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Trigger Warning: Themes of Assault & Harassment. UCD Student Voice – a group of students independent from the UCDSU and the UCD Administration – are preparing to release a new…
The first semester of first year was, for many (myself included), a shock to the system. Everyone seems to know more than you, and modules seem ten times harder than…
A recurring theme of the current UCD SU election is the ‘legitimacy crisis’ facing the Union. No doubt this is a problem, but the issue goes somewhat deeper, and is…
When I moved to Ireland from the US there were definitely some cultural differences that took me by surprise. After almost two years I still don’t fully understand them all.…
The long-held practice of students taking up part-time work along with university studies to help with their living expenses was largely put to a halt when the country entered its…
Ireland has been in the grips of COVID-19 for a year. While much of the country has come to a standstill, university students found their part-time jobs transformed from a…
UCD has received “extraordinary demand” for college places from CAO applicants this year, according to UCD President Andrew Deeks in an email sent to all university staff. Undergraduate application figures…
The United States has been the preferred location for many of Ireland’s student athlete, looking to achieve their sporting ambitions whilst obtaining a degree, for the best of a century.…
Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Higher and Further Education, Innovation and Science, Rose Conway-Walsh conducted a survey on the impact of online learning on students’ mental health. The results flag what…
This week the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman published a white paper setting out the governments plan to abolish direct provision. The proposals include the…
Over the previous two months many different vaccines have been placed on the market, with the EU gobbling up hundreds of millions of vials from multiple different companies such as…
In early 2021, Minister for Education Norma Foley’s inconsistent, reactive decision-making regarding schools’ reopening became a focal point of public governmental criticism. In the shadow of that issue lives the…