NovaUCD’s Zipp Mobility to Create 30 New Jobs
The now well-documented success story of NovaUCD, Zipp Mobility last week announced its plans to add another 30 jobs in the company across 2021. The company, set up by Quinn…
Zipp Continue Upward Curve
Zipp Mobility, the Irish e-scooter mobility start-up based in NovaUCD has announced that over 1,000 journeys have already been made on their scooters in the company’s first full week of…
UCD Formula Student Wins 2020 NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition
On June 23rd it was announced that a 3-student team from UCD Formula Student (UCDFS) are the overall winners of the 2020 NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition, along with a €5,000…
Success In Sight For NovaUCD’s Student Start-Ups
Last week, the 2020 NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition was launched. The competition, which is being run digitally in light of Covid-19 restrictions, will see early-stage student start-ups go through an…
Start-Up Spotlight: MLN
This week on Start-up Spotlight I interviewed Ellen Le Bas, co-founder of MLN (pronounced ‘melon’), a real-time commuting solution for enterprises in the form of carpooling. MLN is run by…
Full Speed Ahead: NovaUCD Announces E-Scooter Startup
It’s proven to be yet another busy and bounteous summer in NovaUCD. The Belfield-based innovation hub has quickly gained recognition as a leading facility for transforming ideas into successful start-ups…
34% of Irish Secondary School Students Engaging in Sexting by the Time They Reach 6th Year
A new report today has suggested that Irish secondary school students are 30% more likely to engage in sexting when they reach senior cycle (5th-6th year) compared to when they…
Planning Permission Granted for NovaUCD Expansion
The Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has granted planning permission for the proposed expansion of NovaUCD. The home of UCD’s start-ups, located in the historical Merville House, is near full capacity…
Building & Planning Roundup
O’Reilly Hall: The site of UCD President Andrew Deeks’ private club, the original application received planning permission this year. UCD applied back in June for its Revised Fire Safety Certificate.…
UCD Reapply for Planning Permission to Expand NovaUCD
UCD has reapplied for planning permission to renovate and expand Nova UCD. Located in Merville House, a protected structure, NovaUCD is home to the university’s startups. Since the building is…
Successful November for NovaUCD
November has proved to be a successful month for NovaUCD, after several events and big announcements from the hub for ventures and entrepreneurs at UCD. NovaUCD recently held its 2015…