UCD To Receive Greatest Cut of €15 Million Government Grant
A €15 million grant for the furthering of campus infrastructure in colleges across Ireland has been announced by Simon Harris. The funding will be provided by the Department of Further…
UCD Digital Surgery Becomes Lead Academic Partner on a new €2.4 million Covid-19 research project
UCD (University College Dublin) Digital Surgery is the lead academic partner on a project supporting new surgical technologies. The project is funded by the EU and aims to provide safer…
The concern of fair procedure under the Proposed UCD Dignity and Respect Policy September 2020
UCD’s proposed Dignity and Respect Policy is an initiative by the university to clamp down on issues of harassment and discrimination across campus, in line with Minister Simon Harris’ commitment…
UCD Heartbreak After Extra Time Longford Loss
UCD were knocked out of the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland First Division playoffs on Saturday, after a heartbreaking 2-3 loss to Longford Town. The Students will now focus on…
Professor Farrell Has ‘High Hopes’ in Role of Chair of Scholarly Society
UCD’s Professor David Farrell was recently appointed as Chair of the European Consortium for Political Research, the scholarly society, based in Colchester, England. Celebrating its 50th year, the ECPR is…
How the U.S Election Could Be the Downfall of American Democracy
Despite the U.S election being under a week away, the country is still firmly in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic which is wildly out of control. As a result,…
Irish Lockdowns have Revealed our Over-Reliant Relationship with Alcohol
From statistics showing the growth in the purchase, sale and consumption of alcohol to dismay among the public with talks of potential alcohol restrictions this lockdown, are we throwing a…
The Long Wait for a COVID-19 Vaccine
The recent COVID-19 outbreak has sent the world—snowballing— into the worst economic crisis since World War II. As we stand to embrace the new normal with confinement measures, border closures…
What Happened in UCD This Week? 25th – 30th October!
It’s ‘Reading Week’ – but, unlike students with looming deadlines, news never sleeps. Here’s a roundup of the best stories you might have missed this week. Medicine Students to Withhold…
Halloween Movies For Lockdown Scares and Celebrations
Usually on Halloween there are parties to go to and kids go out trick or treating, but now that we’re in a second lockdown, one of the best ways to…
RTÉ Announce Docuseries Showing Disadvantaged University Students
The Irish Universities Association has partnered with RTÉ to create My Uni Life, a five-part docuseries which follows the lives of 7 students at various points of their academic career.…
UCD Ranked Ireland’s Top University For Second Year Running
UCD has been ranked as the best university in Ireland according to U.S News and World Report’s Best Global Universities Ranking list for the second consecutive year. UCD also ranked…