“Students from Great Britain who want to study at Queen’s University will be charged up to £9,000 per year. It is the highest fee a university can charge for students from outside Northern Ireland …” (more)
[BBC News, 28 October]
“Trinity College Dublin lecturer Dr Peter Cherry has discovered a previously unknown painting by Spanish artist Diego Velazquez …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 28 October]
“The Higher Education Authority is to request the repayment of €6 million in ‘unauthorised’ allowances paid by UCD and the other universities to senior academics. The move is certain to be strongly resisted by UCD president Dr Hugh Brady …” (more)
[Seán Flynn, Irish Times, 28 October]
“A Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) protest over supplied equipment at this week’s Student Yachting World Cup in France has fallen on deaf ears, leaving George Kenefick and his eight crew struggling to keep pace with the front runners …” (more)
[David O'Brien, Irish Times, 28 October]
“The need for greater levels of innovation in Irish industry has long been recognised. The question is how to achieve it. One proven method is to facilitate graduate recruitment by innovative companies …” (more)
[Irish Times, 28 October]
“Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is ethical for students to pay €6,500 to enrol for a postgraduate diploma in education at University College Dublin when they were unaware that plans were in place to downgrade the qualification from level nine to level eight …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann, 26 October]
“Following a third party appeal by local residents, An Bord Pleanala has upheld the decision of Kildare County Council to grant permission for the construction of the North Campus Student Housing Complex …” (more)
[Kildare Planning Blog, 27 October]
“The Dublin Bike Scheme is set to embark on a tenfold expansion, which will see the number of bike stations increase from 40 to approximately 300, stretching out into the suburbs and including the UCD and DCU campus within the zone …” (more)
[Studenty_Dublin, 27 October]
“Yesterday we all trooped off to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for a Staff Away Day. We didn’t actually get to play on the pitch of course, which wasn’t even there, as it had been removed to reveal a vast expanse of soil … (more)
[In the Dark, 27 October]
“In advance of the anticipated shake up of Ireland’s public sector, key stakeholders are coming together to discuss the challenges involved at a major summit next month …” (more)
[Sorcha Corcoran, Business and Leadership, 27 October]
“What do the credit crunch and the University of Wales (UoW) have in common?According to one senior source in Welsh higher education, the financial markets and the UoW were both toppled when the factor that sustained their businesses was found to be flawed …” (more)
[Daniel Davies, BBC News, 27 October]
“For an undergraduate contemplating a career in research, the future may seem uncertain. There is strong support from government for investment in research and innovation. That said, the scale of investment over the last 10 years will not continue …” (more)
[Conor O'Carroll, Irish Times, 27 October]
“Northern Irish students hoping to enter the University of Ulster next year could face tougher entry requirements than applicants from the rest of the UK, it has emerged. Richard Barnett, Ulster’s vice-chancellor, raised the prospect of different entry grades as the two sets of students are no longer competing over the same funding …” (more)
[David Matthews, Times Higher Education, 27 October]
“This blog is now nearly three and a half years old, and has attracted over a million hits. During that time I have published 1,802 posts, and readers have made 12,580 comments on these posts …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 27 October]
“Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if staff at University College Dublin were aware of the plans to downgrade the postgraduate diploma in education from level 9 to level 8 when students were applying for entry to the course through the postgraduate applications centre in 2010 for entry in 2011 …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 25 October]
“Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider putting arrangements in place through the Higher Education Authority to enable third level students to pay students’ contributions in instalments in view of the fact that the lump sum payments are causing severe financial difficulties for many families; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 25 October]
“Universities pride themselves on the quality of their teaching. They spruik superior teachers, superior facilities, superior learning experiences, superior learning outcomes. High scores on these four criteria will attract superior students, leading to a superior upwards spiral. But what happens if open access is provided to that exclusive property? …” (more)
[Phillip Long and Roly Sussex, The Conversation, 27 October]
“Irish and British government policy for a long time in higher education has been ‘more’ and ‘better’ and ‘wider’ and ‘deeper’; all rhetoric that means ‘more qualifications’ …” (more)
[Hugh Sullivan's Blog, 25 October]
“One of Steve Jobs’ signature achievements was that he was able to somehow impart to his devices something akin to a soul. How ironic that he was able to achieve this at a time when the push in his own country, America, is to make everyone more and more like a machine …” (more)
[HT: Steve Schwartz]
[Dave Serchuk, Forbes, 11 October]
“Thousands of construction workers may miss out on European money for retraining because of mistakes by the previous Government, it has emerged. Education and Skills Minister Ruairi Quinn said he is concerned that millions of euro will have to be returned to Europe unspent …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 26 October]
