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UCD Student guide & Diary 2011/2012 1

Welcome to the ocial UCD Student Guide 2011/2012The Guide incorporates important inormation about being a student, helpuladvice about getting the most out o your time at UCD and a handy diary whichincludes some dates you will need to be aware o.

This Student Guides primary purposes are: to give you an accessible routeinto important rules, policies and regulations o the University that you, as astudent, are required to observe; and to highlight to you the dierent aspects olie in UCD, rom student societies to on-campus services.

The structure o the Guide has been organised around the chronology o theacademic year, which means that you can either read it through or dip into itand nd the inormation you want quickly.

It is worth noting that the rules and regulations are abridged within the Guideand the ull text o these documents can be ound online at

www.ucd.ie/stu_codeandpolic.htmYou must still read them and be aware that you are bound by their provisions.

We hope that you nd this Guide useul during the year and that this year willbe a happy and successul one or you.


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Is ada mrtasach traidisin UCD i gcur chun cinn an oideachais tr leibhalin irinn. T lann curtha againn ar ghline iarchimithe den scoth a bh chuntosaigh sa stit agus t cil idirnisinta orainn as heabhas r dteagaisc agus rdtaighde ceannrdaoch.

Ollscoil dinimiciil, nua-aimseartha is ea UCD, ar ollscoil is m na hireannagus cuireann s rimse chuimsitheach clr ochimeach agus iarchimeachar il. Is muid an t-aon Ollscoil in irinn a thairgonn curaclam modlaithe,seimeastraithe agus creidmheas-bhunaithe - UCD Horizons. Tugann seodeiseanna duit do chuid oideachais a leathn n dri ar bhair a bhuil suim aoileith agat iontu.

Cuireann an Ollscoil iseanna den scoth ar il chun tac leis an teagascagus leis an bhoghlaim, mar aon le rimse seirbhs chun go mbaindh ttaitneamh agus tairbhe as do thrimhse i UCD, thaobh oideachais agusorbairte phearsanta de. T leabharlann ln-acmhainn agus iseanna leithneromhaireachta againn. T muid tar is dul chun cinn go mr i rimse nae-hoghlamtha, agus cuirear breis agus breis acmhainn ar il duit chun tacled e-hoghlaim, lastigh agus lasmuigh de lthair an champais. T seirbhsslinte, tacaochta agus comhairleoireachta den scoth ar il anseo, mar aon ledeiseanna ontacha spirt agus chaithimh aimsire, tharla breis is 50 Club Spirt

agus anuas ar 100 Cumainn againn.Is ard at san Eola seo, eolas aoi iseanna na mac linn, thaobh seirbhs,tacaochta agus rialacha. Leabharn ginarlta tagartha at anseo agus t silagainn go mbeidh s ina is agat sa seisin at romhainn.

Ba mhaith linn ilte chro a chur romhat, cib acu, ms mac linn nua th nm t mid irithe de do chuid staidir i gcrch agat cheana in. T sil againngo mbaindh t taitneamh agus tairbhe as bliain acadil 2011/2012.

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Dr Mark RogersRegistrar and Vice-Presidentor Academic Aairs

Dr Martin ButlerVice-President orStudents

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UCD has a long and proud tradition in the provision o third-level education inIreland. We have educated generations o high-achieving graduates who havehelped to orm the modern Irish state and we are renowned internationally orour high quality teaching and pioneering research.

UCD is a dynamic, modern university, the largest in Ireland, and oers acomprehensive range o undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Weare the only university in Ireland to oer a ully modularised, semesterised andcredit-based curriculum - UCD Horizons. This opens up opportunities or you tobroaden your education or concentrate on an area o particular interest to you.

The University provides excellent acilities to support teaching and learning

and a range o services to make your time in UCD enjoyable and ullling, botheducationally and personally. There are well resourced libraries and extensivecomputing acilities. We are moving orward rapidly in the area o e-learning,and you will nd more and more resources available to support your learningelectronically, both on- and o-campus. We have excellent student health,welare and counselling services and superb opportunities or sports andrecreation, with more than ty Sports Clubs and over a hundred Societies.

This Student Guide brings together inormation about student acilities,services, welare and regulations. It is a general reerence book which we hope

you will nd useul during the coming session.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to you, whether you are enteringUCD as a new student or are already some way through your studies. We hopethe academic year 2011/2012 will be both successul and enjoyable or you.

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CHECK YOUR UCD email regularly as you will be sent veryimportant messages regarding registration and ees, examsand key inormation rom your Programme, Schools,Student Advisers and lecturers right through the year.


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UCD Student Support 10Tacaocht do Mhic Linn

On-Campus Services 40Seirbhs ar an gCampas

Student Life 68Saol na Mac Linn

Study and Assessments 100Staidar agus Measnachta

Regulations & Policies 132Rialachin agus Polasaithe

Reulations and PoliciesStudent Code

Resources 148Acmhainn

Transport InormationUCD campus map

DiaryAcademic Year Planner

Please TalVicePresident or StudentsChaplaincy/Student AdvisersPeer MentorinStudent AdvisersProramme OfcesStudent DesMathematical Support CentreDirector o Access and Lielon LearninAccess Centre: Disability Support /

Mature Deree Students /UCD New ERA

Financial Support in UCDgrants InormationFinancial AssistanceUCD International OfceStudent Health ServiceHSE Medical CardMumps InormationCounsellin ServiceBoos on PrescriptionUCD Complaints OfceHelplines

Food outletsBansComputers/UCD ConnectPhotocopyin, PrintinStudent CentreStudent Card

OnCampus AccommodationUCD Career Development CentreLibrarySaety on CampusUCD Oamount Crche

UCD HorizonsAcademic Reulations: Quic guide

Academic PoliciesModule rades eplainedMain a Success o University Learnin

Assessment Support

AssessmentsAssessment Appeals

Societies

UCD SportUCD Students UnionUCD EntsStudent Media

UCD Volunteerin

UCD Campus Fundraisin PolicyUCD Community MusicalMusicBord na gaeile

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VicePresident or Students 14

Chaplainc 15

Peer Mentoring 16

Student Advisers 17

Programme Oces 20

Student Desk 22

Mathematical Support Centre 23

Director o Access and Lielong Learning 24

Access Centre: Mature Degree Students 26

Access Centre: UCD New ERA 26

Access Centre: Disabilit Support 27

Grants Inormation 27

Financial Support in UCD 28

UCD International Oce 30Student Health Service 32

HSE Medical Card 34

Mumps Inormation 34

Counselling Service 35

Books on Prescription 36

UCD Complaints Oce 38

Helplines 39

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UCD Student SupportUCD has a large number o sta whose specic job it is tosupport students and look out or their welare.

Attending university can be a very dicult and stressultime or many students; nancial and other worries canresult in students eeling unable to cope.I you encounter any o these issues, and would like to discuss them with someone,dont hesitate to schedule a chat with your Student Adviser, your Students UnionWelare Ocer or anyone else listed in this section and let them know whats on

your mind.

Dont think twice about seeking help.Theres no harm in asking.There is no issue too big or too small.

Worring about it ma impact on ourstudies.Support sta will do what the can to helpput our mind at ease.Theres no shame in seeking help; theseindividuals are proessionals andwont judge ou.


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Please Tal.iePlease Talk began in January 2007 in UCD as aresponse to the deaths o several students inthe college by suicide. UCD sta and studentselt something had to be done. Please Talkurges students to understand that talking is asign o strength, not o weakness, and i youreexperiencing problems while at college, thereare people there to talk to. It promotes thismessage through a joint eort between varioussupport services in the college and UCD StudentsUnion. These support services include: chaplains,

counsellors, student advisers, the welare ocer,disability support services and many more.

