An Interview with UCD Confessions
Last year, if people wanted to hear the unfiltered opinions of their fellow students on anything and everything, it could be done by eavesdropping over a warm pint of fosters…
Debts and Deep Pockets: The L&H and LawSoc
Typically considered competitors, University College Dublin’s (UCD) two debating societies, the Law Society (LawSoc) and the Literary & Historical Society (L&H) have shown opposite financial trends in recent years. This…
The concern of fair procedure under the Proposed UCD Dignity and Respect Policy September 2020
UCD’s proposed Dignity and Respect Policy is an initiative by the university to clamp down on issues of harassment and discrimination across campus, in line with Minister Simon Harris’ commitment…
Professor Farrell Has ‘High Hopes’ in Role of Chair of Scholarly Society
UCD’s Professor David Farrell was recently appointed as Chair of the European Consortium for Political Research, the scholarly society, based in Colchester, England. Celebrating its 50th year, the ECPR is…
How the U.S Election Could Be the Downfall of American Democracy
Despite the U.S election being under a week away, the country is still firmly in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic which is wildly out of control. As a result,…
The Long Wait for a COVID-19 Vaccine
The recent COVID-19 outbreak has sent the world—snowballing— into the worst economic crisis since World War II. As we stand to embrace the new normal with confinement measures, border closures…
Coinnímis an tOireachtas beo an tSamhain seo
“más go fíorúil féin é” In ómós Oireachtas na Samhna 2020, nach mbeidh ag titim amach i mbliana de dheasca na paindéime COVID-19, tá clár d’imeachtaí fíorúla le reáchtáil le…
COVID-19 Will See Marketers Become Data Analysts
COVID-19 has seen a remarkable change in the way we live our lives. Many of us don’t commute any more but work at home. There are more risks associated with…
PETase and the Future of Plastic Waste
An enzyme ‘cocktail’ has been discovered that could contribute to the breaking down and reuse of plastics in the future. This could have a significant positive impact on tackling one…
Zipp Mobility show no signs of slowing
The UCD Nova start-up has been appointed to operate their first UK e-Scooter Trial Scheme Zipp Mobility last week announced that the company will run their first UK e-Scooter Trial…
The Yearning to Dance | An Interview with Sunil Sharpe.
Photography by Paul O'Connell.
Recruitment during COVID | What Challenges Have UCD’s Political Societies Faced?
With the disruption caused because of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent campus restrictions, a whole host of UCD campus societies and organisations have had to adapt to continue functioning and…