Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa ★ ★ For an artist that hasn’t been around for long, Dua Lipa has enjoyed immense success. She’s dominated the radio and was the most…
Internet Stoicism: Philosophy of Today or Yesterday?
If you’re a frequent YouTube consumer like myself, then you’ve probably stumbled across the productivity, “life-hack” and hustle sphere of the site. These anti-procrastination “sweat-of-the-brow” warriors promote all sorts of…
COVID-19: Cén chuma atá ar an scéal le imeacht míosa?
Tá mí caite ó 12 Márta, nuair a sheas an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar os comhair lucht na meán in Washington agus a d’fhógair go ndruidfear scoileanna, coláistí agus saoráidí cúram…
Printers of the Pandemic: UCD Academic Develops 3D Printed Ventilator
As the COVID-19 pandemic gains momentum, the supply of ventilators is becoming increasingly scarce. According to a report from Imperial College London, 30% of patients hospitalised need mechanical ventilation. Many…
Rumen at Work: How to Make a Climate-Friendly Cow
With fertile soils, a temperate climate and abundant rain water, Ireland is ideal for farming. Our farming output is much higher than our population’s needs, so we are able to…
Cutting Out the B.S. (Bad Sources)
Why did it take so long for the world to tune in to just how detrimental this pandemic could be if not handled properly? Why has it continuously been compared…
Green Lockdown: Staying Sustainable During COVID-19
The novel coronavirus has had a beneficial impact on greenhouse gas emissions. Fewer cars on the road, and fewer businesses running, have caused our collective carbon footprint to drastically drop.…
Road to Nowhere: Class of 2020 Pulls the Short Straw
The Class of 2020 may be remembered as the class of COVID-19, but the current pandemic should not be their only concern. Ireland’s newest graduates will enter an environmentally scarred…
No Pennies Saved: Ireland’s Failure to Fund Higher Education
There are issues in Irish politics that get more attention than others. It’s a sad reality of democracy – issues that get votes have money thrown their way and others,…
Advice For Students Dealing With Anxiety | UCD Chaplaincy
In the summer of 2013, I received the most ludicrous phone call of my life. It was from a Garda who informed me that I had been fined €1,400 and…
A Sentimental Trip Through My College Days
Well UCD, it’s been a wild ride but it’s time to say goodbye and this time, I think it might be for good. It all started eight long and short…
BREAKING: Maynooth University to Reverse 3% Rent Increase and Freeze Prices
Maynooth University has reversed a proposed 3% rent increase in on-campus accommodation and have introduced a rent freeze. In a statement online today, Maynooth Students’ Union (MSU) announced the decision,…