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Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is planning to extend the state’s guidelines on academic misconduct to include the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and…
With UCDSU set to go full Lisbon Treaty and run the USI referendum for the second time to make sure they get the right result, now is a good time…
Ag streachailt le Bronntanais Nollag a aimsiú? Mise freisin! Ach ná bí buartha, tá liosta agam daoibh de na siopaí is fearr ar féidir leat táirgí Gaeilge áille a cheannach…
Climate change is, pardon the pun, the hot topic of our time. This summer was Europe’s hottest on record, with temperatures in parts of Europe regularly exceeding 40 degrees Celsius.…
UCD’s Literary and Historical Society welcomed economist, writer, and podcaster David McWilliams to UCD to receive the James Joyce Award last month. Upon receipt of the award, McWilliams joins a…
Hallowe’en is over – it is officially winter. The clocks have gone back, the temperatures have dropped, and flu season is on the horizon. For many students, the end of…
The Students’ Union is facing an engagement issue. The disconnect between UCD students and their student representatives has resulted in student apathy, poor voter turnout, and in 2021, a vote…
Last Sportswashing, takeovers, and controversial investors. It was the topic of the Summer, Saudi Arabia’s acquisition of your favourite sport. What does it all mean? Has the early reaction displayed…
Recently, there has been much talk about Domino’s Pizza and the Supreme Court, two institutions which rarely go hand in hand. Last month, however, the Supreme Court delivered a highly…
At a meeting on the 9th of October, the UCD Students’ Union decided to hold a Consultative Referendum to poll a section of its membership on their views in relation…
UCD Sutherland School of Law have announced the appointment of five Adjunct Professors. According to UCD, adjunct appointees “are individuals whose appointment to the University will enhance the teaching or…
At Union Council on the 6th of November, University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) was unable to get approval for their upcoming annual budget after student representatives raised concerns about…