UCD Rules Out Fee Compensation Despite Student Demands For Talks
UCD have denied student calls to receive partial refunds on their fees due to course disruption amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement to The Irish Times today, the university…
Interview: USI’s Craig McHugh on Ireland’s “Enormous” University Funding Crisis
The government’s decade-long underfunding of universities has presented the sector with a myriad of issues, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed unreliable non-exchequer sources of income. Staff and students nationwide…
Celebrating Belfield’s Architecture 50 Years On | UCD Festival
As a UCD student, it is hard to imagine that the vast 330 acres of Belfield’s campus were not always flooded with people. Prior to 1970, the official opening of…
Student Accommodation Will Be Radically Different Next Term
As colleges plan ahead to the 2020/2021 academic year, it is looking increasingly likely that the conventional university teaching methods will not be able to take place when college begins…
“Blended Learning” Could Spell Trouble For UCD | Letter to the Editor
Sir, – The College Tribune’s report on Jim Miley’s concerns regarding Teaching and Learning in the next academic year hints at wider problems that UCD (along with all other universities)…
Minor Easing of Restrictions On Campus as Ireland Enters Phase 1
University College Dublin (UCD) begins easing restrictions from today, in line with the government’s commencement of Phase 1 of the COVID-19 exit roadmap. Staff will now be permitted on campus…
First Years Prioritised, No Large Lectures and Campus Rotas | IUA Director on Universities Next Year
The return of all universities in autumn could see no large lectures, “blended learning” between virtual and on-campus, large cutbacks in numbers of on-campus accommodation, and a rota for students…
Students Should Not Choose Degree Until End of First Year, Says DCU Professor
Incoming first year university students should “not be admitted to a particular degree programme until the end of their first year in college”, according to an Associate Professor in Dublin…
Governing Authority Gives No Sign Of Implementing Calls For Partial Refunds
The Governing Authority (GA) of University College Dublin (UCD) has given no indication of seriously considering calls to partially refund fees to students, GA sources suggest. In recent weeks, a…
UCD Cancels Autumn Erasmus Exchanges
University College Dublin (UCD) has suspended all Erasmus+ and Non-EU Exchange programmes for the Autumn Trimester 2020. The popular Erasmus+ scheme which allows students to travel abroad to partner universities…
EXCLUSIVE: Micheál Martin Interview | Universities “Under Significant Pressure”
Micheál Martin has been a TD for Cork South-Central since 1989. He is the current leader of Fianna Fáil and is currently in talks to form a Government with Fine…
Heart-Warming Message from RDS Exam Guy Alan Hunter
It’s exam season in UCD, and as ever, students are scrambling to cram in as much as study as possible on a bare amount of sleep and questionable amounts of…