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'.
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.
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.
UCD Students in Standoff With Security, As Rent Protests Escalate
Students attempted to occupy UCD's Club Restaurant in protest at campus rent increases.
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.
‘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.
‘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.
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.
‘Our Voices Matter’: UCDSU President Issues General Election Funding Cry
Joanna Siewierska urged politicians to 'stop the commercialisation of higher education'.