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The newly appointed Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has issued a call for students to apply for SUSI grants for 2020/2021 by…
On Wednesday, July 1st, The National Student Media Awards held their 20th annual award ceremony. Former Editor Conor Capplis was up for Editor of the Year, and the College Tribune…
Those who are involved in online education tend to use Artificial Intelligence (AI). While there are some very interesting uses, it is not going to help us in the current…
Rachaidh Tionól Gaeilge UCD ar aghaidh i mbliana ar líne in ainneoin na ndeacrachtaí atá i ndiaidh teacht roimhe de dheasca na paindéime Covid-19. Beidh an clár imeachtaí athbhreithnithe a…
On Tuesday the 17th of September the IUA presented the Budgetary Oversight Committee with their views in context of budget cuts to university funding. The Director General of the IUA…
The presidents of seven Irish universities who are represented by the Irish Universities Association have recently openly asked the government and national research funding agencies to inquire and address the…
Education Equality has relaunched the petition ‘Don’t teach religion during school hours.’ The group is advocating for religious instruction in all State-funded schools to be confined to a distinct period…
Upon beginning in UCD as a freshman, what will be surprising to many is the degree of loneliness that can be felt on campus. Compared to a school environment, it’s…
On September 3rd, UCDSU President Joanna Siewierska published an article in the Irish Times entitled ‘Time to change our unfair CAO points system.’ This scathing opinion piece presented a forceful…
UCD Students Union have announced changes to the UCD re-sit examination fee on Facebook this evening. The post which comes after lengthy negotiations between UCD and UCD SU have resulted…
101: The Way We Learn, a new 10 episode podcast series was launched today in UCD. The project which is being funded by Science Foundation Ireland through it’s Discover Programme…
Education plays a huge role in impacting health outcomes. This essay aims to outline how education is interrelated to health outcomes in terms of obesity, life expectancy, infant mortality and…