Turbine: Classifieds
WANTED: Revised and up to date books. If you can help email library@ucd.ie FOR SALE: UCDSU Commercial Services Ltd. All offers considered MISSING: “Free Fees” last seen in the late…
University President Attends Function in Australia
Over the summer break, university president Andrew Deeks attended a number of functions representing UCD to the wider academic and business communities. These functions typically entail much hand-shaking, back-patting and…
Turbine: Photo of the Week
A heartwarming story of an addict dog who overcame temptation hit headlines this week, warming the hearts of millions. The dog in question, Monty the Dog, had been struggling with…
Turbine: News in Brief
College started back last week, a lot of students are having trouble finding accomodation. This week is Fresher’s week. There’s a whole load of really heavy stuff going on out…
Berkeley Rememberd
Over 600 staff and students joined in commemoration of three UCD students who died tragically in the June balcony collapse last Wednesday. Two seats have been installed in the Belfield…
Visa slowdown hits international students
Some International students due to start classes on Monday September 7th have yet to begin their studies due to a backlog in the issuance of visas by the Department of…
Scooter Headlines Fresher’s Ball
Scooter, the German dance group, played to an excited student crowd at the Freshers’ Ball 2015 on Thursday, 10th September. This year marked the return of the Ball to the…
Dear First Year Me Proves to Be a First Time Success
Dear First Year Me, a campaign by UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) to help incoming first years settle into university life, has been well received across campus. UCDSU has been asking…
UCD Spin-Out Company to Receive €2.7 Million in EU Funding
OncoMark, a UCD spin-out company,is set to receive €2.7 million in funding from the Horizon 2020 SME programme. Founded by Dr William Gallagher and Steve Penney, the company operates out…
150 Jobs to be Created in NexusUCD
150 jobs are set to be created on UCD’s campus by SAS, a business analytics company. The positions are set to be established in its new Sales and Customer Contact…
Graffiti: Crime, art or in between?
Irish society has advanced leaps and bounds since the conservative 70s, to the budding model society of the 90s, all the way to the present day. The Irish are now…
The History of Jameson
Today “Jameson” is pretty much a synonym for “Irish whiskey” the world over. In fact, Jameson is currently the world’s number one selling Irish whiskey by a fair margin. Although,…