle grade inflation in universities

October 31, 2018

The UK government has announced plans to tackle grade inflation after an unprecedented rise in first class degrees in the last decade.

DITSU launch a campaign to fight cuts to services

October 31, 2018

DIT students have launched a campaign against cuts to services after a staffing problem led to reductions in library hours and other services.

Trinity College secure €100m loan from EIB

October 31, 2018

Trinity College has received a €100 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a period of 30 years.

Trinity continues investigation into cyber fraud

October 17, 2018

Trinity College has spent €184,000 in an effort to investigate the cyber-scam that saw the Trinity Foundation losing €790,741 on April 27th, 2017.

Mary McAleese joins University of Glasgow

October 17, 2018

Former President Mary McAleese is to become a Professor of Children, Law and Religion at the University of Glasgow.

UCC awarded gold award for excellence in sustainability

October 17, 2018

University College Cork (UCC) is the first university outside the US to receive a sustainability award for their effort in environmental progress.

The government aim to bring sexual consent classes to all universities

October 17, 2018

Sexual offences have risen by 10.2 per cent, according the Crime Statistics released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Two people crushed in Maynooth nightclub

October 17, 2018

Two people crushed in nightclub in Maynooth

UCD staff divided over €14m staff club

October 3, 2018

Divisions have emerged in UCD between staff and students about the building of a private staff club costing €14 million, with confusion over funding.

Trinity now a tabacco-free campus

October 3, 2018

TCD previously had tobacco free areas introduced in 2016 which, according to Trinity News caused an “81 per cent drop in smoking in the zones from July 2016 to April 2017”.

Almost €7m in funding announced for new Dublin Technological University

October 3, 2018

A further €4.5 million will be put towards the merging of three Institute of Technologies in Dublin.