“In the 25 years since tearing around the final bend of the track and then somehow snatching the bronze medal nothing else has come close. There are more important things in life than getting to stand on the medal podium at the Irish Schools Track and Field Championships, but not in that moment there wasn’t …” (more)
[Ian O’Riordan, Irish Times, 31 May]
“Paddy McNamara, now deceased, left formal education at primary level and did his Leaving Cert after retirement. He then studied for a BA, and at 80 became the oldest graduate ever from both All Hallows and DCU …” (more)
[Breda O’Brien, Irish Times, 31 May]
“A parents’ leader has called on teacher unions and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to resolve the dispute over junior cycle reform …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 31 May]
“Once shunned by the political establishment, UCD economist Prof Morgan Kelly was today accepted into the bosom of academia. The man who called the property crash was admitted to the Royal Irish Academy along with 14 other candidates, boosting the membership of the 229-year-old institution to 482 …” (more)
[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 30 May]
“Trinity College Dublin has led the way in Ireland, securing the first funding award under Horizon 2020, the new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. An award of €175,000 has just been granted to the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) …” (more)
[Trinity College Dublin, 30 May]
“When I think of mega-successful childhood actors and celebrities, there’s one thing I don’t typically think of: college. And it isn’t without lack of reason, either …” (more)
[Jackson Barnett, Huffington Post, 30 May]
“Film maker and education reformer David Puttnam says Ireland has ‘about four years’ to roll out a digital learning strategy or it will fall behind developing countries …” (more)
[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 30 May]
“Knowledge is only useful if people know it exists. So it is great to see Knowledge Transfer Ireland established, to start to allow organisations and individuals to seek out the knowledge in Irish third level institutions. At least, it would be if it worked. It doesn’t …” (more)
[Brian M Lucey, 30 May]
“An educational quality mark to be in place by the end of the year should ensure below-standard colleges for international students can no longer stay in business, the Dáil has been told …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 30 May]
“Although he has worked on multi-million dollar architectural projects around the world, James Mary O’Connor had never toiled professionally in his hometown until recently when an exciting new development brought him home to Dublin …” (more)
[Charlie Taylor, Irish Times, 30 May]
“I recently asked the Minister for Education about the security of academic research in third level institutions in Ireland in light of the recent controversy surrounding the legal challenge to research at Boston College …” (more)
[Clare Daly, United Left Alliance, 29 May]
“Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that international students left stranded as a result of the recent closure of a number of international language schools can continue their education and be recompensed for the cost of discontinued courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann, 29 May]
“The Minister for Education has invited the two secondary school teachers unions to enter talks on the new Junior Cert cycle. The ASTI have welcomed the invitation …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 29 May]
“More than 90% of people believe – if the straw poll conducted on this site recent is accurate – that communication is essential for a scientist to be successful in his career. This result fits all the anecdotal evidence that is available …” (more)
[Seán Duke, Science Spinning, 29 May]
“Enterprise Ireland has launched a new half-million euro fund to try and encourage graduates to start-up their own business. The EI Competitive Start Fund was launched by jobs minister Richard Bruton today …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 29 May]
“Time has a revealing opinion piece on how universities develop when they try to emulate big business and join the rankings arms race …” (more)
[DCU union, 29 May]
“The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD, is to invite the two second level teacher unions to talks relating to the new Junior Cycle Student Awards, which are being phased in from September to incoming first year students …” (more)
[Department of Education and Skills, 29 May]
“The turmoil in the English language school sector has spread to one of the country’s most reputable institutions where teachers have issued strike notice over pay cuts …” (more)
[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 29 May]
“ASTI President Sally Maguire today delivered the signatures of almost 10,000 teachers to the Department of Education and Skills in Marlborough Street, Dublin. The petition is signed by 9,921 teachers who are opposed to the Minister for Education and Skills’ plans to abolish the Junior Cert …” (more)
[ASTI, 29 May]
“Academics at the University of Surrey are considering a vote of no confidence in their vice chancellor, Christopher Snowden, over a new teaching evaluation method based on student satisfaction scores. Under a staff assessment program introduced this term, lecturers are expected to achieve at least 3.8 points out of 5 in module evaluation questionnaires …” (more)
[Jack Grove, Inside Higher Ed, 29 May]