The Please Talk Committee is made up o sta andstudents and was established in 2009 to promotethe campaign and organise new ways to get themessage across and support students. Since then,Please Talk has ran a number o events all overthe UCD campus including breakast mornings indierent aculties, mental health talks, a candle-lit vigil on November 2nd, a t-shirt competition,and many others. These events aim to increase theawareness o Please Talk but also to promote themessage that talking is a sign o strength.

Please Talk is growing. This year we hope to addto the annual events with treasure hunts, supportgroups, barbeques, and much more. You too canget involved in the campaign by dropping down to

Rachel, the Welare Ocer, or emailing [email protected]. Please Talk needs you so it can continuehelping your ellow students and saving lives.

Please Talk urges students tounderstand that talking is a sign ostrength, not o weakness, and i youre

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The Vice-President or Students, Dr Martin Butler, has overall responsibilityor student welare. The Vice-President is always willing to meet any student

with a serious problem. Students should phone the Vice President or StudentsAdministrator on 01 716 1745 or an appointment or or inormation on any othe student support services.

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Chaplains

Gillian KingstonRoom G004, Newman BuildingTEL: 01 716 8543EMAIL: [email protected]

John McNerneyRoom Q126 , Quinn School o BusinessTEL: 01 716 4789EMAIL: [email protected]

John Callanan S.J.Room C215, Health Science CentreTEL: 01 716 6639EMAIL: [email protected]

Leon Giollin S.J.Room B3.02, Health Sciences CentreTEL: 01 716 6495

EMAIL: [email protected]

The chaplains are part o the network osupport involved in the whole student

experience within UCD. They seek tohelp students achieve the goals o a goodholistic education in study and in lie.The chaplains participate in the normal day-to-day lie o the universitycommunity. They are also involved with student societies, overseas volunteerprojects, charity events, cultural projects, and work on various student welarecommittees.

I you are having particular diculties in settling into university lie the chaplaincycan seek to help you or point you in the right direction. They are based inthe dierent Schools throughout the campus o the university. For updatedinormation on all events, associated groups and liturgical services run by thechaplaincy please reer to the website:

www.ucd.ie/chaplainc
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UCD oers rst year undergraduate students an opportunity to be part o a peermentoring programme. This programme aims to provide rst years with on-goingpeer support during their rst year at UCD. Mentors are students themselves, andmeet with rst years a number o times during the year to discuss any problems orchallenges that arise while settling into UCD.

Linking in and staying connected with your Peer Mentor is a great way to ensureyou get involved and stay in the picture.

The Peer Mentoring programme is co-ordinated by the Student Advisers, with

a dedicated Student Development Ocer coordinating the Arts Peer MentorProgramme.

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Student AdvisersThe Student Advisers provide support or all students

throughout their university experience, particularlyduring rst year.We are located in the ve Colleges and are either attached to particularprogrammes or to specic groups o students. We work closely with theadministrative and academic sta as well as with the chaplains and othersupport sta.

We are here to help you make your time at UCD as ullling and enjoyable as

possible. You can call to see us in relation to personal, social or practical issues.From simple requests or inormation to more condential and serious matters,we will give you the time and space to talk things through.

You can nd out who your Student Adviser is by checking the list according towhat programme or group you are in.

www.ucd.ie/studentadvisers

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ROS MCFEELy

Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinar MedicineRm 046, Veterinary Science Centre/Rm 2.48, Agriculture BuildingTEL: 01 716 6085/087 2669054EMAIL: [email protected]

AISLING O GRADyArtsRm D001, Newman Building

TEL: 01 1 716 8349EMAIL: [email protected]

JACqUELINE LEVINEquinn School o BusinessRm Q020, Quinn Business SchoolTEL: 01 1 716 4719EMAIL: [email protected]

NAOIMH OREGAN (IN COLLEEN DOyLES ABSENCE)Engineering and ArchitectureRm 325A, Engineering and Materials Science CentreTEL: 01 1 716 1875EMAIL: [email protected]

[email protected] rom March 2012

KIERAN MOLONEy

Social Science, Arts, College o Human SciencesRm G003, Newman BuildingTEL: 01 1 716 8366EMAIL: [email protected]

CARL LUSByInternational, Medicine & Biomedical Health and Lie SciencesInternational Oce, Gerard Manley Hopkins CentreRm C2.16, Health Sciences CentreTEL: 01 1 716 8406/6632EMAIL: [email protected]

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NADIA CLARKINLaw, Graduate School o BusinessRm. E119, Smurt Business SchoolRm 127, Roebuck CastleTEL: 01 716 8953 Smurt 01 716 8790 LawE-MAIL: [email protected]

RONAN MURPHyMature Students, Access Centre

Rm G101, Newman BuildingTEL: 01 716 8245EMAIL: [email protected]

JENNIFER MURPHyNew ERA, Access CentreRm 103, Tierney BuildingTEL: 01 716 1693E-MAIL: [email protected]

ANNA FARRELLNursing, Midwier, Phsiotherap and Peromance Science,Diagnostic Imaging, Public Health and Population ScienceRm C1.19, Health Sciences CentreTEL: 01 716 6497EMAIL: [email protected]

AOIFE FITzGERALDScience1st foor, UCD Centre or PharmaChemical and Drug Discovery,Science South, Science BuildingTEL: 01 716 2863EMAIL: [email protected]

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Proramme OfcesProgramme Oces help you with any concern or query

relating to your degree programme. They are the rstpoint o contact or students who may have questionsabout their course, e.g. registration, absences, timetable,assessment etc.www.ucd.ie/programmeoces

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AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCE PROGRAMME OFFICE

Irene Rose

Room G10, Agriculture and FoodScience Centre

01 716 7194 [email protected]

VETERINARY MEDICINE PROGRAMME OFFICE

John Buckley

Room 201A,Veterinary Sciences Centre


ARTS, CELTIC STUDIES & HUMAN SCIENCES PROGRAMME OFFICE

BA Full Time Aoie Duignan

Newman Building 01 7168562 [email protected]

BSocSc/BA Part Time Colin MacMahon

Newman BuildingGround Floor

01 716 8223 [email protected]@ucd.ie

BUSINESS PROGRAMME OFFICE

BComm Orlaith McGourty

Quinn Building, Q021 01 716 4786 [email protected]

BComm International Dirdre Linehan-OBrien


BSc Economics and Finance and BBL Claire Cahill


ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMME OFFICEEngineering Debra Heeny

Rm 122, Engineering and MaterialsScience Centre


Architecture Erin OMalley

Rm 122, Engineering and MaterialsScience Centre


HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAMME OFFICE

Health Sciences Centre GroundFloor

01 716 668601 716 6651

[email protected]

LAW PROGRAMME OFFICE

BCL (Maureen Reynolds)

Roebuck Castle 01 716 8700 [email protected]

BBL (Claire Cahill

Quinn School 01 716 4787 [email protected]

NURSING, MIDWIFERY & HEALTH SYSTEMS PROGRAMME OFFICE

UCD Health Sciences CentreRoom B106

01 716 656901 716 6407

[email protected]

SCIENCE

First Floor, UCD Science Centre South 01 716 2355 [email protected]

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Student DesThe Student Desk is the universitys point o contact or most o the generalservices students will require during their time in UCD. The mission o the

Student Desk is to provide a seamless service to students.

Transcripts o academic records, replacement o student cards, assistance withmodule registration, ees and grants queries, local authority/County Councilmaintenance grant cheque collection and re-enabling o student SIS web accessare some o the services provided by the Student Desk Team.

The Student Desk is located on the ground foor o the Tierney Building.

For opening hours, please check our website.TEL: 01 716 1555EMAIL: [email protected]

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The UCD Mathematics Support Centre MSC is theplace to come i you are having diculty with themathematics element o any module you are studying.It operates as a drop-in centre which means that there is no need to makean appointment. In the MSC you will be welcomed by riendly, experiencedand helpul tutors who will be delighted to answer any o your mathematicsqueries. You can come or one-to-one help or i you preer, you can come as

part o a group.

