Is Tiktok For You? Now You Can Decide
TikTok, the social media platform with over 1.1 billion global users, is changing, or at least for Europeans. Earlier this month, TikTok announced that it would soon be giving users…
Harris announces €2m to fund Erasmus for students in North
The Irish government will allocate €2 million to support Northern Irish students who can no longer partake in the Erasmus+ programme, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris…
BREAKING: UCDSU announce end of resit fees for UCD students
Students in UCD will no longer have to pay €180 to resit exams starting from this September, UCD Students’ Union has announced. The abolition of resit fees has been the…
Four Contested Races: UCDSU Announce Nominated Candidates
Four of the six sabbatical officer positions will be contested in the upcoming UCDSU Elections. The Current Education Officer Martha Ní Ríada is the only candidate currently running for SU…
UCD Exam Season Survival Guide
For us students exams are our Olympic sport. The exam hall is a racetrack, and the pen and paper are our runners. We endure years of tough training, falls, set-backs,…
Ranked: Top 5 Places to Study on Campus
Disclaimer: In the print issue there is an error relating to the rankings. The rankings for the online version are correct. Final exams are just around the corner. Schedules have…
Termination of Maynooth Student Centre Plans Causes Upset
Maynooth University decided to scrap all plans surrounding construction of the previously promised student centre causing upset among students. The announcement was made on 26th September after an autonomous decision…
The Selection of a New UCD President
Last year, Professor Andrew Deeks announced his intention to resign as President of UCD to take up a new role in Australia. Deeks was elected President of the University in…
Not on a Student Budget: Government Fails to Address Key Issue
Budget Day, always one of unparalleled importance within the Irish political calendar, although this year’s budget will endure a heightened sense of meaning. No matter what path the Minister for…
UCDSU Introduces Digs Drive to Support Students During Housing Crisis
On 22nd August, the UCDSU launched the Digs Drive asking homeowners that are close to UCD or on a good transport route, to offer rooms to UCD students. The purpose…
EU Applicants to Irish Universities Triple Since Brexit
The number of applications from EU students who wish to study in Irish universities has more than tripled since Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016. The Central…
Govt To Foot The Bill For Erasmus Students Hotel Quarantine.
The Minister for Higher and Further Education, Simon Harris, has announced that the Government will be funding the mandatory hotel quarantine payments for Erasmus students that are studying in EU…