Dublin Most Expensive City In Eurozone Due To High Rents
In a new survey, Dublin has been ranked as the most expensive city in the Eurozone, due largely to its high rents. Mercer’s 2020 cost of living survey identifies Dublin…
Niall Horan and Dermot O’Leary To Head Online Charity Gig For London Irish Centre
A host of Irish celebrities will join Niall Horan and Dermot O’Leary in the “London Irish Charity Night In” in aid of the London Irish Centre on June 11th at…
UCD Students’ Union Under Fire For New “Over The Top” Website Design
The University College Dublin (UCD) Students’ Union have updated their website going into the summer. The renovation was prompted by their desire to “reflect the energy and passion of the…
Black Lives Matter: UCD Academics, Students and Administration Support Movement
Thousands marched to the US Embassy in Dublin on Monday, 1st of June, to protest the death of George Floyd and to support the Black Lives Matter movement against police…
UNION ELECTIONS 2020: Grilling the Graduate By-Election Candidates
Earlier this year, less than 4% of UCD students elected a new set of Students’ Union Officers for the year. The Graduate Officer, tasked with sorting issues relating to the…
UCD Doctor Makes Numerous False Claims About COVID-19
In an interview released on the 11th of May, UCD Professor Dolores Cahill claimed that the global lockdown in response to the COVID-19 crisis was unnecessary. Cahill also repeatedly made…
Postgrads Face Severe Detriment From Pandemic – But No Compensation From UCD
Last month, over 1,100 University College Dublin (UCD) students signed a petition calling for a partial refund of their fees for the 2019/2020 academic term. Two-thirds of the petitioners are…
Trinity To Reduce Entry Requirements For Non-EU Students Amid Serious Financial Concerns
Trinity College Dublin is planning to reduce entry requirements for non-EU International students next year by 10% in a plan to ease the financial strain on the university caused by…
UCD Anti-Casualisation Suggests Unionisation of Graduate Workers
On Friday 5th June, UCD Anti Casualisation (UCD-AC) penned an open letter to the management of University College Dublin (UCD) requesting a meeting by the end of June. On the…
Academics and Trade Unions Call For Creation Of Higher Education Department
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called on the government to create a Department of Higher Education and Research. With the added pressures being put on such institutions…
Microsoft Pays UCD €700,000 for Establishment of New Digital Policy Programme
Microsoft has partnered with University College Dublin (UCD) to develop Ireland’s first Digital Policy Programme. A total sum of €700,000 was paid to UCD for Microsoft’s involvement in the programme.…
UCD President Revealed As The Emperor | Turbine
Shock rang out around Belfield campus today, as the galaxy’s most notorious villain was revealed to work at UCD. Following months of undercover investigation, The Turbine can now confirm that…