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DCU collaborate on new strategy to tackle Covid-19 outbreaks

August 20, 2020

The Green Zone Strategy is a possible new approach to help tackle the new wave of Covid-19 outbreaks, according to a report released August 11, conducted by a collaboration of Irish and international experts.

USI Sexual Experience Survey defaced on live online conference

June 23, 2020

The Sexual Experience Survey (SES) 2020 publication was hacked by an unknown person yesterday, resulting in vandalism of slides presenting the survey’s findings.

DCUSU will continue to support BLM into the coming academic year

June 20, 2020

The DCU Students Union (DCUSU) has said it will continue to work with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement with students.

USI campaign to stop gender based violence across Ireland

March 18, 2020

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are launching a campaign to take a stand against gender-based sexual violence in universities around Ireland.

Number of school leavers choosing apprenticeships doubles

February 5, 2020

An apprenticeship consists of on-the-job work where and apprentice will shadow a professional, and off-the-job lectures in an educational institution.

The law and politics of single-use plastic

December 11, 2019

A seminar on plastic reduction policies was held in the U on Wednesday last.

Reminders for the winter months

November 27, 2019

Winter is cold. It’s a basic state of fact. But with the cold comes a mountain of consequences. Your skin will dry out, you will be drinking more hot drinks in an attempt to stay warm and those who sleep outside suffer the most. But there are a few small things everyone can do to make the long evenings and bitter cold nights not that bad.

“A Gay and a Non Gay Podcast” tackles the tough topics at live show

November 27, 2019

A Gay and a Non Gay Podcast Live Show combined the light and the dark, humour and solemnity and, of course, gayness and non-gayness.

USI will campaign for free sanitary products in colleges

November 27, 2019

The Students Union of Ireland (USI) proposed a motion campaign for free sanitary products for students.

Government announced €14.25 million in funding to higher level Institutions

October 30, 2019

Minister McHugh said the funding will significantly help the institutions to “TU Dublin was established at the start of this year and is now the largest Higher Education Institution in the State, with over 28,000 students.”

Woman says she developed narcolepsy after receiving swine flu jab

October 16, 2019

A Kildare woman’s High Court action is expected to be come a test case for Ireland’s vaccination programmes, after claiming she contracted narcolepsy from the swine flu jab she received in 2009.

IT Tralee receive funding to keep doors open

October 2, 2019

Five million euro in emergency funding has been provided to IT Tralee from the government, in order to keep the institution afloat.

Gender equality in higher education addressed at World Government Summit in Dubai

February 20, 2019

Gender equality in higher education addressed at World Government Summit in Dubai

NUI Galway researchers launch consent programme for TY students

February 6, 2019

NUIG researchers plan to launch sexual consent workshops for Transition year students in secondary school.

Technology model to launch in three Dublin secondary schools

November 28, 2018

P-TECH, a new pilot programme is being launched in three Dublin secondary schools to give access to higher education.

Court ruled student filmed snorting sugar be allowed to return to school

November 28, 2018

The two Leaving Certificate student facing expulsion after a video was taken of one of them snorting a white substance that turned out to be standard table sugar have been allowed back to school by High Court ruling.