“Nearly 500 female students across a number of Limerick colleges have allegedly signed up with a website to find a ‘sugar daddy’ to help fund their studies, those behind a global site have claimed …” (more)
[Anne Sheridan, Limerick Leader, 18 May]
“What’s the absolute worst part of the Internet? Reasonable folks may disagree, but most would say keeping track of an endless string passwords ranks somewhere at the top …” (more)
[Christopher Matthews, Time, 16 May]
“The 21st century is radically different. We now live in a globalised world. Everything and everybody is connected. We are part of a vast global network. There are six billion mobile phones in the world! The workplace of this century is highly complex and competitive …” (more)
[educationandstuff, 14 May]
“As people around the world tuned in to watch Canadian space hero Commander Chris Hadfield return to Earth, his Dublin-based daughter planned to be fast asleep …” (more)
[Allison Bray, Independent, 14 May]
“As recently as the 1980s, the idea of assistance for a student with a disability was unheard of. Now support is the norm, and 8,000 students with disabilities are in higher education …” (more)
[Brian Mooney, Irish Times, 14 May]
“The bus network in Waterford came to a standstill as did its expressway links with other destinations as over 100 employees joined the industrial action affecting bus users …” (more)
[Conor Kane, Independent, 14 May]
“My Education Week: Cormac O Raifeartaigh, lecturer in physics at Waterford Institute of Technology. On Monday morning, I give a talk about our physics degree course to students from secondary schools in Waterford and Kilkenny …” (more)
[Irish Times, 14 May]
“I should start this post by declaring that I have never been a smoker. When in my youth all around me were smoking, I somehow avoided it. I tried it of course, it just didn’t do anything for me …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 14 May]
“The news that famous physicist Stephen Hawking has decided to join the academic boycott of Israel has attracted some heated commentary …” (more)
[Brian Martin, The Conversation, 14 May]
“I hate mornings. Really. If mornings were my bed, I’d sleep on the floor. But we’ve all got to deal with the things. So up I get around 7, grumpily dig our three kids out of bed, and get the middle one off to Montessori school …” (more)
[Stephen Kinsella, 12 May]
“Last week Robert Winston, the media-loving scientist with the big moustache, revealed that he doesn’t like hiring people with first-class degrees. Much better, he said, to go for someone with a 2:1 who has done things …” (more)
[Lucy Kellaway, Irish Times, 13 May]
“A University of Limerick researcher has been selected to undergo two days of ‘gruelling’ tests in London this summer to determine if she has what it takes to go into space …” (more)
[Anne Sheridan, Limerick Leader, 11 May]
“It’s hard to decide whether JRR Tolkien would be pleased that the Burren is holding a festival in his honour (Irishman’s Diary, May 10th), or if – on the contrary – the news would have him spinning in his grave …” (more)
[Frank McNally, Irish Times, 11 May]
“Because newly-minted PhD graduates far outweigh the number of tenure-track positions (read about the sobering statistics here), many will have to travel if they want a job in academia …” (more)
[Randy Clemens, 21st Century Scholar, 10 May]
“One in three students admits to wearing ‘good luck underwear’ to try to boost exam chances, a poll suggests …” (more)
[Judith Burns, BBC News, 9 May]
“Science is supposed to be impeccably objective, but it turns out that one of its most famous practitioners, Lord Winston, is prejudiced. The doctor, academic and TV presenter admits discriminating against people with first-class degrees …” (more)
[Darragh McManus, Independent, 9 May]
“A new social network designed to protect students from the prying eyes of parents or employers has been launched and could rival Facebook at universities …” (more)
[Independent, 9 May]
“Caffeine was once the stimulant of choice for students to enhance concentration. Not any more. Cognition enhancing pills, most often prescription drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are the new study tool …” (more)
[Rita de Brun, Irish Examiner, 9 May]
“Physicist Stephen Hawking’s decision to pull out of attending a major conference in Israel next month has been met with the expected mix of praise and opprobrium …” (more)
[Paul Gallagher, Independent, 8 May]
“Demand for online higher education is at record levels – yet the model remains a mystery for many. For David Newton, the only mystery is why everyone thinks it’s so unusual …” (more)
[Guardian Professional, 8 May]
