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€47.5m increase in funding for higher education in Budget 2018

October 25, 2017

Minister Paschal Donohoe announced a €47.5million increase in funding for education in this year’s budget.

DCU in talks with NI universities over joint professorships

October 25, 2017

Universities in Northern Ireland are considering creating joint academic posts with institutions in the south, including DCU, to combat implications imposed by Brexit.

Government announces Budget plans for education

October 11, 2017

We spoke to the major political parties about what they hope to achieve in this year’s budget in relation to third-level institutes. Now that the budget has been released here are their hopes so we

USI announce demonstration against student loans

October 4, 2017

Representatives from The Union of Students in Ireland met outside Leinster House last Monday to announce a national demonstration will be held in Dublin on October 4th.

Opinion: Equality in education: breaking the glass ceiling

February 21, 2017

Amy Lawlor discusses how far we have come with women in education and stresses the importance of appreciating our opportunities to learn in a safe environment.

Please, mind the gap year

November 30, 2016

The amount of students taking a gap year before college is increasing and taking the year out seems to be becoming very successful, writes Emily Crowley.

New Scheme to Benefit Leaving Cert Students

November 30, 2016

Around 1,000 students taking the Leaving Cert in 2017 will benefit from the recent changes made to the Reasonable Accommodation at the Certificate Examinations scheme.

Family background proves important to educational ambition

November 16, 2016

Children from less wealthy backgrounds do worse in school and are less likely to pursue college according to an ESRI study.

Has traditional teaching passed its sell-by date?

October 26, 2016

With almost 10,000 leaving certificate exam appeals this year, Opinion Editor Shirley Donlon looks into the difference between leaving certificate education and university education, and argues that perhaps a change is necessary.

Clubs and societies: An attraction or a distraction?

October 12, 2016

Does joining clubs and societies distract from the academic side of education at University or do they add an extra dimension to the average college experience? Opinion’s editor Shirley Donlon discusses the matter.

USI backs calls for reintroduction of postgraduate grants

August 9, 2016

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has called for Ireland’s political parties to band together in order to honour pledges made in their General Election manifestos to reinstate grants for postgraduate students. The call

Time for Ireland to embrace ideal of free education

July 18, 2016

Featured on The Irish Times. “Fees have been steadily rising since 2008, yet it took eight years for a report to consider that expecting more money of people who have less and less every year

New primary school amongst plans for All Hallows campus

April 20, 2016

A new primary school will be situated on the grounds of All Hallows College in Drumcondra, as part of a €14 million deal with DCU. DCU had provisionally agreed on a deal with All Hallows

Understanding Autism

April 6, 2016

Autism is often described as a ‘spectrum disorder’, meaning that two individuals with the same diagnosis may not experience the same difficulties at the same time. The symptoms can present themselves in many forms and combinations ranging from mild to severe

System errors leaves some DCU students to vote by paper

April 6, 2016

A system error has caused DCU students to vote by paper ballot for Education Faculty rep rather than online.

Institute for Education Rep: Caoilinn Ní Taidgh talks about the issues facing Education students in St. Pat’s

April 4, 2016

The role of Education Faculty rep will oversee the first-time transition of Education and Training students from DCU to St. Pat’s.

GE16: The breakdown on education policies

February 24, 2016

Analysis of the main four parties’ manifesto education sections for the General Election of 2016

Catholic or otherwise, every child has the right to an equal education

December 2, 2015

Laura Roddy discusses why it’s time to remove religious influence from Irish schools.

Won’t somebody please think of the children?

November 27, 2015

Transition year student, Aoife Holland, looks at the generation gap between us and our parents.

Futurist speaks at DCU

October 28, 2015

Universities need to radically rethink the way they view education, according to Peter Cochrane, a futurist who spoke at DCU’s Shaping the Future event last Wednesday.

Results: DCU SU elects first female President in five years

March 11, 2015

The results are in and DCU SU’s next sabbatical team have been elected with Kim Sweeney, James Donoghue and Domhnaill Harkin all emerging victorious. Hundreds of students filed into an extremely heated Nubar to hear

Irish Colleges Run Fewer Courses For Those With Disabilities

March 11, 2015

A report has found that colleges are not doing enough to provide courses for students who suffer from intellectual disabilities.

Education: Donoghue on a more integrated CRC, Irish scholarships and peer to peer mentoring

March 9, 2015

James Donoghue talks to The College View about a more approachable SU at exam time, a peer to peer mentoring system and holding an official SU Careers Week. Finnian Curran reports.

Education: Ryan on merging with St Pats, CRC, and the Irish question

March 9, 2015

Jake Ryan feels that maintaining a high CRC attendance throughout the year is a priority for the incoming Education Officer. “The biggest challenge is keeping engagement,” he says. “I think it starts off very good

Education: “Class reps are the grassroots of the SU” – Butterly

March 9, 2015

Jack Butterly tells us of how he thinks class reps are the grassroots of DCUSU and how we would accommodate a 24 hour study space. Finnian Curran reports.