Hustings Report Part One: College Officers
The first part of the Tribune’s report on UCDSU Hustings covers the elections for the College Officer positions. Each College has one position available, except for Arts, Humanities and Social…
UCD Revives Gateway Project
Original €450 Million Plan Cancelled Due to Recession New Design Competition to Develop 24 Hectares Beside N11 Entrance UCD Financing the New Project, Including €48 Million Centre for Creative Design…
UCD ‘Pleasantly Surprised’ at Media Interest in Gender Identity and Expression Policy Launch
UCD President Andrew Deeks has revealed that UCD management were ‘pleasantly surprised by the level of media interest’ in the launch of the university’s Gender Identity and Expression Policy. Deeks…
UCD Receives University of Sanctuary Status
UCD has become the fourth Irish university to be awarded the ‘University of Sanctuary’ status. President Andrew Deeks was presented with the ‘University of Sanctuary’ certificate by Dr Veronica Crosbie,…
Two Top 50 Spots for UCD in QS Subject Rankings
UCD President Andrew Deeks used the release of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 to praise staff and call out the lack of higher education funding provided by…
UCD’s CAO Figures Stable Despite Arts Changes
Changes to UCD’s Arts degree has had little impact on the demand for places in the new courses, according to provisional figures released by the CAO. The traditional DN500 Arts…
Niteline Pleased with Uptake Since Campus Return
Niteline, a listening and support service for students in several Irish institutions, is happy with the UCD uptake of the service following its return to campus. Aisling Curtis, Niteline Co-ordinator,…
Presidential Profiles: Juliet McFadden “The Outsider”
Juliet McFadden, a final year German and Politics student, is one of six candidates running for UCDSU President. An American who has also lived in Germany and Austria, McFadden is…
Welfare: Melissa Plunkett
Melissa Plunkett, a third year Midwifery student, is one of three candidates running for Welfare Officer. The UCDSU Mature Student Campaign Co-ordinator, who is also the ‘unofficial class rep’ in…
Campaigns & Communications: Kevin Brennan
Kevin Brennan, a final year Politics and Sociology student, is one of two candidates in the Campaigns and Communications (C&C) race. He believes his mix of Union involvement and outside…
Undergraduate Education: Christine Brown
Christine Brown, a final year Archaeology student, is one of two candidates running for UCDSU Undergraduate Education Officer.The Tribune spoke to Brown about her campaign. Education Guide Brown intends to…
Discovering Japan With The MIRAI Program
Back in October 2017, I was fortunate enough to be selected as University College Dublin’s representative on the “MIRAI Programme”. This is a Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) funded…