Peer Mentoring To Go Ahead With Digital Changes
First year students will have the option to take part in the Peer Mentoring programme remotely this year. Certain Orientation Week activities will be offered virtually to students who cannot…
Tuition Refunds Widely Implemented in Korean Universities Following Pandemic
Students in universities in South Korea have been told they will receive partial refunds of tuition fees, following the move to online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 40% of…
Coronavirus Case Confirmed In UCD Creche
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed on the grounds of University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) main campus. Reports emerged on Wednesday night that a staff member at Oakmount Creche,…
University Observer to Face ‘Significant Hit’ to Budget As SU Project Major Income Drop.
The University Observer (UO) will face a cut to their budget for the coming academic year following UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) projection of a drop in revenue of more than…
Ryan Blocks Irish Music Quotas
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Transport Eamon Ryan has ruled out the implementation of quotas for Irish produced music on national radio, citing an incompatibility with EU law as…
Warnings ‘ineffective’ in Battling Covid-19 ‘Fake News’ Says UCD Research
Governments and social media companies have not done enough to combat ‘fake news’ in recent months, according to a new study carried out by University College Dublin (UCD) and University…
UCD Football Returns Fresh and Unhindered after Months in Lockdown
The University College Dublin (UCD) Association Football Club (AFC) have come out of lockdown looking better than they did heading into it, in the first two weeks since the return…
FoodSoc Win Society of the Year in Online Award Ceremony
The Food Society won the top prize, Society of the Year at the Society of the Year Awards last Thursday. The winners of the awards were chosen by the UCD…
UCD’s Efforts Show a Dangerous Crusade to Attract Students at Any Cost | Opinion
Numbers seem to be everywhere these days. Be it the latest dosage of discovered coronavirus cases, the oft-repeated 2 metre mantra of social distancing or whatever that ‘R number’ claims…
UCD Spends Over €800,000 On Hotels Since 2016
University College Dublin (UCD) has accumulated over €800,000 in hotel expenses in the past 4 years, according to financial records acquired by The College Tribune. Nearly 40% of this amount…
Asylum Seekers Without Leaving Cert Can Access Third-Level Grants
Asylum Seeker applicants who have not completed the Leaving Certificate but have spent at least three years living in Ireland can now apply for third-level grants. Simon Harris, Minister for…
Incoming Freshers: All We Know So Far
First year undergraduate students entering University College Dublin (UCD) in 2020 will start lectures almost 3 weeks later than first-years in 2019. It is expected that the teaching term for…