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Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris is encouraging staff and students of University College Dublin (UCD), Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Cork (UCC) to volunteer for a pilot…
Simon Harris TD, has promised to provide more comprehensive options to Leaving Certificate students and school leavers going forward, in addition to increased college spaces, as part of proposed plans…
Simon Harris has announced a “radical” reform of the CAO entrance process to improve accessibility to higher education. Speaking on the Pat Kenny Show earlier today, Simon Harris, Minister for…
UCDSU President Conor Anderson spoke in the Literary and Historical Society’s debate this Wednesday, defending the motion: “This House Supports the SU’s Response to UCD’s Covid Guidelines.” Many students have…
The Government is set to consider passing a sweeping new Bill which will enable the Minister for Higher Education, Innovation and Research to suspend and replace the governing bodies of…
Last June, it was brought to the attention of UCD’s Governing Authority that the University is facing a number of financial issues unrelated to the pandemic, primarily focused in three…
The number of early applications to the CAO for college entry has grown by over 5,000 in comparison to January 2020. Today marked the deadline for the submission of CAO…
This week, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has announced a €5.4 million grant allocation to fund various projects and initiatives developed with…
During a presentation to UCD’s Governing Authority in October, university officials revealed new figures demonstrating a dramatic increase in complaints. These figures show that incidents of harassment and sexual misconduct…
This week the nation’s attention was brought to the unconsented release of well over 100,000 intimate photos of Irish women, in what is certainly the most widespread instance of image-based…
There have been renewed calls for Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and the HSE to end the practice of unpaid work by student nurses in hospitals across Ireland. The Labour Party’s…
Third-level colleges are being advised to increase the amount of on-campus activity for first-year students due to concerns that significant numbers of students are dropping out or disengaging from courses…