Walk-in COVID-19 Booster Clinic Coming to Campus
University College Dublin and the HSE are operating a walk-in clinic for COVID-19 booster vaccinations for all students and staff this Thursday the 20th of January. The clinic will operate…
UCDSU and Staff to Hold Vigil for Ashling Murphy
President of University College Dublin (UCD), Professor Andrew Deeks, has communicated by way of the President’s Bulletin this evening that a vigil for Ashling Murphy will be held on campus…
Harris Says Colleges Will Reopen as Planned Post-Christmas
Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris, has said that there is no plan to alter on-site learning for third-level students post-Christmas. The Irish Examiner reported that Harris has said: “it…
UCD Veterinary School Issues Dog Blood Donation Appeal
An urgent appeal for dog blood donations has been made by the UCD Veterinary School after a recent surge in demand. Speaking to the College Tribune, Professor Carmel Mooney said…
Facebook BANS Ads for College Essays Targeted at College Students
After a Fine Gael TD, Emer Higgins called on the social media company to stop hosting illegal ads for college ‘essay mills’ Facebook has responded by removing a number of…
UCDEI Say New Project on Domestic Use for Hydrogen “Essential” to Meet CAP Targets
University College Dublin’s Energy Institute (UCDEI) and Gas Networks Ireland are collaborating on a project to research whether hydrogen energy could be harnessed for domestic use in Ireland. Dr Ali…
Homeless Student Forced into Wetherspoons to Study
A 19-year-old student recently spoke of his lived experience with homelessness and how it has impacted his ability to study, The College Tribune has learned. The second-year English Literature student,…
USI Lead Nationwide ‘F#ck the Fees’ Protests
The week of the 23rd of November saw a three day series of protests organised by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) held in Cork, Galway and Dublin with…
Campus CLOSED Due to Storm Barra
UCD has announced the closure of the Belfield and Blackrock campuses as well as the postponement of the scheduled graduation ceremonies scheduled for tomorrow, the 7th of December. A UCD…
Government’s Free Antigen Test Fund Praised by IUA
The Irish Universities Association (IUA) has welcomed the government’s €9 million fund to provide free COVID-19 antigen tests to third-level students. The fund will be available to higher education institutions…
UCD Professor William Gallagher Wins SFI Award
The Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI) announced its 2021 award winners at the annual SFI Science Summit last month. This year, Professor William Gallagher from the UCD School of Biomolecular…
UCD President Andrew Deeks to RESIGN
In a special bulletin, UCD President Andrew Deeks has announced his intention to resign from the role in April 2022. Deeks is currently the 9th President of UCD having taken…