Book Fund Launched for Students in Financial Difficulty
UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) has launched a Book Fund to help cover the costs of books for students in financial difficulty. The Fund is part of a partnership between UCDSU…
Suas 8×8 Festival Comes to UCD
Suas, an educational development charity, will be bringing its 8×8 Festival to UCD from 28th September to 2nd October, in conjunction with UCD Suas Group and UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU).…
News in Focus: QS Rankings, University Funding and EY
Cian Carton examines how the debates over the QS World Rankings and third level-funding in Ireland and could be a minor sideshow to a different issue. The release of the…
Survey Claims that Driving is a “Must” for Graduate Jobs
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, a company which provides replacement vehicles and courtesy cars in Ireland, has released the results of survey on students’ perceptions of driving. 1, 500 students in second and…
Memorial Football Match Held for Berkley Victim
Staff and students from the School of History and Archives came together on Thursday 24th September to hold a football match in memory of Niccolai Schuster, one of three UCD…
Further Slip for UCD in QS World University Rankings
UCD has dropped 15 places, down to 139th, in the latest findings of the QS World University Rankings, which was published last week. The result reflects a downward trend for…
UCDSU attends March For Choice
Members of UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) attended the fourth annual March for Choice in Dublin city centre on Saturday, 26th September. Organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign, the Irish Times…
No End to Accommodation Crisis in Sight
As rent prices continue to increase in Dublin, students in UCD are feeling the full effect of the housing crisis in the city. The sheer size of the problem has…
Berkeley Rememberd
Over 600 staff and students joined in commemoration of three UCD students who died tragically in the June balcony collapse last Wednesday. Two seats have been installed in the Belfield…
Visa slowdown hits international students
Some International students due to start classes on Monday September 7th have yet to begin their studies due to a backlog in the issuance of visas by the Department of…
Scooter Headlines Fresher’s Ball
Scooter, the German dance group, played to an excited student crowd at the Freshers’ Ball 2015 on Thursday, 10th September. This year marked the return of the Ball to the…
Dear First Year Me Proves to Be a First Time Success
Dear First Year Me, a campaign by UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) to help incoming first years settle into university life, has been well received across campus. UCDSU has been asking…