UCD Cancels Autumn Erasmus Exchanges
University College Dublin (UCD) has suspended all Erasmus+ and Non-EU Exchange programmes for the Autumn Trimester 2020. The popular Erasmus+ scheme which allows students to travel abroad to partner universities…
EXCLUSIVE: Micheál Martin Interview | Universities “Under Significant Pressure”
Micheál Martin has been a TD for Cork South-Central since 1989. He is the current leader of Fianna Fáil and is currently in talks to form a Government with Fine…
Heart-Warming Message from RDS Exam Guy Alan Hunter
It’s exam season in UCD, and as ever, students are scrambling to cram in as much as study as possible on a bare amount of sleep and questionable amounts of…
UCD Students’ Union was officially called ‘Big Toe Ltd’. No, we’re not joking.
UCD Students’ Union technically used to be called ‘Big Toe Limited’. Yes, that’s right. The Union we know and love so dearly was named after a big fat toe. But…
“No Indication” Tuition Fee Increases Are “Imminent”, Says HEA | University Funding Crisis
There has been “no indication” from the Department of Education and Skills that any changes to third level institutions’ fee levels are imminent, according to a spokesperson for the Higher…
Over 75% of Students Leave UCD Residences Since March
Over 75% of residents have left University College Dublin (UCD) since March, according to figures revealed to The College Tribune. Over 2,300 students have officially cancelled their on-campus accommodation with…
Revealed: UCD Spent €1.3 Million on Exams Last Year | What Did Your College Spend?
Figures for Irish universities’ expenditure on exams have indicated that UCD spent €1.3 million on exams for the 2019/2020 academic year, according to figures revealed by The College Tribune in…
Super-Lecturers: What UCD Staff Are Doing to Save Lives
Sample testing, developing biotechnology, mapping virus clusters and performing clinical trials; University College Dublin (UCD) is home to a wide range of people who have worked extensively over the past…
‘Community’ and the Mediation of Honesty
‘Community’ and the Mediation of Honesty ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Cult sitcom Community is a proliferation of parody and pop culture references – the episodes range from paintball filled…
UNION ELECTIONS 2020: Less Than 4% Vote in Disastrous Turnout | Analysis
This year’s UCD Students’ Union (SU) Elections saw a complete overhaul of everything we’ve known to associate with the annual SU hack contest. Almost all the classic signatures of SU…
ELECTION RESULTS 2020: Students Elect Radical Union Executive | Full Breakdown
After the first-ever online elections, the University College Dublin (UCD) Students’ Union sabbatical team for 2020-21 has almost entirely been elected. The role of Graduate Officer has not been filled…
Mature Student Diaries: Being a Mum and Getting That 1.1
March 12th, when we were all told to go home from our lovely new adventure in UCD, seems like a lifetime ago. Here we are, six weeks in and the…