Adam Higgins Archives – The College View

Minister Bruton launches new DCU cleantech innovation hub

February 6, 2013

A new DCU Innovation Campus is set to support over 200 jobs in the next 18 months. The centre will be a national hub for clean technology companies and is expected to boost Ireland’s green

Educational Trust accidentally leaks supporter information

February 6, 2013

DCU Educational Trust accidentally released personal details of 2,500 of their supporters on December 3rd 2012. 97 people were sent the names and contact details of the supporters. Teresa Murray, Head of Marketing at DCU

Expansion of Hub planned

February 6, 2013

Early stages of planning have begun on the expansion and upgrade of the student centre in DCU. DCU Students’ Union President, Paul Doherty told The College View that they are in the extremely early phase

Fees on par to hit €3,000 by 2015

December 12, 2012

The third level Student Contribution Charge is on par to rise by €250 a year for the next three years. Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin announced the increases during his Budget 2013

Church of Ireland College to link with DCU instead of Trinity

December 12, 2012

The Church of Ireland College of Education (CICE) which was originally meant to join with Trinity College Dublin will now link with Dublin City University instead. This is part of a plan by Minister for Education

NUI Maynooth involved in Cancer research breakthrough

December 12, 2012

Researchers in NUI Maynooth’s biology department have joined forces with the University of Chicago in producing breakthrough research in the search for a cancer cure. Dr Gary Jones and Dr Naushaba Hasin of NUIM’s Yeast

What’s Cooke-ing? Adam chats to comedian Fred Cooke

November 28, 2012

Fred Cooke is a name that may be lost on a lot of people but come on – who could forget that face. Cooke rose to fame in the hugely successful Spar advertising campaign in

Access Service applications increase by 75%

November 28, 2012

Dublin City University’s Access Service, a group which helps prospective students who may not consider university as a viable option due to financial or social reasons, says there has been a huge increase in interest

Over 11% of DCU drop outs are due to financial issues

November 28, 2012

Over the past four years 130 students have dropped out of DCU due to financial problems. In the 2010-2011 academic year when the registration fee increased to €2,000, 38 students dropped out of their course

NUIG student living in a tent

October 17, 2012

A student at NUI Galway is currently living in a tent in a secret location off campus to save money and finish his degree. Thirty-year-old Dubliner, Frank Cronin, is living out his final year of

Eccentric Trinity lecturer and historian passes away at age of 97

September 28, 2011

By Adam Higgins Trinity College Dublin (TCD) lost one of its leading history minds on August 28 as R.B McDowell passed away aged 97. Robert Brendan McDowell was the country’s leading historian on Irish modern