Entire Country to enter level 5 lockdown for 6 weeks from Wednesday
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced that from midnight on Wednesday the entire country will move to Level 5 of the COVID-19 restrictions for a six-week period. Level 5 is the…
Budget 2021 a “Missed Opportunity” to Develop Sustainable Campuses, says IUA
Higher Education Institutions are set to be given an extra €185 million in 2021 through extra supports in Budget 2021, the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) and the National Development Plan…
Minister Harris launches €5 million National Student Mental Health Framework
The National Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework has been launched by Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris, in response to the growing concern surrounding student mental health and…
UCD To Receive Over 8 Million in Research Funding
UCD will be provided with €8,273,620 of a €47 million euro fund for research contractors and research students whose work has been heavily impacted by Covid-19, Simon Harris has announced.…
€50 Million Financial Support Fund for Students in Budget 2021
The government budget for the coming year has been announced officially today including additional investment into third and higher-level education, bringing up total expenditure into education to €8.6 billion. A…
Free Registration For Societies Makes Finances Tight
UCD Societies Council has announced that all societies will be free to join for the academic year of 2020/21, due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. The lack of the €2…
Editors Notice|Moving Online For 2020
Dear Readers, Due to the unfortunate decision that UCD have taken to move learning online for the remainder of 2020, we regrettably can confirm The College Tribune will be posting…
Additional Self-Study Spaces On-Campus Made Available for Students
An email sent out to students yesterday from the UCD registrar stated, “Teaching spaces not in use will be accessible for self-study without booking”. Limited spaces in certain locations including…
I Live on Campus and I’ve Tested Positive for Coronavirus – What Now?
For UCD students returning to campus one of the major questions in peoples minds is what to do if they contract coronavirus. Do you know what will happen if you…
Minister Harris announces €10 million project with UCD, IADT and NCAD
Minister Harris announced on Monday that the Creative Futures Academy – a joint project between UCD, IADT and NCAD – would receive €10 million in funding under the Human Capital…
‘Out With The Old, in With The New’: Examining UCD’s Proposed Dignity and Respect Policies
University College Dublin (UCD) has released new drafts of their Dignity and Respect Policies for review to students and staff this week. The four documents contain proposed revisions of the…
UCD Collab with DNA Collection Company Labelled as “Restrictive”
University College Dublin and Genuity Science, have announced a collaborative agreement as part of a large scale population research programme across more than 60 diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer’s.…