Netflix Recommendations – April
Your Name (5 stars) This anime film took Japan by storm when it was released in 2016. Your Name has gone on to win many awards and it remains the…
The Daring WandaVision | Inspired by Sitcoms Through the Ages
Warning: Spoilers The first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series, WandaVision, concluded recently and it is fair to say that this is the most experimental project to come out of the…
Netflix Recommendations – What to avoid on Netflix (and what to watch instead)
It’s lovely to know what is worth watching on Netflix but equally, it can also be useful to know what offerings from the steaming platform are absolutely not worth your…
Rocks | A Rare Heartwarming Tear-Jerker | Film Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ As you are likely aware, Netflix uses three adjectives to describe any film on its website. One of the words used to describe the 2020 release Rocks is gritty.…
Awards Season Despite It All | Emmys and Toronto Film Festival
Recently, the Toronto International Film Festival and the Emmy Awards were busy at work even in the face of the COVID 19 pandemic. With the exception of appearances from Jason…
Dept of Higher Education: What’s been done so far?
At the end of June, Fine Gael’s Simon Harris, who previously served as Minister for Health, was appointed Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science with the…
Study Shows Students Feel a Lack of Government Support Post-Pandemic
79% of college students said that they feel that the government is not doing enough to support them during the pandemic, according to a recent study of over 1,000 students.…
Universities Can Exercise One-Metre Distancing With Face Coverings
UCD, along with the other Irish institutions of higher education, has welcomed new guidelines allowing for one metre social distancing on-campus, paired with the wearing of masks. The new guidelines…
Government Announces Further and Higher Education Re-Opening Roadmap
In a publication issued by the Irish government on the 22nd of July, the Department of Higher and Further Education has confirmed that there will be a gradual return to…
Harris Launches New Strategy To Promote “Overlooked” Further Education
A new Further Education and training strategy titled ‘Further FET: Transforming Learning’ was launched this morning in Richmond Barracks. Minister for Higher and Further Education Simon Harris called further education…
Over 9,000 CAO applicants choose UCD as their first choice for September 2020
There has been a rise in CAO applications to UCD for health science degrees in disciplines including medicine, nursing, radiography, and physiotherapy. This increased interest in health science courses is…
UCD Hosts Online Anti-Racism Talk With UCD Academics
UCD (University College Dublin) academics Dr. Ebun Joseph and Dr. Alice Feldman led a talk on Thursday 2nd July entitled So What Next: Becoming Anti-Racist via Zoom. The talk was…