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A new law has been signed by Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, allowing disabled students in higher education to continue to retain their disability allowance. Minister Humphreys has signed…
Research carried out by University College Dublin’s (UCD) School of Medicine last month has shown that at least one in four hospital consultants are suffering the effects of burnout after…
A previous version of this article suggested that it was a fact that the module coordinator had no background in race studies, when in fact this was merely claimed by…
Tenants who have been, and continue to be, affected economically by Covid-19 will be granted protection into the Summer season. According to a report in the Irish Examiner, Minister for…
UCD has received “extraordinary demand” for college places from CAO applicants this year, according to UCD President Andrew Deeks in an email sent to all university staff. Undergraduate application figures…
At the launch of a three-year plan for his department, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris, made statements condemning student loans. The Minister went on to say…
Simon Harris has announced a “radical” reform of the CAO entrance process to improve accessibility to higher education. Speaking on the Pat Kenny Show earlier today, Simon Harris, Minister for…
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris blocked many users from his Twitter account yesterday. This came as a response to criticisms of his…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, has published a three-year plan which aims to recover financial losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The plan…
University College Cork (UCC) will not proceed with a project to form a “joint college” with Minzu University of China, a university that specialises in ethnic studies. UCC have not…
Just eight candidates have been successfully nominated as candidates in the UCDSU Executive Elections. Three candidates are campaigning for the Presidency and the remaining sabbatical elections will be uncontested races.…
Five students have been evicted from Aparto Beckett House student residence following alleged breaches of COVID-19 regulations over the past week, with students labelling Aparto’s handling of the situation as…