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A UCD research project led by Professor Wim Meijer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, has created a standard approach to tracking COVID-19 through wastewater. Researchers can access a…
Student nurses on hospital placements are expected to receive a new weekly €100 ‘Pandemic Placement Payment’ as recommended under a review commissioned by the Department of Health. The Review carried…
T/W: Sexual Abuse After it was revealed last month that a Discord server containing over 100,000 intimate images of Irish women was shared with over 500 participants, the University College…
A lack of student support and anger around the ‘No Detriment policy’ is the reason the University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCD SU) will no longer push for the Covid-19…
Five UCD start-ups will pitch their business plans at the UCD VentureLaunch accelerator programme on Wednesday, competing for seed investment of several million euro. The programme, run by NovaUCD, aims…
On 2 November 2020, AquaB Nanobubble Innovations Ltd (AquaB), a UCD spin-out company won the Water Award category, which it was shortlisted for in the 2020 Institution of Chemical Engineers…
History has been made within the GAA as it is set to register its first ever LGBTQ+ club, Na Gaeil Aeracha (The Rainbow Gaels), based in Dublin. It all began…
T/W: Sexual Abuse Ireland is not an ideal country to be a woman in. History has shown us this time and time again but last week’s news of a Discord…
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…
Irish international sensation, Beibhinn Parsons has been taking the challenge of online lectures in her stride while simultaneously playing Six Nations rugby. The 19-year-old from Ballinasloe spoke with The College…
Internships are often seen as an integral step in securing a job post-graduation, and there is no avoiding their importance. They have become so popular for business students that not…
The University College Dublin (UCD) Open Day takes place from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, November 14. It, like all university open days, will be taking place virtually…