Autumn Recipes: Kale & Chickpea Stew
Kale & Chickpea Stew Serves 2-4. Dairy free, gluten free and vegan This is the perfect thing as the evenings get colder and more wintery. Warming and comforting, it’s just…
Facebook Looks Ahead to Wireless VR Headsets with Oculus Rift Plans
Facebook’s third annual Oculus Rift event occurred last week, showing off what they have in store for the coming months. Mark Zuckerberg founder of Facebook and owner of Oculus stated…
UCD Left To Pay €3 Million Overrun of Confucius Centre to “Avoid a Diplomatic Incident” with China
The cost of building the new Confucius Centre in UCD has risen from the initial estimated cost of €7.4 million up to €10.2 million. The college’s bill for the construction…
UCD Students March Alongside USI for Free Fees and Increased College Funding
Students from all over Ireland descended on the Garden of Remembrance in Parnell Square to march through the city in a demonstration against student fees, on Wednesday the 19th of…
‘UCD Students for Fair Representation’ Gain Enough Signatures to call Campus Referendum on Abortion Issue
A group ‘UCD Students for Fair Representation’ is believed to have now gained enough signatures to call a referendum on campus on the Students’ Union stance on abortion. The group…
Student Issues Discussed just Four Times by University Management Team in 2016
The College Tribune has obtained the summary minutes of the University Management Team for 2016, the UMT is the key decision making authority in UCD. The minutes dating from January…
UCD Spending on Legal Disputes with Staff Increased by More than 300% Last Year
UCD spent €236,859 on legal fees in cases and disputes they contested with their own members of staff last year. This figure represents a 300% increase in legal costs from…
71% of UCD Students Surveyed Say Consent Workshops Should be Introduced
Results from a recent survey undertaken by the UCD Students’ Union on sex and consent has shown that 71% of respondents felt “introducing consent workshops to campus was important.” Overall…
UCD deputy registrar Bairbre Redmond paid 1.5 K a day in €436,000 ‘Runaway’ Plagiarism Report
Bairbre Redmond, the deputy Registrar in UCD was paid €1,500 a day for a plagiarism report she undertook for GMIT it can be revealed. The report, commissioned by Galway-Mayo Institute…
UCD Drops Out of Top 200 in Times World Rankings
UCD has dropped out of the top 200 universities following the release of the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The news comes on the back of a 22…
Biologist Dr Lee Hood Awarded Prestigious UCD Ulysses Medal
UCD has awarded a Ulysses Medal, the highest award it can bestow, upon Dr Lee Hood to recognise and acknowledge his unprecedented contributions in the fields of biology and medicine.…
Unprecedented “Pushback” from UCD School’s Admin Staff over University Curriculum Review
It is believed that widespread discontent and “forceful” opposition is growing among administrators in UCD schools to a new review of the entire curriculum across every course being pushed by…