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DCU collaborates on a new way to target ‘Cancer Causing’ genes

October 22, 2021

Discovered by researchers from Dublin City University (DCU) and Chalmers University of Technology (CUT), Sweden, a method known as the click and cut method or ‘click chemistry’ is a new way to prepare DNA drug

Russell and McElhinney crowned IUAA XC Champions!

October 13, 2021

Christine Russell and Darragh McElhinney were convincing winners of the Irish University Athletics Associations’s Cross Country Championships held in DCU recently.

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival to Return to the City

October 13, 2021

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is set to fill the city with sound this bank holiday weekend from October 22 to 25.
This news will be music to jazz lovers ears as the 2020 dates for the festival had previously been cancelled in line with the Governments Covid-19 guidelines.

DCU graduates earn the second highest wages of Irish universities, study finds

October 13, 2021

Trinity College Dublin, followed by DCU and then UCD were revealed to produce graduates with the highest wages in their initial years after university according to a HEA study.

TD Richard Boyd Barrett speaks to DCU People Before Profit on Palestine

October 13, 2021

PBP TD Richard Boyd Barrett and American activist Harry Browne spoke to DCU students about pro-Palestinian activism at a DCU People before Profit event.

New DCU students invited to take part in ‘First Year Check In’ survey

October 13, 2021

“Do you feel confident in your ability to complete your course?” “Do you feel at home here in DCU?” These are just some of the questions being posed to the first year class of 2021

3500 vaccines administered across third-level institutions during ‘Vaccination Week’

October 13, 2021

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed to The College View that 3500 people availed of Covid-19 vaccines as part of a week-long campaign to boost youth vaccination rates. ‘Vaccination Week’ was a campaign

Léigí Ar Nós An Pháiste le Pádraig Standún

September 30, 2021

Má tá cúpla focal agat ach tá tú ag iarraidh do chuid Ghaeilge a fheabhsú, tá Ar Nós An Pháiste an leabhar duit.

Fáilte go dtí an bhliain acadúil 2021/2022

September 30, 2021

Fáilte go dtí an bhliain acadúil 2021/2022

DCU has ranked first in Ireland for graduate employment rate

September 29, 2021

Dublin City University has been ranked first in Ireland for it’s graduate employment rate, and 23rd in the world, according to the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 released last week.

Schumacher: The Netflix Biopic Celebrates the Human Behind the Hero

September 29, 2021

Netflix’s new documentary about the life and career of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher not only showcases his astounding ability behind the wheel of the world’s fastest racing cars, but also sheds new light on the man he was away from the race track.

Halsey’s If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power Marks a Raging Return for the Singer

September 29, 2021

Halsey had their first taste of global success with the cheesy EDM hit “Closer.” Together with the Chainsmokers, they released one of the biggest songs of summer 2016. If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power bears no resemblance sonically to any of their other work. It comes with a newfound sense of confidence the singer seemed to lack previously.

Ed Sheeran announces stadium tour for 2022

September 29, 2021

Ed Sheeran has announced a number of Irish dates as part of his upcoming tour.

Brid Horan appointed as new DCU Chancellor

September 29, 2021

DCU has appointed former NGO advocate and current chair of the Irish Cancer Society Brid Horan as the new Chancellor of the university. The appointment was made at the first meeting of DCU’s new Governing

DCU launch Ireland’s first course on ‘Long Covid’

September 29, 2021

A new ‘Post Covid Syndrome Rehabiliation’ course is being launched in DCU with the aim of helping medical professionals identify and treat ‘long Covid’ symptoms. It is the first course of its kind in Ireland

STAND Student Festival is returning to college campuses this week

September 24, 2021

The annual STAND student festival will be returning to 13 campuses this autumn, kicking off at University College Cork on the Monday and reaching DCU from the 25th of October to the 29th.

Taxi app Free Now to help drive e-scooter trial on DCU campuses

September 19, 2021

DCU has linked up with ride hailing app Free Now to help carry out the trial in the use of e-scooters around campuses. This latest collaboration with the transport service company will allow DCU students

DCU slumps heavily in Global University Rankings

June 17, 2021

Dublin City University has taken a strong hit in the worldwide leaderboard of the best universities. Data from the QS World University Rankings 2022 showed that DCU has suffered a steep fall of 51 places,

DCU to pay €27.5k due to treatment of ex-worker that complained of sexual harassment

June 9, 2021

Rene O Reilly was told that she had not passed her probationary period 2 days after complaining of sexual harassment

DCU Study to explore the issue of intimate partner violence

June 4, 2021

A new DCU study exploring the issue of intimate partner violence experienced by gay and bisexual men is underway.

Drop out rates in some STEM courses are as high as 80 per cent

April 14, 2021

“I didn’t think they had enough supports for students who were struggling,” one former DCU Computer Science student told the College View.

Dublin-Belfast corridor on the horizon

April 14, 2021

A new report by DCU and UU has led to plans for a new Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor, the first of it’s kind in Ireland.

Marathon Radio Broadcast to “make magic and raise some money” set to take place

April 14, 2021

Final preparations are underway for DCUfm’s first “out of studio” 12 Hour Broadcast, which takes place from 10am to 10pm this Friday, 16th April. The twelve-hour broadcast has taken place since 2012, however it will

Laoch Meiriceánach ag foghlaim na Gaeilge

April 11, 2021

Róisín Ní Chuillinn ag caint le Joe Cullinane (Ollamh Meiriceánach agus foghlaimeoir teanga)

Students look back on one year of online learning

March 24, 2021

This month marks a year since students across Ireland began online learning. We all thought we were getting two weeks off college; little did we realise that if we fast forward to 2021, we would still be in the same situation.