UCD

UCD Suspends Erasmus and Study Abroad for Autumn Trimester

An email to students due to go on exchange abroad said it's 'not currently feasible for UCD students to plan their exchange activities adequately'.
By Orla Murnaghan
Editorial

We Can’t Take Academic Freedom for Granted. Troubling Developments in UCD Prove It

UCD attempted to make changes that acknowledged a ‘risk of tension’ between academic freedom and internationalisation.

After Backlash, UCD Abandons Plans to Weaken Policy on Academic Freedom

The draft plan to change the policy said UCD must consider ‘the risk of tension’ between academic freedom and its international links.
By Sárán Fogarty

UCD to Open Library for Students Who Don’t Have Internet Access

The library space is to hold hold significantly less than 100 people indoors and would observe social distancing.
By Danielle Varley

UCD Students in Standoff With Security, As Rent Protests Escalate

Students attempted to occupy UCD's Club Restaurant in protest at campus rent increases.
By Sárán Fogarty

Drone Takeaway Delivery Services to be Piloted in UCD

Drone delivery company Manna will partner with JustEat and Camile Thai to transport food directly from restaurants to the campus.
By Ana Bravo

‘No Way’ UCD Will Back Down on Rent Hikes, Says President

Andrew Deeks told the University Observer that rent caps or reductions will not address the housing crisis in Dublin.
By Sárán Fogarty

‘We’re Not Businesses’: UCD Students Protest Student Rent Increases

Joanna Siewierska, the president of UCDSU, expressed 'solidarity' with Trinity students and other students facing rent increases.
By Emer Moreau

UCD Splashes €5.5m on Residential Properties in South Dublin

The purchases are reportedly part of an unofficial plan to expand the boundaries of its 133-hectare campus.
By Ella Connolly

‘Our Voices Matter’: UCDSU President Issues General Election Funding Cry

Joanna Siewierska urged politicians to 'stop the commercialisation of higher education'.
By Danielle Varley