“Today I finish a three-year term as the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in our Faculty of Science and Health. The ADTL role is probably one of those admin roles that are seen as representing university bureaucracy gone mad and associate deans as a group are routinely lampooned on Twitter …” (more)
[educationandstuff, 31 October]
“There was minor damage to a building and two trees down across the three campuses in DCU after hurricane Ophelia passed through Dublin on Monday. A tree fell and hit the side of the Bea Orpen building near the postgraduate residences on the Glasnevin campus, damaging part of the roof and gutting …” (more)
[Fionnuala Walsh, The College View, 18 October]
“It goes without saying that students who are not from Dublin or the surrounding area must avail of student accommodation if they want to attend DCU or any other university in Dublin such as UCD or Trinity. This necessity is already over-priced, but are the living conditions students receive worth the extremely high amount charged? For some people yes, but for many students this is not the case …” (more)
[The College View, 18 October]
“Former US President Bill Clinton will be conferred with an honorary doctorate at Dublin City University this morning for his contribution to peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 17 October]
“A man in his late teens has been arrested by gardaí and brought before the courts in connection with a burglary at Dublin City University (DCU) student union offices. The man was arrested over a break-in at the offices in which a number of items, including a drone device worth some €1,500 were taken …” (more)
[Jack Power, Irish Times, 26 September]
“Katherine Donnelly writes in yesterday’s Irish Independent in an article entitled ‘DCU invites employers in to lecture its students’ about an interesting idea to get employers to ‘to deliver master classes to undergraduates about the realities of the fast-changing workplace’ …” (more)
[Careful With That Axe, Eugene, 22 September]
“Dublin City University (DCU) is to hand over lecture theatres to major employers to allow them to deliver master classes to undergraduates about the realities of the fast-changing workplace. The move is aimed at ensuring that third- and fourth-year students on technology-focused degree programmes are up to date with current thinking and equipped for what lies ahead …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 21 September]
“Dublin City University is planning to create a ‘North Dublin cultural quarter’ as part of new five-year plan for the development of the college. The plans form part of a wider blueprint to place a greater emphasis on culture and creativity in a college traditionally associated with science and technology …” (more)
[Carl O’Brien, Irish Times, 20 September]
“Dublin City University’s innovation campus is looking to significantly expand and is also in talks about a private-public partnership (PPP) to create a new co-working space for companies at the facility. The move comes as Invent DCU and its sister centre DCU Alpha have reached full capacity …” (more)
[Charlie Taylor, Irish Times, 24 August]
“Sir, – I want to thank Dr Greg Foley (Letters, August 7th) for his list of review processes at DCU. It should be required reading for anyone considering adding to the list …” (more)
[James Quinn, Irish Times, 14 August]
“Sir, – With the news that the Minister for Education is considering the introduction of a UK-style Teaching Excellence Framework (Home News, July 25th) it is worth considering some of the quality processes that currently exist in the third-level sector, specifically my university, DCU …” (more)
[Greg Foley, Irish Times, 7 August]
“With the news that the minister is considering the introduction of a UK-style TEF (Teaching Excellence Framework) it is worth considering some of the quality process that currently exist in the third level sector, specifically my university, DCU …” (more)
[educationandstuff, 31 July]
“Six buildings at Dublin City University have been renamed today, with three now named after Irish female scientists. The move is part of the DCU Women in Leadership initiative that was announced by the university last year …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 5 July]
“Last week we got an email from our HR department informing us that we are adopting the American ‘professor’ system of academic titles. So now I’m an Associate Professor! Personally, I’m glad this change has been made and it’s not because I’ve always fancied being a professor …” (more)
[educationandstuff, 19 June]
“Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone and her late wife Dr Ann Louise Gilligan were the subject of a homophobic email the same day the respected lecturer passed away. Dr Gilligan was cremated following a humanist ceremony held in The Helix auditorium on Saturday …” (more)
[Sarah Slater, Independent, 19 June]
“Dublin City University has suspended the email account of a retired staff member who sent an ‘offensive’ message in response to the death of Ann Louise Gilligan, wife of Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone. Dr Gilligan had taught at St Patrick’s College Drumcondra and DCU, and both institutions were merged last year …” (more)
[Joe Leogue, Irish Examiner, 17 June]
“A former lecturer accused of making ‘offensive’ comments in an email to Dublin City University (DCU) staff concerning the death of Dr Ann Louise Gilligan has had his account suspended, the university has confirmed …” (more)
[Daniel O’Connor, Independent, 16 June]
“Dublin City University (DCU) has opened 54 gender neutral bathrooms across its three campuses. The Universal Access Bathrooms were introduced on May 15th after the students’ union was mandated by class representatives in the 2015/16 academic year to implement gender neutral bathrooms …” (more)
[Sarah Burns, Irish Times, 2 June]
“Donal Colum O’Cleirigh, who has died aged 84, was senior lecturer in music at St Patrick’s College, Dublin City University, and contributed significantly to the musical life and musical education of Ireland, and in particular to the Cork Choral Festival, in the course of a long and fruitful professional career …” (more)
[Irish Times, 27 May]
“Thousands of third-level students are to receive new online learning portfolios aimed at enhancing their job prospects when they leave college. Dublin City University has created a ‘living portfolio’ for its 17,000 students which, it says, will allow them to showcase their academic, professional and personal achievements …” (more)
[Carl O’Brien, Irish Times, 24 May]