The MSC is a ree service to any UCD student whether they are taking amathematics module or otherwise.

Please see our website or ull details o venue, times o opening and otherinormation.

www.ucd.ie/msc

Maths Support Centre

I could not have been happierwith the help I got in the MSC, it

really helped me understand mathswhen I thought Id never understandit!! One to one is so much easier tounderstand and ask questions than inthe lectures!

...just one o many positive commentsrom a student last year.

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UCD Access and Lielong Learning is responsible or devising policy and strategyor the advancement o the diversity agenda which is set out in the UCD Strategy

to 2014 - Mainstreaming Equality of Access And Lifelong Learning Opening Worlds.Our ambition is to increase diversity and widen participation in university lie andwe aspire to develop an inclusive education environment, the twin pillars o whichare institutional readiness and community engagement.

The mission and role o UCD Access & Lielong Learning is to;

Provide visibility and leadership on access, lielong learning and wideningparticipation

Foster an environment that is attractive to:

School leavers regardless o socio-economic background or disability

Adults beginning their higher education

Those wishing to study fexibly

Assist people who wish to continue learning and pursue intellectualenrichment and ullment

Work collaboratively with the academic community to oster thedevelopment o inclusive learning environments

Provide a suite o specialist student supports

Anna KellyUCD Director o Access and Lielong LearningRm 103 Tierney Building, UCD, Beleld

EMAIL: [email protected]: www.ucd.ie/openingworlds

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These objectives are delivered through the newly established UCD Access Centrewhich works with the universitys academic schools and programmes to meet their

ambitious widening participation targets.The Adult Education Centre, which provides a suite o fexible support and studyoptions or part-time students, also works with universitys academic schools andprogrammes to address the universitys fexible learning ambitions. The DisabilityAccess Ocer, working with the Director o Access and Lielong Learning,undertakes the co-ordination o an institution-wide approach to the provision oaccessible buildings and acilities, inormation and communications systems, aswell as creating a supportive work environment within UCD.

The UCD Access Centre was established in 2010 to work with the universitysacademic schools and programmes to meet UCDs widening participation targets.It provides a range o pre and post entry personal and academic supports ormature students, those rom socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds andstudents with a disability. The Centre provides volunteer opportunities or UCD

students through its suite o outreach initiatives in schools and communities in theLeinster area.

Fiona SweeneyAccess Centre ManagerRm 103, Tierney Building, UCD, BeleldTEL: 01 716 1658WEB: www.ucd.ie/access

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Access Centre: Mature Degree StudentsUCD is aware that entering university can be a bigchange in lie and liestyle or many mature students.Mature students oten juggle many roles includingparent, spouse/partner and breadwinner, along withtheir new role as a student.

The Mature Student Adviser oers support to maturestudents in registering and succeeding at university.Services oered by the Adviser include:

Preenrolment critical writing academMature Student Orientation DaAcademic and personal advising

One on one supportFinancial and resource reerralsClose links with UCDs Mature Student Societ

Ronan MurphyUCD Mature Student AdviserRm G101 Newman Building, UCD, BeleldTEL: 01 716 8245EMAIL: [email protected]

WEB: www.ucd.ie/access

Access Centre: New ERA Student AdviserThe New ERA Student Adviser provides a wide range opersonal, nancial, academic and social supports thatNew ERA students can avail o while studying in UCDincluding:

Access Centre Orientation ProgrammeFinancial assistanceAcademic supportEuipment and material grantsFirst year Peer MentoringFirst year PeerAssisted LearningRegular social eventsOngoing personal support

Application is made through the Higher Education Access Route HEAR.

Jenny MurphyUCD New ERA Student AdviserRm 103, Tierney Building

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The Access Centre provides support or students withdisabilities. We support students with a variety odisabilities including physical and sensory disabilities,dyslexia, Attention Decit Hyperactivity DisorderADHD, Aspergers Syndrome, mental health issuesand signicant ongoing medical conditions includingcystic brosis and diabetes.

Students who are registered with the Access Centrecan avail o some or all o the ollowing services:

Academic and learning supportAssistive technolog support

Eam support including eam provision/special accommodationOngoing personal support

The service also promotes disability awareness throughout the college and workswith the academic sta to achieve this.

Registration with the Access Centre is condential. To register, a letter roma medical consultant or an educational psychologists report is required. Thepsychologists report must be no more than ve years old. When the student witha disability registers with the service, he or she will then meet with the Disability

Adviser who, having carried out a needs assessment or the individual student willthen put in place an individual learning plan.

The Access Centre would be delighted to assist and accommodate students with adisability. For more inormation please contact:

Access Centre: Disability SupportJames Joyce Library Building, UCD, BeleldTEL: 01 716 7565EMAIL: [email protected]: www.ucd.ie/access

Access Centre: Disabilit Support

Full details o the grant schemes available to students can be ound by

contacting your local authority/County Council or Vocational EducationCommittee. Details will also be available on the Department o Educationand Science website

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UCD itsel has a range o nancial supports to helpstudents most in need. I you think you might qualiy, get

in touch with the SU Welare Ocer, Student Adviser orChaplain who can provide you with more inormation onthese options.

STUDENT WELFARE FUNDThis und oers nancial assistance to students who encounter unexpecteddiculties during their time in UCD. The Welare Fund Committee meets everytwo weeks throughout the academic year to consider applications.

STUDENT ASSISTANCE FUNDThis und is means-tested and is intended to help those who are strugglingnancially as a result o ongoing low income. The Student Assistance Fund is ESFunded.

SVP EMERgENCY FUND

The SU and the UCD Saint Vincent de Paul Society oer nancial assistance upto 150, or those who experience severe diculties. Applications can be madeduring an advisory clinic, which is held weekly during term-time. The times anddates are subject to change but will be advertised i changes do occur.

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE ASSISTANCE FUNDThe Student Health Service Assistance Fund is available to students who arestruggling to pay or their visits to the Health Service in UCD. Applications areassessed on a case by case basis and more inormation on this und can be ound

on the Student Health webpage www.ucd.ie/stuhealthApplication orms are available rom the Student Health Accounts Administrator.For more details, email [email protected]

SU BOOkSTORE ASSISTED PURCHASE SCHEMEThis scheme was established to aid students who have diculty in aordingexpensive university textbooks. Students who cannot pay entirely up-ront or arequired textbook in the SU Second-hand Bookshop can receive it through the SUWelare Oce, and pay or it in regular instalments that suit their situation.

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CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE FUNDThe university has put in place a Childcare Subsidy Scheme to assist student

parents most in need o nancial assistance. Each application is assessed on a caseby case basis and more inormation on this und can be ound by contacting theSU Welare Ocer, Student Adviser or Chaplain. All expenditure through this undis subject to strict eligibility guidelines and there is no guarantee that any studentwill receive a subsidy. Successul applicants will have to submit monthly crche/child-minder invoices. This is an ESF unded scheme.

OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEThere are many dierent scholarships, awarded or academic achievement,available across the University. The Student Assistance Scheme, the ChildcareSubsidy and the Welare Fund are dierent ways that nancial aid reachesstudents. To apply, talk to a Student Adviser, Chaplain or the Students UnionWelare Ocer, to see i youre eligible and what level o assistance might beavailable. Reer to Student Support section or a list o Student Advisers andChaplains.

PERSONAL ADVICEI you do not qualiy or the maintenance grant and nd yoursel strugglingnancially, you can call down to your Student Adviser, Chaplain, or to theStudents Union Welare Ocer to get some inormation on the many dierentnancial supports available to you.

