“Institutions intend to demand the top annual tuition charge of £9,000 despite new rules permitting this only in ‘exceptional circumstances’ …” (more)
[Richard Garner, Independent, 30 January]
“The cuts in arts, humanities and social science courses can be seen as a self-inflicted wound …” (more)
[Nick Cohen, Observer, 30 January]
“What makes a good university leader? Some people argue that what a university leader needs is primarily high managerial ability allied merely to some acceptable minimum level of technical ability. In contrast, my central argument is that where expert knowledge is the key factor that characterises an organisation’s core business, it is expert knowledge that should also be key in the selection of its leader …” (more)
[Amanda Goodall, University World News, 30 January]
“It was just 30 minutes before class when Thomas Nelson Laird, an assistant professor of higher education at Indiana University at Bloomington, got the e-mail from a student: ‘I can’t make it to class. Can you beam me in by Webcam?’ …” (more)
[Jeffrey R Young, Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 January]
“Madam, The December edition of Motley contained an article on 3rd level fees. In that article the Fine Gael party policy was misquoted by the author. The piece suggested that Fine Gael is in favour of a student loan funding mechanism for 3rd level, while insinuating that the party was also in favour of 3rd level fees at point of entry. These claims are both inaccurate and misleading …” (more)
[Scandalcentral's Blog, 29 January]
“The country’s secondary schools may be forced to cut the number of days assigned for end-of-year exams – in order to make up for the days lost to the cold weather earlier this month …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 29 January]
“Aaron Porter, the national president of the NUS, had to be escorted to safety by police during student protests in Manchester. Hundreds of protesters called for his resignation, directing their anger towards him as he made his way towards the students’ union building …” (more)
[Daily Telegraph, 29 January]
“A former postgraduate student who was assaulted by a university lecturer yesterday lashed out at the legal system after claiming he suffered bullying and racial intimidation from lawyers in the High Court …” (more)
[Barry Duggan, Independent, 29 January]
“Students’ political loyalties are shifting, and Fine Gael appears to have become the biggest party on Irish campuses – just. But, in a generation disillusioned by politics, even active students are wary of it as a career …” (more)
[Cian Traynor, Irish Times, 29 January]
“About a year ago I was at a dinner in another Irish university and sat next to a very distinguished senior academic from that institution. The conversation was lively and interesting, and amongst other things we talked about the changing circumstances of academic lives and careers …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 29 January]
“Sir Bernard Crossland, who has died aged 87, was one of Queen’s University’s most eminent academics, an internationally-renowned engineer, research pioneer, author and accident investigator …” (more)
[Irish Times, 29 January]
“Student leaders yesterday put the nation’s political leaders under the spotlight to see which of them had the X factor. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) launched their National Bus Tour campaign to register 50,000 young people to vote with an ‘X Factor’-style audition in front of a jury of young voters outside the Dail …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 29 January]
“Cork IT 2-12 NUI Galway 0-17 Fitzgibbon Cup (SH) A penalty a minute into injury-time from Tony Murphy gave Cork IT a one-point victory over champions NUI Galway at Dangan in Galway …” (more)
[Independent, 29 January]
“My first academic job back in the 1980s was that of lecturer in industrial relations in Trinity College Dublin …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 29 January]
“Protests are due to be held in London and Manchester against rising student tuition fees and public spending cuts …” (more)
[BBC News, 29 January]
“With starting pay at a standstill, businesses are using other means to attract and keep high-quality recruits …” (more)
[Anna Tims, Guardian, 29 January]
“If you’re plugged into the science blogtwitosphere, then you surely know that the topic of women science bloggers has been written about extensively. Rather than re-hash what many others have said, I’ll direct you to these posts by Kate Clancy and Daniel Lende …” (more)
[Jason G Goldman, The Thoughtful Animal, 28 January]
“Norway and Switzerland are opposing a budget increase for the next Framework Programme, which starts in 2014, fearing that their contribution to its costs could grow out of all proportion. Both countries are outside the EU and would have to pay significantly more towards Framework 8 than previous Framework Programmes if its budget increases …” (more)
[Inga Vesper and John Fogarty, Research, 25 January]
“Third-level students abandoned lecture halls, libraries, canteens – and even emptied bars – to register to vote yesterday …” (more)
[Eimear Ni Bhraonain, Independent, 28 January]
“As I have noted previously, these days the main ‘shop window’ in which a university presents its programmes, facilities and services to a wider world is its worldwide web homepage. Anyone wanting to make contact with it is likely to look there first, and therefore it is very important that the institution presents itself well …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 28 January]
