University News Archives – Page 2 of 18

Forty students receive 1916 bursaries

February 20, 2019

Forty students in Dublin received support from the 1916 ‘Leaders and Learners’ Bursary funded by the Department of Education and Skills.

USI and HSE team up for harm reduction

February 20, 2019

The HSE and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are asking students to consider their use of drugs when socialising.

Cregan Library displays work of Syrian architect graduates

February 20, 2019

The exhibition features sketches, drawings and models from five young graduates of Aleppo University.

Royal College of Surgeons to become Ireland’s newest university

February 20, 2019

The Royal College of Surgeons Ireland looks likely to become Ireland’s next university, due to legislation that is passing through the Oireachtas.

Menstruation education workshop held as part of KISS Week

February 20, 2019

Míosta is a project which began in September 2018. It was developed to educate people about menstruation, and to promote the use of alternative and reusable products for periods.

USI granted additional €1 million for Student Assistant Fund

February 6, 2019

USI have received an additional €1 million in funding for the Student Assistant Fund which will be granted towards students studying education.

Students the largest group to access the internet

February 6, 2019

Students also used the most cloud storage online, at 76 per cent. The figure lowered to 62 per cent among other 16-29 year olds.

NUI Maynooth set to construct its first student centre

February 6, 2019

The student centre will be built as part of Maynooth University’s campus development plan. The development plan aims to meet the needs of students, staff and the wider community by providing important campus buildings and infrastructure.

Bystander intervention programme launched for UCC students

February 6, 2019

An online bystander intervention programme against sexual harassment and violence was launched in UCC.

Hundreds of UL students may have received wrong exam results

February 6, 2019

Hundreds of University of Limerick students may have received inaccurate exam results that could have impacted their degrees, the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) heard on January 24th.

Registry and others not made aware of new pilot timetable

February 6, 2019

Registry and the ISS library helpdesk were both unaware that an alternative timetable system even existed.

DCU undergo changes to public transport

February 6, 2019

Changes have been made to public transport within DCU and for those commuting into DCU.

President of TUD appointed

February 6, 2019

TUD was established on January 1 2019, the institution is the result of a merging of Dublin Institute of Technology, IT Tallaght and IT Blanchardstown, making it the largest third level institute in the country.

‘On Thin Ice’ photo exhibition launches in O’Reilly Library

December 15, 2018

The exhibition showcases the work of the Polar Institute in Norway’s 111 day project where they lodged a boat into an ice flow during the winter of 2015 and used it as a station for experiments on what happens to the arctic in Winter.

Controversy over University of Ulster’s plans to erect Irish language signs on campus

December 12, 2018

A University of Ulster Students’ Union (UUSU) council meeting was held in mid-November where a new bilingual signage policy was agreed. This would see Irish language signs replacing existing signage over time across the university’s four campuses in Belfast, Coleraine, Jordanstown and Derry.