UCD Granted Planning Permission for Construction of 2,178 Bedspaces
An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission to UCD for the construction of phase 1 and phase 2 of their proposed new student accommodation which is estimated to cost around…
UCD Life Society Seeking Debate on 8th Amendment
UCD Life Society are seeking to debate the 8th Amendment with UCD for Choice in second semester. The group which are seeking formal recognition from UCD have approached both UCD…
UCD Announces €4 million Artificial Intelligence Research Project with Samsung
The Insight Centre for Data Analytics in UCD has announced a new colloborative research project with Samsung Electronics estimated to be worth approximately €4 million. The Insight Centre for Data…
UCD Estate Services Launches Duvet Recycling Points
Recycling bins for old duvets have appeared around UCD residences in the last number of days. UCD Estate Services have launched the move in a bid to cut down on…
Students to Protest Avoca and Aramark Over Direct Provision Links
The Union of Students Ireland (USI) have announced that they are to protest outside Avoca on Suffolk Street in Dublin this Saturday. The action is to highlight to shoppers the…
Life Society UCD Relaunch with New Campaign
A group known as Life Society UCD have launched a new social media campaign on their Facebook page. The group which were previously a recognised society in UCD have been…
UCD Students Urge Government to Ratify UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
UCD Students’ Union Disability Rights Co-ordinator Amy Hassett (pictured) has released a video urging Irish students to march on December 9th to pressure the Irish government to ratify the UN…
UCD Researchers Awarded €4 Million in Funding For Business & Archaeology Projects.
10 new research positions for both PhD students and postdocs are to be created after two UCD researchers, Dr Barry Molloy and Professor Susi Geiger received European Research Council (ERC)…
UCD Earns Over €70,000 from Department of the Taoiseach
UCD earned at least €71,958.85 from the Department of the Taoiseach between 2012 and 2016. The earnings came from training courses provided to staff of the Department for “training and…
UCD Volunteers Overseas To Hold Annual Conference
UCD Volunteers Overseas (UCDVO) will host it’s annual conference “Development Education & Pathways To Change” in the Global Lounge this Friday (December 1st) from 10:00 – 16.30. The conference comes…
UCD Students Begin Boycott of Aramark Catering
Students in UCD are boycotting campus food services supplied by Aramark Catering, because of the company’s work with Direct Provision housing. In 2013, Aramark secured the tenure to create an…
Barry Murphy Elected as New UCDSU President
Barry Murphy has been elected as President of UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU). The former Acting President and Campaigns and Communications Officer (C&C) overcame the challenge of Rebecca Hart in a…