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It’s trimester two, the last trimester (fingers crossed) of my undergraduate degree. I can taste the freedom but can’t help but feel there’s a lot of blood, sweat and hopefully not too many tears [...]

Life as a Zoologist: Research in Madagascar In the summer of 2015 I spent six weeks living in a remote camp in a patch of dry deciduous forest in North West Madagascar. There was no running [...]

After a year long hiatus from college (some may know it as a leave of absence) recently, I have found myself reflecting on the trials and tribulations that we face as penultimate and final year [...]

Hi, my name is Fiona and I am in my third year of my psychology degree in UCD. No, I cannot read your mind. I don’t place everybody I meet in ‘boxes’ based on the way they shake my hand. I also [...]

Ok, so it’s your final year in school and the dreaded LC has finally arrived.  To be perfectly honest there is no magic answer, no secret to cracking the leaving cert; it’s hard work, [...]

A typical year in UCD consists of taking 10-11 classes, and then being allowed to take 1-2 classes of your choosing (or electives) under UCD Horizons. In fact, one of the persuading factors to go [...]