Ninth Level Ireland http://9thlevel.ie Irish University News Politics and Law Thu, 23 May 2013 20:38:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Has Higher Education Lost Control Over Quality? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/has-higher-education-lost-control-over-quality/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/has-higher-education-lost-control-over-quality/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 20:38:08 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67261 “Educational quality is now a hot topic in higher education globally.In recent months, I have been involved in institutional assessments and government meetings on the topic in Finland, Romania, Ireland, and the United States …” (more)

[Ellen Hazelkorn, Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/has-higher-education-lost-control-over-quality/feed/ 0 The French protect their language like the British protect their currency http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/the-french-protect-their-language-like-the-british-protect-their-currency/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/the-french-protect-their-language-like-the-british-protect-their-currency/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 17:43:50 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67258 France“The front page of Libération, one of France’s leading dailies, was printed entirely in English on Tuesday. ‘Let’s do it’, ran the banner headline. Sounding like a Nike slogan penned by Cole Porter, it in fact referred to a new bill, which, if passed, would allow some university courses to be taught in English …” (more)

[Andrew Gallix, Guardian, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/the-french-protect-their-language-like-the-british-protect-their-currency/feed/ 0 SIPTU will recommend pay and reform agreement http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/siptu-will-recommend-pay-and-reform-agreement/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/siptu-will-recommend-pay-and-reform-agreement/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15:37 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67256 “The country’s largest union, SIPTU, has decided to recommend acceptance of the new public service pay and reform agreement to its members …” (more)

[RTÉ News, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/siptu-will-recommend-pay-and-reform-agreement/feed/ 0 Minister Sherlock announces €6.9m in funding for 62 research projects http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/minister-sherlock-announces-e6-9m-in-funding-for-62-research-projects/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/minister-sherlock-announces-e6-9m-in-funding-for-62-research-projects/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 13:20:00 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67254 “Minister for Research and Innovation Seán Sherlock TD has announced Government funding through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) of €6.9m, encompassing 62 research awards …” (more)

[Karina Corbett, Business and Leadership, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/minister-sherlock-announces-e6-9m-in-funding-for-62-research-projects/feed/ 0 Tuition fees ‘could be limited to £6,000′ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/bbc-news-tuition-fees-could-be-limited-to-6000/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/bbc-news-tuition-fees-could-be-limited-to-6000/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:14 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67251 “Tuition fees in England could be limited to £6,000 per year and remain cost-neutral to universities and the Treasury, a study commissioned by the Million+ group of universities says …” (more)

[BBC News, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/bbc-news-tuition-fees-could-be-limited-to-6000/feed/ 0 NUI Galway welcomes elite university leaders to city http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/nui-galway-welcomes-elite-university-leaders-to-city/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/nui-galway-welcomes-elite-university-leaders-to-city/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:09:45 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67249 “President Michael D Higgins will address the 2013 Coimbra Group Annual Conference taking place at NUI, Galway this week. This is the first time that NUI Galway has hosted the event in 25 years. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Creativity, Research and Innovation in Universities’. The conference will run from Wednesday May 22 to Friday May 24 …” (more)

[Ebhan Loughlin, Galway Advertiser, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/nui-galway-welcomes-elite-university-leaders-to-city/feed/ 0 Up to 4,500 jobs unfilled due to skills shortage in IT http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/up-to-4500-jobs-unfilled-due-to-skills-shortage-in-it/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/up-to-4500-jobs-unfilled-due-to-skills-shortage-in-it/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:24:54 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67247 “Up to 4,500 jobs are currently going unfilled in Ireland, and 10,000 more potential jobs are under threat in the short term, thanks to this country’s IT sector skills shortage, a startling new industry report published today has claimed …” (more)

[Mark Keenan, Independent, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/up-to-4500-jobs-unfilled-due-to-skills-shortage-in-it/feed/ 0 INTO advises teachers to accept revised pay proposal http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/into-advises-teachers-to-accept-revised-pay-proposal/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/into-advises-teachers-to-accept-revised-pay-proposal/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:22:42 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67245 “The country’s largest teachers’ union has recommended that members accept revised Croke Park pay proposals on the basis that they represent an improvement on the alternative …” (more)

[Fiachra Ó Cionnaith and Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/into-advises-teachers-to-accept-revised-pay-proposal/feed/ 0 We will lag behind until education matches industry needs http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/we-will-lag-behind-until-education-matches-industry-needs/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/we-will-lag-behind-until-education-matches-industry-needs/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:20:14 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67243 “How to tackle Ireland’s skills deficit has become a familiar refrain amongst Irish employers and across media …” (more)

[Simon Boucher, Independent, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/we-will-lag-behind-until-education-matches-industry-needs/feed/ 0 Department may favour student grant system that reduces red tape http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/department-may-favour-student-grant-system-that-reduces-red-tape/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/department-may-favour-student-grant-system-that-reduces-red-tape/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:17:07 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67241 “The Department of Education has said is open to a student grant system where applicants might not have to submit a raft of documents in order to make it more efficient …” (more)

[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/department-may-favour-student-grant-system-that-reduces-red-tape/feed/ 0 Research is a key area for job growth http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/research-is-a-key-area-for-job-growth/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/research-is-a-key-area-for-job-growth/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:13:40 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67239 “Across Europe more than five million jobs have been lost between 2008 and 2010. In contrast, knowledge-based jobs driven by research and innovation increased by more than 800,000 …” (more)