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The International Oce oers a wide range o support services to internationalstudents, as well as to Irish students wishing to study abroad on exchangeprogrammes. International students make up 20% o the UCD population andrepresent over 110 countries. Studying at UCD means joining a cosmopolitancommunity!

UCD International Ofce

The International Student AdviserCarl LusbyInternational Student AdviserInternational Oce,

Gerard Manley Hopkins CentreRm C2.16, Health SciencesTEL: +353 1 716 8406/6632EMAIL: [email protected]

UCD International OceGerard Manley Hopkins CentreTEL: +353 1 716 8500FAx: +353 1 716 1165

EMAIL: [email protected]: www.ucd.ie/internationalOPENING HOURS: 09.00 - 17.00

Supporting incoming andoutgoing echange students

Prearrival inormation or newinternational studentsOrientation programmesCultural and social eventsInternational Global Loungewith satellite receptionrom around the world on 12television screensAssistance with Universit

proceduresHandbook or InternationalStudentsInternational Student Adviserwho assists with personal andpractical issues

The services oered b theInternational Oce include:

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The Student Health Service provides on-campus medical and psychiatric careto registered UCD students. The service is provided with an ethos o respect,courtesy and integrity, and operates to the highest proessional standards.

The service is envisaged as an addition to the students own amily doctor orspecialist medical services. It operates within resource constraints so certainservice limitations apply. Students should continue to attend their own GeneralPractitioner especially i Dublin based. The Student Health Service is locatedon the rst foor o the Student Centre Building on the Beleld Campus. Allconsultations are treated in strict condence.

Doctor & Nurse AppointmentsAppointments or the doctor or nurse may be made in person at reception or byphone. Please note that all students must be currently registered with UCD touse our service.

Ancillar ServicesIn addition to normal consultation services, certain ancillary services areprovided. These include STI screenings, travel vaccinations, contraception and

sports specialist clinics. Full details o all services and charges are available atthe reception in the Student Health Service.

Student Health Centre Service InormationTEL: 01 716 3133/3134

www.ucd.ie/stuhealth

ChargesCharges or services oered by the UCD Student Health Service wereintroduced in September 2009. These charges will enable UCD to maintain thecurrent level o medical services. Please consult the Student Health ServiceWebsite or more details www.ucd.ie/stuhealth

You can pay your student health charge electronically online by accessing yourSIS account or you can pay in cash in room G23 Agricultural Science Building.I you have a query relating to your student health account, please email

[email protected] more inormation please log on to

www.ucd.ie/stuhealth/chargesorstudenthealth/howtopaourstudenthealthcharge

Student Health Service

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Opening HoursMonday Friday 9.3012.30

all year 14.0016.30

Additional Clinics in termtime by appointment only:From 8.30 Tuesday, Wednesday

& Thursday17.00- 18.30 Monday & Thursday

During the summer months areduced service is available.

Please consult the StudentHealth Service website or details.


OUT OF HOURS SERVICESEastdocTEL: 01 209 402118.00 22.00 Monday Friday10.00 18.00 Weekends and bank holidays

Outside these hoursContractorsTEL: 01 830 0244 or house calls.

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HSE Medical CardA Medical Card issued by the Health Service Executive HSE entitles the holder

to receive certain health services ree o charge. I you do not qualiy or a MedicalCard you may qualiy or a GP Visit Card which is means-tested, but the incomelimits are higher than or a Medical Card. Unless you qualiy or a Medical Card orGP Visit Card, you will be charged or your visits to a GP. For application procedureand the benets o having a medical card visit

www.citiensinormation.ie or www.hse.ie

UCD Student Health Service & Medical CardUCD Student Health Service does not have a General Medical Services contractand is thereore unable to provide a GMS service. Students who wish to avail othese services should contact their own General Practitioner. The Student HealthService will inorm students i the GMS status changes.

I you require more inormation on this or other health related issues, please logonto


Mumps InormationThere have been signicant outbreaks o mumps in Third Level Collegesthroughout Ireland.Mumps is an acute viral illness that causes ever, headache and painul swollen

glands as well as serious complications. It is spread rom person to personby coughs and sneezes. It can also be transmitted by direct contact throughsaliva.

Your risk o contracting mumps is signicantly reduced by vaccination. Youneed two doses o the MMR vaccine to maximize your protection. I you havenot received the vaccine or both doses, or are unsure, please have the MMRvaccine rom your GP prior to coming to college. I you havent had yourvaccine beore coming to university you can alternatively arrange to have the

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The UCD Student Counselling Service is committed to supporting positive studentmental health and well-being. Its aim is to provide easily accessible supportor students when personal issues arise that aect their happiness, well-being,capacity to cope, relationships or learning.

Just as in any group o people, students can encounter diculties, particularlyin the transition rom school to college or at pressure times during college

years. Diculties can range rom minor concerns and stresses to major liecrises. Although in many cases students may nd ways to deal with these issuesthemselves or with the support o riends and amily, there are times when it isbenecial to seek proessional help. Counselling oers students the opportunity toget this proessional help, to think about new ways o addressing diculties and to

be supported while doing so.

The ServiceThe Student Counselling Service is a condential, individual counselling serviceto students o the university. The Service is located upstairs in the StudentCentre. At the rst meeting between a student and a counsellor, the counsellorwill explain how the service works and answer any questions that a student mayhave. Consultations typically last up to 50 minutes and students attend weekly,

ortnightly or at less requent intervals depending on the students needs. Studentsusually attend or between 1-6 appointments.

StaThe service is resourced by clinical psychologists, counselling psychologists andcounsellors.

Times o ServiceConsultations are by appointment. The Service is available Monday to Friday, 9.30- 17.00.

Counselling ServiceTEL: 01 716 3133 /3143WEB: www.ucd.ie/studentcounselling

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Boos on PrescriptionUniversity lie, although exciting, canbe dicult and challenging. The proessional

sta in the UCD Student Health Centre, inconjunction with the UCD Library Service, has put togethera selection o books to inorm and promote the studentssense o health and wellbeing.These books cover a wide range o topics including

Some o the books have been written by leading experts and may be used asan additional orm o treatment or people with mental health issues, otencontaining a sel-help plan. You may be recommended abook by a member o the health team or welareservices or you may simply access the book yoursel.

Mental health

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WHERE ARE BOOkS LOCATED?The books are located in the UCD HealthSciences Library, adjacent to the UCDStudent Health Centre. Enter the UCDHealth Sciences Centre. The library entrance

is directly in ront o you.Follow the signage to the Health &Wellbeing section on the ground foor nearthe stairs. You will nd your book there.

BORROWINgWhen you nd your book, bring it to theloans counter. You may preer to borrowusing the express service machine. Sta willbe happy to demonstrate how this works.

CONFIDENTIALITYLibrary sta members are proessionalsand will treat you with respect anddiscretion. They wont divulge any personalinormation about individual borrowing.

LENDINg PERIODTwo weeks. You can keep it longer byrenewing it through your UCD Connectaccount. However, some popular books mayhave a waiting list so please be considerateto others.

UNABLE TO LOCATE A BOOkAsk or help. Library sta will be happy toassist.

BOOk ALREADY ON LOANYou can place a reservation and we willhold the book or you until its return. Analternative may be recommended to you.

IF A BOOk NEEDS TO BE FILLED IN?Some books may have questionnaires or

exercises to complete. Please make a copyso you may ll in your own details.


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The Student Complaints Oce is governed by the Student Complaints Policy andProcedures document which was approved by Academic Council in December2006. The policy was established to provide clear guidelines or students to tackleproblems that they may encounter whilst attending the University.

As students you have the right to lodge a complaint against a School, Service orindividual in the University i you eel that your legitimate expectations are notbeing met. Your grounds or complaint might relate to areas including:

Teaching and academic acilities

Academic services

On-campus accommodation

Student support services

Administrative services

Alleged actions or inaction by the University or a member o its sta

There are two stages to the Student Complaints Procedure: Inormal and Formal.There is also an appeals process.

