Independent UCD News
UCDSU President Conor Anderson took to the “No Detriment” Facebook group on Monday night in light of the recent news that both UCC and Trinity have brought in new accommodations…
Renowned Professor of Paediatrics in UCD, Karina Butler, was recently appointed to the NPHET. The Professor was one of three new appointees, joined by Professor Mary Horgan of the Royal…
Module failure rates of students dropped significantly from 2.78% in Spring 2020 compared to the preceding year’s figure of 5.74%, according to information released to the College Tribune under the…
Transgender Awareness Week started on Monday, when news broke that transphobic stickers had been stuck outside bathrooms based in the Newman building, UCD’s arts hub. The stickers, which specifically targeted…
UCDSU President Conor Anderson took to the ‘UCD No Detriment Policy’ Facebook group on October 30th to update the students that the Covid-19 Assessment Guidelines were no longer in place.…
A €15 million grant for the furthering of campus infrastructure in colleges across Ireland has been announced by Simon Harris. The funding will be provided by the Department of Further…
The University of Limerick will partially refund student accommodation fees, following government restrictions limiting on-campus activity for the next fortnight. The decision was announced on the University’s Campus Life Twitter…
Dublin-based third-level institutions told to consider “enhanced protective measures” as part of a five-level strategy to deal with Covid-19 over the coming months which was released by the government this…
Online registration for the academic year 2020/2021 began this morning, the 7th of September. Unlike previous years, where students were able to log into their UCD Connect account and receive…
Outrage was sparked on Twitter on Sunday when a video of the D2 bar, Berlin, was released. The footage showed crowds of people dancing, with the bartender pouring shots directly…
Convicted serial rapist Patrick Nevin has had his sentence increased by two and a half years. Cathleen Noctor SC appealed Nevin’s original sentence on behalf of the Director of Public…
We interviewed University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) President Conor Anderson last month for clarification on the fact that students’ provisional results were lower than they anticipated, despite the implementation…