Independent UCD News
A financial incentive scheme for employers to recruit apprentices was launched on Wednesday, August 12th by Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. There…
Student’s accommodation at ‘Montrose’ Student residence situated next to University College Dublin (UCD) has been suspended immediately ahead of the upcoming trimester due to an ‘unforeseeable’ issue encountered during current…
79% of college students said that they feel that the government is not doing enough to support them during the pandemic, according to a recent study of over 1,000 students.…
University College Dublin (UCD) will hold “in-person” celebration ceremonies for students whose degrees have been conferred virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement by the UCD Students’…
The creation of more places in highly contested university courses is being discussed by Irish universities and the Department of Education Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris, has…
The US Department of State has branded the Chinese Confucius Institute U.S. Centre (CIUS) as a “foreign mission” which alongside its subsidiary Confucius Institutes (CIs) spreads “skewed Chinese language and…
All first year students in University College Dublin (UCD) must complete an online bystander intervention module as part of their orientation this September. Students will not be awarded academic credit…
First year students will have the option to take part in the Peer Mentoring programme remotely this year. Certain Orientation Week activities will be offered virtually to students who cannot…
Students in universities in South Korea have been told they will receive partial refunds of tuition fees, following the move to online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 40% of…
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed on the grounds of University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) main campus. Reports emerged on Wednesday night that a staff member at Oakmount Creche,…
The University Observer (UO) will face a cut to their budget for the coming academic year following UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) projection of a drop in revenue of more than…
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Transport Eamon Ryan has ruled out the implementation of quotas for Irish produced music on national radio, citing an incompatibility with EU law as…