UCD Academic Criticises Predicted Grades Plan
UCD Academic Dr Shane Bergin, has expressed criticism of Minister for Education Norma Foley’s assurances that the Leaving Cert calculated grades system will be “accurate, reliable and fair to all…
Hong Kong Investors Seek New City and University in Dundalk
Details have emerged of Chinese investors’ plans for Dundalk following a meeting with the Dundalk Chamber of Commerce. The investors have identified Dundalk as a potential new “urban centre” for…
UCD Looking for Redemption After Going Down 2-0 to Bray on Friday
Last Friday, UCD AFC traveled South to meet Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds for a league match for the first time in six years. Despite coming off the back…
Overnight Stays Ban, Unclear Enforcement: UCD Residences COVID Rules
Bans on overnight stays, self-regulated sanitation, and legally enforced self isolation for international students are just a few of the regulations in store for students as they prepare to move…
Employers Who Take on Apprentices to Recieve €3,000.
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…
BREAKING: Student Accommodation at Montrose ‘Suspended Immediately’
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…
UCD Cricket Expecting to Grow in Post-Covid Sporting Landscape
Sport is slowly but surely returning in most forms across Ireland, with football already back on University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) campus. Many teams and sports have already returned to some…
Study Shows Students Feel a Lack of Government Support Post-Pandemic
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.…
Superleague Round-Up: Hop House Falter, PSGee Advance
The matches continued to come thick and fast in the Superleague this week, with the majority of teams in action on at least two occasions. With the group stages nearing…
UCD To Hold “In-Person” Celebrations After Online Graduation Ceremonies
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’…
High-Demand University Courses May Offer Increased Place Numbers Says Harris
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…
US State Dept labels Confucius Institute U.S. Centre as “Foreign Mission” for “spreading propaganda”
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…