“The scientific discovery, announced this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that humans are still evolving, is about as surprising as saying that scientists have proved that water is wet …” (more)
[Desmond Morris, Daily Telegraph, 4 May]
“Why don’t professors blog? Why am I the only professor with a stem cell blog across the globe (if there are other please let me know)? Why do I do this blog? …” (more)
[Knoepfler Lab Stem Cell Blog, 3 May]
“An Oxford University student who prompted a sexism row by boasting about her body in an election flyer has been fined £120 for bringing the Union into ‘disrepute’ …” (more)
[James Orr, Daily Telegraph, 3 May]
“So the UCD Mute swans have done it again, produced another 6 cygnets into the world. Exactly the same number of cygnets as last year and bang on the average clutch size of 6. Last year’s cygnets made their first appearance on the 4th of May, this year it was the 30th of April …” (more, video)
[Drimnagh Birdwatch, 3 May]
“Texting, Tweeting and social media websites are damaging children’s ability to communicate, making them unmotivated and encouraging ‘rough behaviour’, author Sir Terry Pratchett has claimed …” (more)
[Hannah Furness, Daily Telegraph, 2 May]
“A case of tuberculosis has been confirmed at Griffith College in Dublin. The college, located on the South Circular Road says it is working with the HSE to fully implement best practice precautionary measures …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 2 May]
“… Comfy chairs are even worse. By encouraging the sitter to remain in a single static position for long durations without moving, they put extended, unrelieved stress on the spine, weaken the muscles that support the body’s frame and prevent injury, and cause the same circulatory problems as their less comfortable counterparts. And that’s just the beginning …” (more)
[Colin McSwiggen, Jacobin, Spring issue]
“Higher education is currently under assault in America. Even in the recent past you could count on bi-partisan support of systems of higher education that have long been considered the foundation of American prosperity …” (more)
[Paul Stoller, Huffington Post, 1 May]
“Holly Higgins asks what students’ reflections on the benefits of higher education can tell us about the relationship between HE and employment …” (more)
[Guardian Professional, 1 May]
“We are our narratives and in this tear away world that often means we are what we tweet, what we like, what we pin, what we share …” (more)
[Bernie Goldbach, Inside View from Ireland, 1 May]
“After more than 20 years of finding the right courses and universities for internationally ambitious students, QS is now moving on to the next logical step: finding the right jobs and institutions for globally mobile academics …” (more)
[Martin Ince, QS Intelligence Unit, 1 May]
“Pro-reason bloggers are doing a better job than scientists at challenging alternative medicine. Long may it continue. Alternative medicine has never enjoyed such popularity and respect …” (more)
[Nicoli Nattrass, New Scientist, 1 May]
“Women scientists in the United Kingdom find academic careers far less attractive than do their male counterparts, according to a report, ‘The chemistry PhD: The impact on women’s retention’, that was issued jointly by the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC) and the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2008 …” (more)
[Beryl Benderly, Science Careers Blog, 30 April]
“… I’ve come to the conclusion that I use email to distract myself. Whenever I feel the least bit uneasy, I check my email. Stuck while writing an article? Bored on a phone call? Standing in an elevator, frustrated in a meeting, anxious about an interaction? Might as well check email …” (more)
[Peter Bregman, Harvard Business Review, 26 April]
“On Thursday April 26th, the Politics and Sociology Society of NUI Maynooth held a show of solidarity outside the Arts Block with fellow student Jerri Ann O’Sullivan who has found herself at the centre of the Garda Ombudsman’s ‘Rape Comments’ investigation in Rossport …” (more)
[Leonie Delaney, The Student Observer, 27 April]
“As National Cloud Week draws to a close in Ireland, industry leaders are concerned about whether the workforce is ready to take advantage of this growth area …” (more)
[Adam Maguire, Irish Times, 26 April]
“… Having been fortunate to have had my education subsidised by the Irish exchequer for nine years it is now possible that the position for which I have been trained does not exist …” (more)
[Fred A English, Irish Times, 25 April]
“Plans to increase work placements for students must lead to real jobs and not cheap labour, their representatives have said. Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry launched a higher education strategy aimed at boosting teaching and learning, but also to help meet the needs of industry …” (more)
[Herald, 24 April]
“This is an expanded and linked version of the column ‘My Education Week’ which appears each Tuesday in the Irish Times …” (more)
[Brian M Lucey, 24 April]
“MY EDUCATION WEEK: BRIAN LUCEY, Professor of finance, Trinity College Dublin. SUNDAY. This week is Trinity Week, culminating in the Trinity Ball, which means that teaching semester is over …” (more)
[Irish Times, 24 April]
