UCD’s Belfield Campus Celebrates 50 Years
The 29th of September 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of UCD’s move from Earlsfort Terrace to the Belfield Campus. To mark the occasion an online event will be held at…
NUIG Offers Accommodation Refunds Following Reduced Campus Hours
The National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) has announced that it will offer refunds to students who have booked on-campus accommodation, in light of restrictions to on-campus learning caused by…
Irish Universities Threaten Expulsion For Breaching Covid-19 Guidelines
Numerous Irish universities have threatened an array of penalties including fines, suspensions, and expulsions for students found breaching COVID-19 public health guidelines. These penalties come following fears of house parties…
No Sign of Rent Reduction For UCD’s HEAR Students
No plans for rent reductions to HEAR (Higher Education Access Route) students or other low-income groups on the horizon – according to the UCD Access and Lifelong Learning Centre (ALL).…
Pandemic Resulted in Increased Demand for Mental Health Supports, Say Jigsaw
Mental health charity, Jigsaw, has revealed that there was an increase in demand for its services by 50% in August 2020 compared to August 2019. It also noted an increase…
UCD Societies Council Issue Guidance to Societies for Upcoming Semester
This week, the UCD Societies Council sent out a document of FAQs to each student society containing awaited information and guidance relating to the requirements of societies in the coming…
Maynooth University to Hold All In-Person Language Classes “As Planned”, Despite IUA Requests
Universities across Ireland have agreed to adopt a set of enhanced public health-protective measures, which previously were only applicable to Dublin-based universities. These protective measures are to be in place…
All Universities Asked to Adopt Level-3 Restrictions; Will Minimise On-Campus Teaching
Universities across Ireland have agreed to adopt the enhanced public protection measures which were previously applied solely on Dublin. Per these guidelines, universities will minimise on-campus teaching, where possible and…
UCD LawSoc Hit Controversy Prior to Comedy Freshers Debate
The 110th Session of LawSoc began yesterday evening with the annual ‘Culchies vs. Dubs’ debate. Due to physical distancing guidelines, the comedic event looked a bit different than usual as…
2,000 Students’ UCD Connect Accounts ‘Compromised’
The University IT Security system noticed “suspicious login” to 2,000 students’ “University email accounts” on the 16th of September and responded to this data breach by changing the passwords of…
USI launches “Education for All” Campaign for Accessible Third-Level Education
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has recently launched a new campaign known as “Education for All” which calls for the department of education to make third-level education more…
Learning To Remain Online Only For At Least 3 weeks
University College Dublin (UCD) have announced that learning will remain online until October 5th at the earliest. This date is in reference to the government’s review of the current level…