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University College Dublin (UCD) has received an Athena SWAN Bronze institutional award for its work towards gender equality, despite recent criticism concerning sexual misconduct towards its female academics. UCD first…
Belfield FM has suspended all broadcasting until further notice due to current COVID-19 public health restrictions for on-campus activities. Although the station had anticipated some form of closure during the…
Eight University College Dublin (UCD) projects are amongst 41 to receive new investment under the Covid-19 Rapid Response Research, Development and Innovation programme led by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). The…
As the pandemic worsens across Europe, winter is beginning to look bleak. There’s potential for our healthcare system to crumble at the sheer volume of inpatients and NPHET – along…
With the semester just over the horizon alongside heightened COVID-19 case numbers, it’s understandable that students may be worried about their safety. However, fear no more, as the Turbine has…
With the re-opening of wet pubs on the table, more and more UCD students fear for Covid concerns. Consistent with the recent trends of increased virus cases, numerous UCD students,…
The University of Limerick will partially refund student accommodation fees, following government restrictions limiting on-campus activity for the next fortnight. The decision was announced on the University’s Campus Life Twitter…
University College Dublin (UCD) are unlikely to relax existing restrictions on in-person lectures at a level-3 lockdown and above. UCD will allow each school to determine whether learning will continue…
The 29th of September 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of UCD’s move from Earlsfort Terrace to the Belfield Campus. To mark the occasion an online event will be held at…
The National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) has announced that it will offer refunds to students who have booked on-campus accommodation, in light of restrictions to on-campus learning caused by…
Numerous Irish universities have threatened an array of penalties including fines, suspensions, and expulsions for students found breaching COVID-19 public health guidelines. These penalties come following fears of house parties…
These are good times for hockey in Belfield. It is difficult to recall a time in recent years where both the men’s and ladies’ teams have entered the season with…