LIVE: 2022 UCDSU Executive By-Elections
Welcome to The College Tribune’s live coverage of the UCD Students’ Union By-Elections. We’ll be updating this blog throughout the
High Rent, Low Quality: Student Spends Months in Freezing UCD Accommodation
A UCD student was recently stuck with no heating for several months in his on-campus accommodation, The College Tribune has
HEA finds universities are not doing enough to tackle sexual assault
HEA report concerning sexual harassment in higher education showed that over a third of female respondents have experienced non-consensual sex.
Return to in-person learning still uncertain as Covid cases rise
In the last two weeks, 18,000 cases have been confirmed, with an incidence rate of 386 per 100,000 of the population – the highest since February.
59% of students struggled mentally last year
Fifty-nine per cent of students said that their mental health had been negatively affected by the Covid-19 crisis according to
UCD contact tracing centre to close this summer
The contact tracing centre at University College Dublin is to be wound down and subsumed into a HSE facility in Dublin.
Action Plans published to tackle sexual harassment and violence in higher education
Last month, Minister Harris welcomed the publication by higher education institutions of their Actions Plans aimed at ending sexual violence and harassment.
TD Rose Conway Walsh criticized for Dáil comments
TD Rose Conway Walsh, the spokesperson for higher and further education for Sinn Féin, apologised this week for her comments
Harris Encourages Staff and Students to Participate in New Antigen-Testing Project for a “Safe” Return to Campus
Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris is encouraging staff and students of University College Dublin (UCD), Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
Harris Promises More College Places in CAO “Overhaul”
Simon Harris TD, has promised to provide more comprehensive options to Leaving Certificate students and school leavers going forward, in
New accessible CAO process announced by Harris
Simon Harris has announced a “radical” reform of the CAO entrance process to improve accessibility to higher education. Speaking on
Anderson Defends UCDSU Response to Covid-19 Guidelines in LnH Debate
UCDSU President Conor Anderson spoke in the Literary and Historical Society’s debate this Wednesday, defending the motion: “This House Supports