Your complaint should initially be raised as near as possible to the point at which

the problem occurred - in the School or University Service - and should be pursuedinormally in the rst instance. However, i your complaint cannot be resolvedinormally at local level, the University has adopted a procedure which also allowsor complaints to be pursued, impartially and objectively, at a ormal level.

The Student Complaints Oce manages the ormal procedure to be ollowed iand when the complaint has not been resolved inormally.

Inormation about the student complaints procedure is available at

www.ucd.ie/complaintsI you have any questions regarding the procedure or i you would like advice orassistance, please contact the Universitys Student Complaints Ocer to arrangean appointment.

Ms Una HegartyStudent Complaints OcerEMAIL: [email protected]: www.ucd.ie/complaints

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Niteline 1800 793 793

Alcoholics Anonmous 01 842 0700Samaritans 1850 609 090

Aware 1890 303 302

Bodwhs 1890 200 444

Rape Crisis Centre 1800 778 888

Ga Switchboard 01 872 1055One in Four 01 662 4070

Wellwoman Centre 01 668 1108

One Famil 1890 662 212

Positive Options ree tet LIST to 50444

NitelineNiteline is a condential and anonymous listening service thatis run by and or students. Niteline volunteers are always therei you ever eel that you would like to talk about anythingto someone who will listen, accept and understand without

judging or directing. No problem is too big or too small andyou can call simply i you eel like having a chat.

Monday - Thursday 21.00 01.30Friday - Sunday 21.00 - 02.30 during term time

1800 793 793

Helplines

No problem is too big or too small and you can call

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Food outlets 42Bans 44

Booshops 46

Photocopyin, Printin 47

Computers 48

UCD Connect 50

Student Centre 52

Student Card 54OnCampus Accommodation 56

UCD Career Development Centre 58

Library 60

Saety on Campus 64

UCD Oamount Crche 67

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Outlet Opening Times Da

Arts CaNewman Building

8.00 - 19.008.00 - 18.009.00 - 16.00

Monday-ThursdayFridaySaturday

Ca BravaStudent Centre

8.00 - 18.00 Monday - Friday

The GrindStudent Centre


InsomniaQuinn School

08.00 - 18.0010.00 14.00

Monday - FridaySaturday

Insomnia Nova UCD 09.45 - 14.30 Monday - Friday

Insomnia Conway 08.00 - 19.00 Monday - Friday

Main Restaurant

Gerald Manley HopkinsCentre


Nine One OneJames Joyce Building

07.00 - 22.0009.00 - 18.00

Monday - FridaySaturday - Sunday

OBriens Sandwich BarRichview

08.30 17.00 Monday - Friday

OBriens Sandwich BarHealth Sciences

08.00 16.00 Monday Friday

ElementsScience Building

08.30 - 16.00 Monday Friday

Sports CaeSports Centre

08.00 - 18.0010.00 - 17.00

Monday - FridaySaturday - Sunday

Vets Diner 08.00 - 19.00 Monday - Friday

Blackrock Restaurant 08.00 - 16.30 Monday - Friday

Times may change out o term.

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BansAIBAIB has a branch situated in the centre o the Beleld campus, providing student

and graduate banking including specialised loans. AIB oers a Student PlusAccount which might be worth checking out. Students are welcome to phone orcall in to the campus branch.

AIB OPENINg HOURS

Monday, Tuesday, Friday 10.00 - 16.00Wednesday 10.30 - 16.00Thursday 10.00 - 17.00Tel: 01 269 4499

Bank o IrelandBank o Ireland has a Student Store across the fyover rom the Stillorgan Roadexit, with a specialised team oering a ull range o student and graduate bankingacilities, including a student current account and lending packages. The mainbranch is located beside the Montrose Hotel.

BOI OPENINg HOURS

STUDENT STORE (IN TERM)Monday, Tuesday, Friday 10.00 - 16.30Wednesday 10.30 - 16.30Thursday 10.00 - 17.00

BOI MONTROSEMonday, Tuesday, Friday 10.00 - 16.00Wednesday 10.30 - 16.00Thursday 10.00 - 17.00

ATMs in UCDEntrance to AIB branchEntrance to Gerard Manle HopkinsCentreBeside NineOneOne

Rear o Student Centre

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Weve got yourstudent needscovered.Find out about our StudentAccount today.

Ask at AIB UCD for more information| 1890 724 724 | www.aib.ie

Terms and Conditions apply. Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

The Students Union runs ve shops across the campus. Products vary in each butyou will nd a selection o conectionery, sot drinks, magazines and stationeryamong other things. The main SU shop, located in the Library Building, also sellsUCD merchandise such as hoodies, scarves and bags, and also prints your photos.

Centra is located beside the main oce in the Merville residences. Its openinghours during term are: Monday to Sunday, 08.00 - 22.00.

The Belfeld Bie ShopThe Beleld Bike Shop, situated at Beleld House opposite the athletic track,sells new and second-hand bicycles, cycling accessories and oers a bicycle repairservice. Bicycles are also available or hire.

TEL: 01 716 1697

OPENINg HOURSMonday Friday: 09.00 - 18.00Saturday: 10.00 - 14.00

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The Campus BookshopThe Campus Bookshop, which can be ound along the concourse outside the mainlibrary building, sells a wide variety o prescribed texts. Only new books are sold.

TEL: 01 269 1384OPENINg HOURS

www.campusbookshopucd.com

The SecondHand BookshopThe Second-hand Bookshop, run by the Students Union, is located on the groundfoor o the Student Centre. Here you can buy or sell second-hand books.

LocersLocker services are available in most academic buildings in UCD. Check the mainservice desks in each building or more inormation. Supply o lockers is otenlimited so check early to avoid disappointment. This should be on your to do

list during the rst week, especially i you are not living on campus and needsomewhere to keep your books.

Booshops

Monday 09.00 - 19.30Tuesday 09.00 - 17.30Wednesday 09.00 - 19.30

Thursday 09.00 - 19.30Friday 09.00 - 17.30Saturday 10.00 - 13.30



Procare PharmacyThe Procare pharmacy is situated in the Student Centre. It can dispenseprescriptions, in addition to oering cosmetics, toiletries and a 1 hr photodeveloping and passport photo acility.

TEL: 01 716 3144OPENINg HOURS

Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 17.30

Post OfceThe Post Oce can be ound in the Gerard Manley Hopkins Centre behind thestaircase.

TEL: 01 716 8253

OPENINg HOURSMonday - Friday: 09.30-13.30, 14.15 - 17.30

Times may change out o term.

Photocopyin & Printin

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Photocopying machines can be ound in most buildings in UCD. To operate them,you need a photocopying card which can be purchased rom vending machinesin each building or rom the Copi-Print bureau. In the Quinn and Smurt Schoolshowever, printers are operated using your student card.

CopiPrintCopi-Print oer photocopying, printing, stationery and graphic design servicesamong others and have bureaux in the Newman Building and the Quinn School.

TEL: 01 716 7653

OPENINg HOURS

Monday-Friday: 09.00 - 17.30

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All students have access to high-

speed internet, a computer and emailaccount, a wide range o sotwareincluding academic sotware andanti-spam sotware.Look out or Stand Up and Sur PCs SUAS dotted around campus, they areSkype enabled and give you handy access to email and the Internet i youre onthe run. You will also nd many laptop areas oering easy access to the wiredand wireless network. All the main campus buildings are wireless enabled.

Dont orget to attend an IT Induction Course in the Daedalus building duringOrientation week, as new rst year undergraduates get a ree 4GB disk key!

