“Five new spin out companies came out of the commercialisation of research at University College Dublin in 2011 and plan to employ more than 50 people by the end of 2013 between them …” (more)
[Business and Leadership, 21 February]
“University College Dublin (UCD) is beefing up its cybercrime research unit by appointing a new head of cybersecurity. The university has announced that it is looking for applications for the a new permanent post …” (more)
[Dick O'Brien, Business Post, 20 February]
“This week sees the launch of an Israeli initiative called Faces of Israel which essentially is a charm offensive designed to address what the Israeli government believes is a generally negative image of the country here in Ireland …” (more)
[Studenty_Galway, 20 February]
“Scientists at University College Dublin have identified a potential new treatment for life-threatening complications associated with chronic obstructive lung diseases like emphysema and chronic bronchitis …” (more)
[Business Post, 20 February]
“If you want to make a career in finance, Irish universities are not the place to do it, according to a new report. The latest QS Top Universities ranking for careers in accounting and finance shows no Irish university in the top 50, with Trinity the highest ranked at 55 …” (more)
[Peter Flanagan, Independent, 18 February]
“ASTI representatives will meet PDE students in Trinity College and UCD next week in order to discuss the unfair treatment of new teacher entrants by government. The meetings come ahead of a protest by student teachers against government decisions to cut the pay, cap the allowances, and – most recently – freeze the allowances of new entrants to teaching …” (more)
[ASTI, 17 February]
“NovaUCD has announced the proposed creation of 300 new jobs over the next twenty-four months. Thirty-seven companies based at or strongly linked to the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre at UCD will be looking to increase their work force after individually securing substantial equity investment, totalling €40m collectively …” (more)
[Kate Rothwell, University Observer, 16 February]
“Des saw 2 Mandarins swimming out in the middle of the lake!! Typically I chose this lunchtime to work through, but when I saw his email, I looked at my work, thought sod that and pulled on my jacket. Didn’t see any Mandarins swimming around in the open by the time I got over, but a closer look on the little island where the swans always nest gave a glimpse of a male mandarin’s head! …” (more, video)
[Drimnagh Birdwatch, 14 February]
“The HEA’s proposed academic conditions read like a horror list of inadequacy, writes Emer O’Kelly. Anybody interested in the progress and advancement of third-level education and beyond is familiar with John Henry Newman’s late 19th Century treatise The Idea of a University. That, of course, is a given. I joke: like hell it’s a given …” (more)
[Independent, 12 February]
[Blogmeister's note: Wouldn't it be nice if the conditions were published, so that we could each form our own view, rather than having to make do with rants from journalists with privileged access?]
“Former Connacht Gold executive Helen Brophy has joined her alma mater, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, as director of executive education …” (more)
[Joe Dermody, Irish Examiner, 11 February]
“The first emergency general meeting of the students union at University College Dublin in nearly 25 years was held last night in an attempt to overturn a decision by the union executive to close a student printing facility and make two full-time staff redundant …” (more)
[Conor Pope, Irish Times, 7 February]
“The first UCD Students’ Union General Meeting to be held in twenty-four years, held tonight in the Astra Hall, has failed to reach quorum. The assembly, which was called to decide the motion ‘Should the Union General Meeting overturn the decision by the Union to close the Print Bureau (SU General Office) in the Library/Arts Tunnel?’ …” (more)
[Jon Hozier-Byrne, University Observer, 6 February]
“Ireland’s bid to boost its ‘smart economy’ credentials received support from NovaUCD, the university-linked innovation and technology transfer centre, yesterday as it forecast that some 300 highly skilled jobs would be created by the 37 companies based at the centre over the next two years …” (more)
[Laura Slattery, Irish Times, 6 February]
“YES – Is UCD’s membership of the Union of Students in Ireland worth the €125,000 it cost us last year? I believe UCD can provide the advocacy, support and representation outside of USI that we so desperately need at this time to protect our welfare and education …” (more)
[Elizabeth Beecham and Lauren Tracey, University Observer, 1 February]
“The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) has become a recognised college of UCD, following a reception to mark the event was held in Newman House, St Stephen’s Green on January 30th. Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn was the guest of honor at the event …” (more)
[Katie Hughes, University Observer, 31 January]
“A SIPTU ballot proposing strike action for members of the UCD Students’ Union’s staff, in response to the SU’s job cuts and the closure of the Copy Bureau, was refused last week …” (more)
[Chloe Duane, University Observer, 31 January]
“UCD Free Education for Everyone (FEE) have voiced their indignation following UCD Students’ Union President, Pat de Brún, announcing his intention of putting a motion to SU Council regarding the Union’s stance on free education …” (more)
[Denis Vaughan, University Observer, 31 January]
“A special task force has been set up by the UCD that aims to expedite the search for funding for the development of a new running track on campus. The previous track was closed, without any prior notice, in November by the university …” (more)
[Donie O'Sullivan, College Tribune, 24 January]
“UCD Students’ Union President, Pat de Brún, has announced his intention of putting a motion to SU Council that would call for a referendum regarding the Union’s stance on free education and free fees …” (more)
[Katie Hughes, University Observer, 22 January]
“UCD and the Irish agriculture and food development authority, Teagasc, signed an agreement at the end of 2011, which formalised their long-standing relationship and solidified the continuation of their co-operation in research and training …” (more)
[Fachtna Basquille, University Observer, 20 January]
