UCD AFC Promotion Dreams Bolstered After Late Winner Against Shells
UCD left it late in Belfield on Friday night as a 92nd minute winner secured a 3-2 victory against Dublin rivals Shelbourne. This puts the Students’ four points clear of…
Student Issues Discussed just Four Times by University Management Team in 2016
The College Tribune has obtained the summary minutes of the University Management Team for 2016, the UMT is the key decision making authority in UCD. The minutes dating from January…
UCD Spending on Legal Disputes with Staff Increased by More than 300% Last Year
UCD spent €236,859 on legal fees in cases and disputes they contested with their own members of staff last year. This figure represents a 300% increase in legal costs from…
71% of UCD Students Surveyed Say Consent Workshops Should be Introduced
Results from a recent survey undertaken by the UCD Students’ Union on sex and consent has shown that 71% of respondents felt “introducing consent workshops to campus was important.” Overall…
An Interview with Peter Tatchell: A Half Century of Political Activism and Protest for Equality
Peter Tatchell, a lifelong campaigner for LGBT and human rights, recently spoke to the L&H and the LGBTQ+ Society in UCD. Tatchell also sat down with Tribune editor Jack Power…
UCD deputy registrar Bairbre Redmond paid 1.5 K a day in €436,000 ‘Runaway’ Plagiarism Report
Bairbre Redmond, the deputy Registrar in UCD was paid €1,500 a day for a plagiarism report she undertook for GMIT it can be revealed. The report, commissioned by Galway-Mayo Institute…
UCD Drops Out of Top 200 in Times World Rankings
UCD has dropped out of the top 200 universities following the release of the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The news comes on the back of a 22…
Biologist Dr Lee Hood Awarded Prestigious UCD Ulysses Medal
UCD has awarded a Ulysses Medal, the highest award it can bestow, upon Dr Lee Hood to recognise and acknowledge his unprecedented contributions in the fields of biology and medicine.…
Ó Chiarán go Cailín
Banríon draig, Gaeilgeoir agus ealaínteoir is í Bláthnaid McGee (Ciarán de Hearfort) a thosaigh draig sa teach tabháirne Panti Bar i mBaile Átha Cliath nuair nach raibh sí ach seacht…
Political Momentum Growing in UCD for Repeal of the 8th Amendment.
Perhaps the most prevalent political issue in the collective consciousness of the UCD student body since the beginning of the term has been the ongoing debate on the 8th amendment.…
Unprecedented “Pushback” from UCD School’s Admin Staff over University Curriculum Review
It is believed that widespread discontent and “forceful” opposition is growing among administrators in UCD schools to a new review of the entire curriculum across every course being pushed by…
More than a Phone: How Innovation has Redefined Communication
The word ‘innovation’ can be defined as the process or action of creating new things or coming up with new ways to improve the usual method of doing something. The…