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Strong support for Labour among student voters
A survey conducted by The University Observer on attitudes towards the general election has shown that 24 per cent of students would vote for Labour.…
News Analysis: Irish Politics – The youth perspective
The results of this newspaper’s recent survey provided many telling results as regards students’ attitudes to politicians…
Travel: Having the Krak
From important historical sites to bargain hunting, Amy Bracken discovers that Krakow has it all…
Education nation
Increasing funds available for Irish education is essential for the growth of our society, even if it means reintroducing third-level fees, writes Amy Bracken…
Williamson receives death threats following exam cancellation
Students’ Union Education Vice-President James Williamson has spoken of how he received death threats in the aftermath of the decision to cancel the remaining exams from December 21st onwards due…
Science Soc faces semester with absentee auditor
UCD’s Science Society is faced with the prospect of an absentee auditor for Semester Two. This is due to current auditor, third-year Actuarial Science student Justin Brayden, participating in a…
UCD prohibits further recruitment until January
The University Observer has learned that UCD management has decided to pause any recruitment to UCD until the end of January 2011.…
Library set to open on Sundays
The library is to open on Sundays from 9am to 9pm throughout the second semester, as it is receiving supplementary funds, believed to be coming from the President’s Fund. This…
Confusion remains over site of UCD Ball
Confusion continues to exist over where the annual end-of-year UCD Ball is to be located, due to the construction of the new Student Centre, along with the building of the…
Mater and St Vincent’s hospitals set to merge
It has been announced that the Mater and St Vincent’s University Hospitals are to merge into one integrated hospital on two sites. The merge will be part of a plan…
News Analysis: Charitable giving
Students must consider alternative means of organising charitable events in light of the current financial climate, writes Amy Bracken…
Arts student diagnosed with mumps
Students are being urged to ensure they have had two doses of the MMR vaccine after a student in Arts was recently diagnosed with mumps. Fears of an outbreak are…
Students call for Redmond to resign
A Facebook campaign initiated in the wake of the recent student protest against fees is calling on USI President Gary Redmond to resign. The group had attracted 199 members at…
News Analysis: The Wages of Fear
Following the recent report detailing the annual income of academic staff, Amy Bracken questions whether these salaries are justified…
Life after UCD: Marketing
With the Irish economy looking more and more ominous, Amy Bracken talks to UCD graduate Conor Feeney about securing a career in marketing…
Students left waiting more than 14 weeks for grants
Students are being left waiting for prolonged periods of time to receive decisions on grant applications, The University Observer has learned. New figures released from the Students’ Union have shown…
Confusion Surrounds School of Medicine’s Extenuating Circumstance Policy
A decision taken by the Staff-Student Committee of the School of Medicine requires medical students to have an official correspondence between their physician and a medical professional within the School…
Lynam debates fees with Senator David Norris at SU Council
Tensions were high at Students’ Union Council on October 19th last as SU President Paul Lynam and surprise speaker Senator David Norris were engaged in a verbal battle over the…