Help and AdviceFree help and advice on IT problems is oered through our IT Centres locatedin the Daedalus, Newman, Health Sciences and Newstead Buildings. Laptoploans are also available rom the IT Centres. You can also contact the IT Serviceshelpdesk with IT queries at 01 716 2700 or email [email protected] . The ITServices website will tell you all you need to know at www.ucd.ie/it

Acceptable Use Policy

www.ucd.ie/itservices/acceptable.html

UCD Students are reminded to read and observe the universitys AcceptableUse Policy which requests users o IT acilities to behave reasonably in your useo the university computer resources. Users are also reminded that deliberatewasteul use o resources and time could lead to a withdrawal o services orsevere disciplinary action. Please also behave reasonably in your use o theemail service provided and the content o emails you send. Remember that ITuse comes under UCD policies, such as the Policy on Dignity and Respect, andcomments made on the internet are very public.

Computers

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Each student in UCD is provided with a UCD Connectaccount. You can use UCD Connect over the Internetrom almost anywhere to keep in touch. Email,

calendars, library services and University news are justsome o the services available.

EmailEach student receives a personalised email address, which makes it easyto contact other students in UCD. The Connect Mail service or students ispowered by Google and integrates with Google Calendar and Google docs.Email and calendar can be synced to smart phones or easy access. You willreceive regular updates and bulletins rom the Vice-President or Students andthe Students Union, as well as academic inormation.

Check your UCD Connect email regularly as it is the intention o the Universityto use UCD Connect as the primary channel through which to communicateadministration-related inormation to students. It is the responsibility o eachstudent to regularly check their UCD Connect email account or messages, toread the messages issued to them and to act on any requests contained in themessages.

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Online Access to ServicesAt UCD we believe that fexibility and mobility are key to helping students

organise their time eectively. You can also avail o web le storage throughConnect Files as well as academic sotware to use at home through theSotware or U channel. You can access online classes and learning resourcesusing Blackboard, the Universitys e-Learning system. You can also view yourprogramme schedule, exam results, University registration details and lecturetimetables as well as past exam papers. Personalise your UCD Connect accountby adding channels that interest you anything rom Sports to News toArchaeology.

Log in to UCD Connect on www.ucd.ie to access:

Student Inormation Servicesincluding online module registrationOnline Classes allowing ou to download andorganise stud notes, projects and homeworkyour Google Calendaryour Course Calendars

The Latest UCD NewsUniversit Announcementsyour UCD Email Accountyou Have 7GB o Email Storage Spaceyour File Storage: you have 2GB web lestorage space on connect lesyour Librar Accountyou can search librar databases and view ouraccount details. you can also get oreign

language headlines, or keep up to date withirish news i oure abroad

UCD MobileUCD Mobile is a FREE app that gives you access to many UCD servicesvia your mobile phone. You can use the Map service to nd your wayaround campus, check Course inormation, get News, Sports and Event

updates as well as access to Blackboard via our eLearning app to checkannouncements and much more! UCD Mobile can be downloaded romyour App store. For more inormation, go to

www.ucd.ie/mobile

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Student CentreThe current Student Centre caters or the individual needs o students, aswell as or those members involved in societies and clubs. The Astra Hall

auditorium has a seating conguration or 600, 400 and 200 persons. Ithas a suite o meeting rooms and breakout rooms or clubs and societymeetings, network acilities and on-hand technical equipment. Eventsranging rom comedy shows, debates/presentations to gigs are held here.

The Reception room/Blue room holds up to 60 persons and is ideal ormeetings and get-togethers. The Concourse/ Atrium area with its modernarchitectural design transorms itsel into an ideal venue or art andphotographic displays. It is equipped with ull internet access and wireless

broadband and a chill out area or reading or watching TV. The building iswheelchair accessible with a lit to all foors.

TEL: 01 716 3160 / 01 716 3161

OPENINg HOURSMonday - Friday: 08.00 - 22.00Saturday: 09.00 - 18.00



Due or completion by the Spring 2012, the new Student Centre will revolutionisestudent lie in UCD. In a single step, UCD will jump to the top o the league o Irishuniversities or on-campus, quality student acilities.

At the centre o the new building will be an Olympic standard, 50 metre swimmingpool with movable foors to allow experienced and learner swimmers the chanceto use the acility. The student centre will also eature a brand new gymnasium,dance studio and spinning classroom, all o which will be available to students.Ater your workout you can wind down in the sauna or the jacuzzi.

I you just want to relax without the workout, there will be a state o the art3D cinema, screening the latest blockbusters as well as lm classics and moviemarathons. In addition to the cinema, there will be a brand new drama theatreand debating chamber as well as new acilities or the over 100 clubs and societies.

UCDs large student media, which includes newspapers as well as a television andradio station, will also be housed within the building.

Once built, the new Student Centre will represent a massive expansion in therange o medical acilities available to UCDs student population. The new medicalcentre will be located on the second foor, away rom the main part o the building,to ensure the privacy o patients. A pharmacy will also be housed within thebuilding ensuring that all the medical needs o UCD students are met.

In short, the new Student Centre will become the heart o Irelands largestuniversity and provide or the needs o its student population. To keep up to datewith the latest developments check us out on Facebook or visit our website

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The University provides its students with non-transerable personalised studentcards. The card allows or the identication o students while on Universityproperty. It provides access to a range o University acilities such as the UCDLibrary, acilitates the borrowing o library books, and allows or admission toUCD student-catering outlets.

The student card ensures that the acilities are appropriately accessed andutilised and that the University community is protected rom the actions opersons not registered in the University. The student card remains the propertyo UCD at all times.

Your UCD student card is your ocial identication

card or the duration o your programme in UCD.I youre a returning UCD student, you will nothave to queue each year or a new card. Thestudent card you already have is designed tolast you or the duration o your programmein UCD. Only new students or studentschanging programme e.g. going rom aBachelor degree to a Masters will be issuedwith a student card this year.

For more inormation visit

www.ucd.ie/registr/adminservices/studentdesk/student_card.html

Photograph GuidelinesStudents must ensure that the photographon their UCD student card meets theollowing requirements:

The photograph should show a ullront view o the student as they wouldnormally appear.

The expression should be neutral with botheyes open and mouth closed. There should be nohair covering the eyes. Contrived expressions such asraised eyebrows, squinting or rowning are not acceptable.

Sunglasses and hats are not acceptable. Only head

coverings worn or religious reasons are permitted.

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UCD Student Card Terms o UseUpon receipt o their student card, students will:

Accept responsibility or their UCD student

card.

Sign their UCD student card.

Ensure that the photograph on the UCDstudent card is an acceptable orm oidentication as outlined in the guidelines seeopposite.

Ensure that the UCD student card is retained

solely or their personal use.Always carry their UCD student card while onthe UCD campus.

Present their UCD student card wheneverrequested to do so by a member o UCD sta.A member o sta is also entitled to retain thecard i they eel it necessary.

Be aware that reusal to provide a UCD student

card when so instructed denies membershipo the University community and is a seriousdisciplinary oence. For urther details, see

www.ucd.ie/registr

academicsecretariat/student_ code.pd

Ensure that i they withdraw rom theUniversity during the course o an academic

year, on either a permanent or temporary basis,they return their UCD student card to the UCDStudent Desk.

Be aware that i their UCD student card islost or stolen, they are obliged to inorm theUniversity immediately, so that the appropriateprecautions can be taken to ensure that theircard is not used without their consent. Failureto notiy the University places the student atrisk o serious allegations o collusion in theraudulent use o their UCD student card.

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OnCampus AccommodationUCDs on-campus accommodation oers a number o accommodation optionsto students on both the Beleld and Blackrock campuses. Comprising oaccommodation or over 2,700 students, the residences vary rom traditionalHalls o Residence style accommodation with shared kitchen and dining acilitiesto catered accommodation and sel- catering apartments or up to six students.Facilities also include a gym, printing acility and a Res Lie program to buildcommunity spirit within the residence.

