“In the reviews by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) currently in progress on the future of higher education in Ireland, it is vital that the contribution of the private colleges is taken into consideration …” (more)
[John Kelly, Independent, 20 June]
“The recent controversy over research into mutated versions of the H5N1 flu virus has focused on biosecurity concerns. It is easy to get the impression that this debate has created a clear split between a scientific community that wants the research to proceed and the results to be published and a biosecurity community that doesn’t …” (more)
[Tim Trevan, Nature News & Comment, 20 June]
“One distinctive role of universities is to produce new knowledge. Sometimes, as with Albert Einstein’s classic 1905 paper on relativity, a single insight can change the world. But in the present era of university competition, it is not wise to rely on lone genius …” (more)
[Martin Ince, QS Intelligence Unit, 20 June]
“Because of the media storm last week about the Tol et al paper on working costs, myself and a few colleagues (separately) decided to read the paper to see what all the fuss was about …” (more)
[Aedín Doris, Donal O’Neill and Frank Walsh, Irish Economy, 20 June]
“Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this programme Psychologist, Dr. Erika Doyle, from the Growing Up in Ireland study, explains what dyslexia is, how it can be diagnosed and what teachers can do to support learners who have the condition. She also discusses research that she has done to try and diagnose dyslexia in children from a young age.” (mp3)
[Inside Education on 103.2 Dublin City FM, 20 June]
“Deputy Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue and I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Cannon. I wish to discuss the new online grant application system and, in particular, the website grantsonline.ie. The issue relates specifically to self-employed parents who have had difficulties when using this new website …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann, 19 June]
“Advocates of ‘open access’ publishing in academia say a UK report that proposes spending £60 million a year to make all publicly-funded research free to access will protect the profits of publishers at the expense of scholarship …” (more)
[Justin Norrie, The Conversation, 20 June]
“The furore around the recent ESRI paper that suggested that some 44% of workers would be better off on the dole, overlooked one thing …” (more)
[Jim O’Sullivan, Irish Examiner, 19 June]
