UCD to Stream ‘Old Man Belfield’ Funeral Online on Wednesday.
The funeral of Michael Byrne, ‘Old Man Belfield’, will take place on Wednesday 20th of January at 11am. The service will be private as a result of the ongoing Covid-19…
The INMO calls for “Protection and Pay” for student nurses and midwives
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) called for urgent government intervention in a press release yesterday as the increase in COVID cases has put frontline workers under “unprecedented” pressure.…
UCD Students to Receive COVID-19 €250 Payment by February 28th
In a recent email to students, UCD has stated that “all full-time EU undergraduate and postgraduate students” registered for this academic year are to receive the COVID-19 once-off emergency grant…
Library Curtailments Indicative of UCD Management Failures, Says UCDSU
University College Dublin’s Students Union (UCDSU) has criticised the University’s Management Team (UMT) for failing to provide the necessary funds to run its libraries efficiently during the pandemic. This ‘failure’…
Investigation: UCD Breaching Law With Staff Hiring Process
Hiring practices at University College Dublin (UCD) could be in breach of Irish and EU law, experts have warned. A scoring system used to hire more diverse academics has been…
Record Number of DEIS Students Attending UCD
A record number of 317 1st year students from DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) institutions has been announced by UCD. This marks a 7.4% increase on the 2019…
UCD Professor, Karina Butler, Appointed to NPHET
Renowned Professor of Paediatrics in UCD, Karina Butler, was recently appointed to the NPHET. The Professor was one of three new appointees, joined by Professor Mary Horgan of the Royal…
Module Failure Rate Halved under “No Disadvantage” Policy
Module failure rates of students dropped significantly from 2.78% in Spring 2020 compared to the preceding year’s figure of 5.74%, according to information released to the College Tribune under the…
Michael Byrne, Old Man Belfield, Died Last Night in UCD
It is with great regret that the College Tribune reports the death of Michael Byrne, a homeless man who has become a fixture of UCD’s Belfield campus affectionately known by…
UCD Study Shows Sewage Surveillance can Identify COVID Cases in the Community
A UCD research project led by Professor Wim Meijer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, has created a standard approach to tracking COVID-19 through wastewater. Researchers can access a…
UCD Renews Relations With Chinese Government Through Confucius Centre
University College Dublin has reaffirmed its relations with the Chinese Government following a restructuring of the previously controversial Confucius Centre. The Centre was once described as a “foreign mission” to…
Weekly €100 Payment Expected for Nursing Students
Student nurses on hospital placements are expected to receive a new weekly €100 ‘Pandemic Placement Payment’ as recommended under a review commissioned by the Department of Health. The Review carried…