Bookings or on-campus accommodation are made throughout the summermonths starting on the 8th June 2011, with residential licenses commencing on the5th September 2011. While most students only require accommodation until theend o the summer examination period, there is also an option available to remain

on campus throughout the summer months. This is ideally suited to graduatestudents writing dissertations.

ResidencesThe Residences centre around the southern side o the Beleld campus and on theBlackrock campus. Each Residence location has a Reception Oce. The centraloce in Merville is open Monday to Friday 08.00-14.00 and at key times duringthe weekends. In other locations the reception oces are open each weekday and

at key times during the weekends.The Reception Oce will be able to deal with all your needs including check-in,general queries, maintenance requests and more.

During the summer months please contact our summer oce in MervilleResidences.

TEL: 01 716 1031EMAIL: [email protected]

WEB: www.ucd.ie/residences

LaundrLaundry services are available in the campus residences or the students whoare living in the residences. A wash costs approximately 3 and the dry unctioncosts approximately 2.80.



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Allocation o AccommodationAccommodation is allocated in accordance with the allocation policy, availableonline at www.ucd.ie/residences

Accommodation is assigned in advance o the beginning o the academic year;however vacancies occasionally occur during the academic year. For urtherinormation, including online booking, please reer to the residences website at

www.ucd.ie/residences

The key people you will deal with on a day-to-day basis can be contactedthrough our reception oces in each location. Our Residential Services Teamstas the oce during normal business hours Monday to Friday, and ourResidential Assistants are available throughout the evenings and weekend.



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UCD Career Development CentreThe UCD Career Development Centre

oers careers education, guidance andinormation to all students at UCD.We help you to make decisions about your uture, develop your skills oremployment, explore employment opportunities and apply or graduate study.

You can discuss career options with a Career Development Adviser andattend Career Seminars throughout the academic year. For a ull schedule

visit www.ucd.ie/careersOur careers inormation room covers work area, employing organisationsand graduate study in Ireland and globally. A wide range o inormation isavailable to take away.

Throughout the year careers and employer events, graduate vacancies,summer internships, graduate study and training opportunities areadvertised on our website, notice boards and regular bulletins. Log ontowww.ucd.ie/careers

Our annual Careers Fairs are held in October, November and in Februarywhen employers visit the campus to tell students about vacancies andselection procedures. For a list o participants visit www.ucd.ie/careers

For urther inormation you are welcome to visit the UCD CareerDevelopment Centre.

UCD Career Development CentreJames Joyce Library Building beside the Campus Bookshop

TEL: 01 716 7573EMAIL: [email protected]: www.ucd.ie/careers

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UCD Library gives you access to key

resources and services which supportyour learning. You can explore ourprint resources by visiting any or allo our ve libraries or check out the

library online at www.ucd.ie/librarywhere you have access, anytime andanywhere, to our online resources andservices.You can also avail o a range o acilities and services such as group study

rooms, quiet study spaces, laptop lending, wireless access, computer labs,printing and photocopying acilities. Find out more through the links in the MyLibrary tab on UCD Connect or at

www.ucd.ie/librar

Opening HoursOpening hours in each o our libraries vary throughout the year, particularly atexam time. For up-to-date inormation on library opening hours please check

the UCD website at www.ucd.ie/library

The opening hours in the largest o the ve libraries, James Joyce Library, are:

Durin Semester Eam Time 6 wees

Monday to Friday 8.30 - 23.00 8.30 0.00

Saturday 9.00 - 17.00 9.00 21.00

Sunday CLOSED 9.00 21.00

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New Student Inormation DeskNew to UCD? Help is at hand in all o our ve libraries or you can visit our NewStudent Inormation Desk in the James Joyce Library which is open or the rsttwo weeks o semester one. Library sta will be available to answer any queries

you may have.

Need Help?Contact us via phone or email: Phone: 01 7167583 or email [email protected]

Log into UCD Connect, click on the MyLibrary tab, and manage your ownlibrary account to renew or reserve books, etc

Try out Library Chat, our Instant Messaging service

Read our Library Blogs

Call in person to the inormation desks or the subject oces which arelocated in all our libraries

Discover more at www.ucd.ie/library

Student CardYour student card is your library card. You will need your student cardto enter the library and to avail o the range o library services such asborrowing books, booking student study rooms and borrowing laptops.Student cards are non-transerable and can only be used by the validcard holder.

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Library Providin resources and services primarily or:

James Joyce Library01 716 [email protected]

College o Arts & Celtic StudiesCollege o Human Sciencesexcluding Planning and Environmental Policy

UCD Quinn School o BusinessUCD School o LawCollege o ScienceCollege o Engineering & Architectureexcl. Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Blacroc Library01 716 [email protected]

Michael Smurt Graduate School o Business

Health Sciences Library01 716 [email protected]

College o Health Sciences

Richview Library01 716 [email protected]

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planningand Environmental Policy

Veterinary Medicine

Library01 716 [email protected]

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Generally speaking UCD Beleld campus is very sae, with ew incidents ocrime. The UCD Unicare program is a community approach to promote personal

saety or all students, sta and visitors through awareness, partnership andprevention. In order to ensure a sae and secure environment in UCD, everybodyis encouraged to play their part in looking out or their own saety, and orthe saety o others. Throughout the year, the Unicare website will highlightvarious important issues o concern or all in UCD. Your continuous support andvigilance is essential or the success o the UCD Unicare programme.

24-hour emergency line

Internal Telephone No: 7999

External /Mobile Telephone No: 01 716 7999

www.ucd.ie/unicare

You should use the UCD Unicare number to call or emergency assistance or toreport any issues regarding personal saety and security o property on campus,e.g. an accident/emergency, re, thet, reporting suspicious or troublesomepersons or reporting an incident you may have witnessed. The UCD Unicareemergency line is operated 24 hours a day and assistance will be provided

in response to your call. UCD Unicare red emergency phones are locatedthroughout the Beleld campus.

In Case o Emergency ICE is a program that enables rst responders, such asparamedics, re-ghters and police ocers, to identiy any injured persons andcontact their next o kin to obtain important medical inormation. ICE cardsare available at every services desk. ICE makes it ar easier to call next-o-kin inthe unortunate event o a medical crisis and reduces needless delays. For moreinormation visit

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Campus Garda OcesThe Campus Garda Oce is located at the main entrance to the NewmanBuilding oce to the let o the Newman Services desk. The oce is open onMonday, Tuesday and Wednesday rom 1.00pm 2.00pm. A Community Gardawill be happy to answer queries and to help process orms such as applications

or passports, driving licences, holiday visas, etc. The local Donnybrook GardaStation can be contacted on 01 666 9200.

24hour Campus PatrolsServices personnel operate regular vehicle and oot patrols on a 24-hourbasis throughout the Beleld campus. These patrols maintain a vigilant eyeor suspicious or troublesome persons on campus. I you are uncomortablewalking alone through the campus at night, contact the UCD Unicare

emergency line 01 716 7999 and a member o the Services team will behappy to accompany you.

First Response RoomThe First Response Room is located in Beleld House, and operates on a24-hour basis. Services personnel located at the First Response Room areresponsible or monitoring the UCD Unicare emergency line and CCTVthroughout the Beleld campus, and are available to provide assistance 24

hours a day.

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your cooperationThe success o UCD Unicare depends on your ongoing cooperation and vigilance asa UCD student. You are encouraged to adopt personal security precautions suchas:

walking in groups, especially late at night in the more isolated parts ocampus

locking bicycles in bicycle stands

using personal alarms

not leaving valuables in cars

reporting suspicious persons

installing a car alarm/engine immobiliser.

