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UCD students scoop prizes at Undergrad Awards
Tuesday, 27 Oct, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
UCD students scoop prizes at Undergrad Awards

UCD students claimed 11 of the 41 awards at the inaugural Irish Undergraduate Awards held last Tuesday, 20th October.

Famed anarchist Chomsky to return to UCD
Tuesday, 13 Oct, 2009 – 14:02 | Comments Off
Famed anarchist Chomsky to return to UCD

Famed American academic Professor Noam Chomsky is to visit UCD next month on the invitation of the UCD Law Society (LawSoc).

Stop the Presses
Tuesday, 13 Oct, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Stop the Presses

Michael McDowell’s address to LawSoc on the role of the media was blinkered by narcissism, writes Jack Horgan-Jones

Staff pressure forces ‘Bike to Work’ U-turn
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 14:00 | Comments Off
Staff pressure forces ‘Bike to Work’ U-turn

University authorities have moved to implement the government-sponsored ‘Bike to Work’ scheme, following an online staff petition.

Please Talk retains HSE funding despite budget cuts
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 14:00 | Comments Off
Please Talk retains HSE funding despite budget cuts

The ‘Please Talk’ student support campaign looks set to retain its funding despite widespread budget cuts to other government funded agencies.
The nationwide campaign, which originated in UCD, has recived nearly €100,000 in funding since its …

UCD political parties face problems with SIPO
Tuesday, 15 Sep, 2009 – 21:01 | Comments Off
UCD political parties face problems with SIPO

Several youth political parties in UCD have encountered problems whilst registering with the Standards In Public Office commission (SIPO) The University Observer has learned.
SIPO requires that each branch of a political party send the previous …