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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, launched the National Gender Equality Dashboard in honour of International Women’s Day. The Dashboard, developed by Maynooth University,…
On the evening of January 8th, 16 relatives of Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital staff were vaccinated ahead of 39 medical students who were on stand-by for the vaccine.…
UCD has been fined €70,000 by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) following a major data breach. The breach involved email account log-in details being posted online which were then found…
Noteworthy, in conjunction with Journal.ie, has released an extensive investigative report into the precarious working conditions of many Irish academics. It indicates that a significant proportion of academics fall victim…
UCD Students’ Union welcomed the announcement by University College Dublin (UCD) on the 11th of November that online learning will continue for the remainder of the academic year. Students currently…
UCD (University College Dublin) Digital Surgery is the lead academic partner on a project supporting new surgical technologies. The project is funded by the EU and aims to provide safer…
The 29th of September 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of UCD’s move from Earlsfort Terrace to the Belfield Campus. To mark the occasion an online event will be held at…
A recent study conducted by the University College Dublin (UCD) Institute of Food and Health, in collaboration with Dublin City University (DCU), reported that 60% of young people exercised more…
Details have emerged of Chinese investors’ plans for Dundalk following a meeting with the Dundalk Chamber of Commerce. The investors have identified Dundalk as a potential new “urban centre” for…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, met with the National Women’s Council this morning to implement a “zero tolerance policy” in relation to sexual…
Despite University College Dublin’s (UCD) and the Students’ Union’s (SU) claim that no students, particularly final year students, would be left disadvantaged by the implications of COVID-19, some students have…
The Department of Education has said they are not in a position to provide any additional funding to third level institutions despite a projected financial loss of €508 million in…