“Money is the most pressing concern for European doctoral students, according to the first Europewide survey of working conditions for young researchers, which is set to be released today. The study also found that many PhD students aren’t fully aware of their contractual rights and obligations …” (more)
[Barbara Casassus, ScienceInsider, 30 September]
“New pensions legislation which aims to cut the cost of the public sector pension bill by 35% has been described as ‘larcenous’ and illegal by the main unions representing teachers. The secondary teachers union, the ASTI, said it was considering challenging the measures in the courts …” (more)
[Paul Cullen, Irish Times, 30 September]
“In anticipation of the publication shortly of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the THE has invited Twitter followers to declare succinctly what makes a university great …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 30 September]
“Education Minister Ruairi Quinn is powerless to compel schools to reveal the number of unqualified maths teachers in Irish classrooms. He has twice ordered the Teaching Council to survey all second-level schools …” (more)
[Breda Heffernan, Independent, 30 September]