Saet in laboratoriesYour saety is important and you are expected to behave in a sae and responsiblemanner, especially when working in laboratories. In some laboratories you mustwear Personal Protective Equipment PPE, such as a laboratory coat or saetyglasses. You will have to provide this equipment yoursel you can buy it on

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The UCD Oakmount Crche is the newly reurbished childcare acility in UCDthat provides a childcare service or the children o students and sta. The centrecaters or approximately 112 children. It is situated near the Clonskeagh entrance,is surrounded by beautiul, picturesque woodland and is very ortunate to havetwo well-equipped gardens where children can play, explore and have un in a saeenvironment.

Places are lled rom the centres waiting list. Students children take priority.Some students may be eligible or a crche subsidy and can apply or this bycontacting their Student Adviser. Each case is taken on individual merit and ismeans-tested. The maximum subsidy available is 50% o the crche ee.

Age range: 4 mths - 5.5 yrs approxBaby ee: 977 per monthOver 1yr ee: 910 per month

Ater-schoolers: 4.5yrs - 9yrs approxFee: 495 per month including collection within the local area

5% discount applies or two or more siblings in the nursery.

To receive a nursery inormation pamphlet, to make an appointment to have

a centre tour, or i you have any urther enquiries, please contact the centremanager, Jennier Kinsella.

UCD Oakmount CrcheTEL: 01 269 5143EMAIL: [email protected]

OPENINg HOURS:Monday - Friday: 8.30 - 18.15

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Societies 72

UCD Sport 74UCD Students Union 82

UCD Ents 88

Student Media 90

UCD Fashion Show 91

UCD Volunteering 92

UCD Campus Fundraising Polic 94

UCD Communit Musical 95Music 96

Bord na Gaeilge 98

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UCD has a rich and varied student lie oering a wealth oexperiences outside the classroom. The bringing together

o so many talented people oers ertile ground in whichartistic, cultural, social, sporting and group activity canthrive.UCDs student organisations are the vibrant backbone o the University. Thememories ostered in these groups can become the most valued o your student

years and the qualities that can be uncovered and nurtured through yourparticipation in these groups can add an edge to any CV when the time comes to

enter the working world.UCD Campus plays host to over one hundred student societies. Coordinatedby the student members o each societys appointed committee, the energy oUCDs social lie comes rom student innovation and participation in these whollystudent-run organisations. New societies are emerging in every eld and address awide range o interests. Indeed, should you wish to start a student society yoursel,

youll be sure to nd people with similar interests to do it with; such is the diversityo lie in UCD.

Alongside your leisure activities being catered or, your student rights and day-to-day welare are taken care o by The Students Union. Elected rom among thestudent body, The Students Union represents students opinions and addressesthe problems and concerns that students ace both on an individual and a groupbasis, rom unplanned pregnancy to late grant distribution. Services oered bythe Union include the shops, bars and the pool hall known as The Trap. They alsoorganise regular live music perormances in the Student Club along with variousother events during the year.

UCD Sport oers all UCD students the opportunity to use the sports acilities asan individual or as part o a group. UCD students can join any o the sports clubsranging rom Archery to GAA to Ultimate Frisbee. All sports clubs cater or alllevels and abilities. Alternatively, i you are interested in participating in tnessclasses or health and exercise programmes, UCD students can choose to pay-as-

you-go, join a course or register or one o the UCD Get in Gear programmes.

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UCDs student media is o a very high quality. The radio station, Beleld FM, isever growing and always looking or more contributors. The College Tribune andThe Universit Observer are UCDs award-winning student newspapers and arewell known as being the stepping stone to successul careers in media. UCD isalso home to the rst student-run television station based in Ireland, CampusTelevision Network CTN, which provides a orum or students to engage in allaspects o the workings o a television channel.

Fundraising and volunteering opportunities are available in abundance on UCD

Campus. On Programme Das, students undraise or their chosen charities andtake a well earned rest rom lectures to work together in raising as much moneyas possible through collections and other activities. Ask in your ProgrammeOce about how to get involved. UCD Volunteers Overseas oers students theopportunity to engage in voluntary work in the Third World during the summer aswell as working on projects in Dublin during the year.

The music scene o UCD is thriving with groups like theChoral Scholars, thePhilharmonic Orchestra and the Smphon Orchestra oering an outlet or themusically talented who study at UCD.

In acknowledgement o the importance o involvement in activities additionalto your academic experience, UCD strives to recognise students or theircommitment to all aspects o UCD lie. The Presidents Award or Ecellence inStudent Activities is the badge o recognition or those who contribute to the lieo the university and make UCD a more interesting, exciting and humanitarianplace to live and work.The Newman Communit Fund exists to assist studentswho have an idea or a project they think will contribute towards communitylie on campus. The possibilities are endless. Keep reading or more specic

inormation on all o the above.

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Societies are an exciting eature o lie at UCD. There are more than 100 o them,covering everything rom debating and creative writing to juggling and dancing-and even beyond! Dont miss out on the opportunity to get involved duringFreshers Week and join as many societies as you can or no more than 2 each ormembership. There is guaranteed to be something or everyone!

Freshers Week: 19th 23rd September 2011You get the time to join societies during Freshers Week, which takes place inthe second week o term rom 19th - 23rd September. Each society will have astand in the Freshers Pavilion, which is located beside the Student Centre orthe week. Societies can also be joined ater Freshers Week, with most takingmembership anytime during the year, or more specically during RereshersDay, which takes place at the start o Semester 2.

During Freshers Week, there will be a range o activities run by all the societies,which are advertised on posters around campus. Many societies also oerspecic events or Freshers and new members, to give you the opportunity tomeet up with other people who have newly joined. You should try to join thesociety that represents your school or course, as well as other societies thatoer events and activities that you nd interesting. Its important to move

outside your comort zone a little bit to enjoy new opportunities. Societies arean ideal way to meet new riends and get involved in student lie.

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What kind o things do societies do?There are ar too many societies to try and mention them all but here are some o

the society activities that youll nd going on regularly:

DramSoc has two plays on each week and allows student writers, directorsand actors fex their creative muscles.

UCDs two largest debating societies, the Literary and Historical Societyand the Law Society both have lunchtime and evening debates each weekas well as other events. In the past ew years these have eatured suchamous and diverse guests as JK Rowling, Will Ferrell, Bill Bryson, NoamChomsky, The Simpsons stars Harry Shearer Homer and Nancy CartwrightBart, Ken Doherty, Jon Heder, Paul OConnell, Scrubs stars Neal Flynn &

John McGinley, Ardal OHanlon, author Jung Chang and many more.

Most societies run social events like coee mornings or nights out whichare great ways o meeting new people. Some societies run lm screeningson campus, most notably the Film Society.

A Small Sample o Societies in UCD:

St. Vincent DePaul Societ

English Literar SocietAgricultural SocietPhilosoph SocietWorldAid SocGames SocietFilm SocJuggling SocEng SocMed SocJa SocFrench SocUCD LGBT

UCDs DramSoc

Societies are an ideal wayto meet new riends andet involved in student lie.

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Here in UCD Sport, our primary pursuit is based around the

principle o participation in sport, recreation and physicalactivity. We encourage participation at all levels, rombeginners to elite, in pursuit o health and well-being.As a student, whether you wish to try a new activity, improve your skills orstrive or elite level perormance, we aim to provide the acilities and expertise,whatever your goals and aspirations. While UCD has nurtured some o Irelandsnest national and international sports people, it caters or all sporting levels andabilities.

With 58 ocial sports clubs and a wide selection o health and exercise activities,there are numerous opportunities or you to get involved.

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Well-known UCD sporting graduates include

Brian ODriscoll and Robert Kearne RugbStephen Luce GAARena Buckle Camogie

Derval ORourke and James Nolan AthleticsLisa Jacob HockePeter Lawrie Gol

Whether you want to try out a new sport or continuetrainin in a sport you are already amiliar with, UCD sports

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