Independent UCD News
Universities based in Dublin have agreed to minimise on-campus teaching, where possible and to suspend all society or club activities for the coming weeks as part of “enhanced measures” to…
17,000 laptops have been made available to assist students with online learning. Back in August, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris, announced a fund of €15 million for…
NUI Galway (NUIG) has backtracked on the introduction of a mandatory student health pledge. The College is now encouraging students to sign a “voluntary public commitment”. The pledge would have…
A UCD Professor quit a gender equality group last year after she saw “no evidence of any commitment to take the necessary steps” to address sexual harassment on campus. UCD…
The University Observer (UO) will face a cut to their budget for the coming academic year following UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) projection of a drop in revenue of more than…
Ten committee members of UCD Young Greens have resigned from the youth branch of the party and from their roles on the committee. This mass resignation amounts to almost two-thirds,…
UCD simply is not doing enough to protect staff and gym users in the Student Centre. Doing anything at the moment is a risk, however, UCD gyms have a duty…
In an article published in The Irish Independent on the 20th of June, Catholic commentator and founder of the Iona Institute, a religious advocacy group, David Quinn claimed that the…
University College Dublin (UCD) was one of five public bodies which were investigated for compliance to Freedom of Information (FOI) regulations by the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) for…
A national survey of college students in Ireland found that 29% of female, 28% of non-binary, and 10% of male students stated that they had experienced "non-consensual penetration by incapacitation,…
Carla Gummerson (centre) has been elected Graduate Officer for UCD Students’ Union next year. Gummerson was elected on 46 votes after the 3rd count, beating the two other candidates contesting…
University College Dublin (UCD) has spent €14.8 million on off-campus residential properties since the presidency of former UCD President Hugh Brady. The College Tribune can reveal that UCD has purchased…