[Conor O'Carroll, Irish Times, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/research-is-a-key-area-for-job-growth/feed/ 0 State of independence could prove costly, Scots warned http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/state-of-independence-could-prove-costly-scots-warned/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/state-of-independence-could-prove-costly-scots-warned/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:09:49 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67235 “Scotland’s universities would lose their lucrative place in the UK’s research framework if the country voted for independence, experts have warned, ahead of a conference on the subject this week …” (more)

[David Matthews, Times Higher Education, 23 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/state-of-independence-could-prove-costly-scots-warned/feed/ 0 Elsevier distances itself from open-access article http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/elsevier-distances-itself-from-open-access-article/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/elsevier-distances-itself-from-open-access-article/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:07:33 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67233 “The publisher Elsevier has disassociated itself from an article by a trade association it belongs to that condemns proposed open-access mandates in several US states …” (more)

[Paul Jump, Times Higher Education, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/23/elsevier-distances-itself-from-open-access-article/feed/ 0 Can computers mark exams? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/can-computers-mark-exams/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/can-computers-mark-exams/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:54 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67231 “Blog followers will know that there is little is more reliably guaranteed to get Beard reaching for her lap-top than some new development in on-line learning. This is not (simply) because I am a nasty old Luddite …” (more)

[Mary Beard, A Don’s Life, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/can-computers-mark-exams/feed/ 0 Student Loan Problems: One Third Of Millennials Regret Going To College http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/student-loan-problems-one-third-of-millennials-regret-going-to-college/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/student-loan-problems-one-third-of-millennials-regret-going-to-college/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:43 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67229 “Here’s an indication of how burdensome student loans have become: About one-third of millennials say they would have been better off working, instead of going to college and paying tuition …” (more)

[Halah Touryalai, Forbes, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/student-loan-problems-one-third-of-millennials-regret-going-to-college/feed/ 0 University Status Review http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/university-status-review/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/university-status-review/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:04 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67227 “Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way a complaint be made to him contending that the functions of a university are being performed in a manner which prima facie constitutes a breach of the laws, statutes or ordinances applicable to the university, to quote section 20(1) of the Universities Act 1997 …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/university-status-review/feed/ 0 Third Level Courses Availability – LIT Tipperary Clonmel Campus http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/third-level-courses-availability-lit-tipperary-clonmel-campus/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/third-level-courses-availability-lit-tipperary-clonmel-campus/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:43:16 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67225 “Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of CAO applications for BSC Honours Computing and Creative Multi-Media Courses in Limerick Institute of Technology; the number of these applicants that have applied for LIT Tipperary Clonmel Campus; the direct cost of educating such students in the LIT Tipperary Clonmel Campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/third-level-courses-availability-lit-tipperary-clonmel-campus/feed/ 0 Student Grant Scheme Administration http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/student-grant-scheme-administration-4/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/student-grant-scheme-administration-4/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:39:56 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67223 “Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action has he taken to improve the processing system for student grant applications; the recommendations of the external review of Student Universal Support Ireland’s business processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/student-grant-scheme-administration-4/feed/ 0 Academic Year http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/academic-year/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/academic-year/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:35:57 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67221 “Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to increasing the academic year to a third semester; and the potential savings to be accrued from implementing such a measure …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/academic-year/feed/ 0 Teachers’ Remuneration http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/teachers-remuneration/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/teachers-remuneration/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:33:15 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67219 “Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the savings that would be made if there was an annual salary cap of €100,000 applied to the wages of all teaching staff, third level lecturers and all other personnel employed by his Department …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/teachers-remuneration/feed/ 0 Third Level Fees http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/third-level-fees-12/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/third-level-fees-12/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:30:10 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67217 “Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent by the State in subsidising third level fees for the 2012/13 academic year …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/third-level-fees-12/feed/ 0 Third Level Staff Remuneration http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/third-level-staff-remuneration-2/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/third-level-staff-remuneration-2/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:26:21 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67215 “Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular the number of third level lecturers who receive an annual take home pay based on salary and allowances that exceeded €100,000 annually in the 2011/12 academic year …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/third-level-staff-remuneration-2/feed/ 0 Student Grant Scheme Administration http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/student-grant-scheme-administration-3/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/student-grant-scheme-administration-3/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:09 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67213 “Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is confident that the delays experienced in processing student grants in the past academic year will be avoided next term; and if he will outline changes in policy and practice that will ensure similar delays do not occur …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/student-grant-scheme-administration-3/feed/ 0 INTO leadership to recommend LRC proposals http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/into-leadership-to-recommend-lrc-proposals/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/into-leadership-to-recommend-lrc-proposals/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:21 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67210 “The leadership of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation is to recommend its 32,000 members accept the revised Labour Relations Commission proposals on public sector pay …” (more)

[RTÉ News, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/into-leadership-to-recommend-lrc-proposals/feed/ 0 The myth of computer literacy http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/the-myth-of-computer-literacy/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/the-myth-of-computer-literacy/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:43 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67208 “It is quite easy to assume that the modern student is computer literate. Indeed, when you see students operate their mobile devices and when they reveal their knowledge of the internet, you automatically tend to assume that they are miles ahead of us lecturers in terms of computer literacy …” (more)

[educationandstuff, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/the-myth-of-computer-literacy/feed/ 0 Should teachers blog?? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/should-teachers-blog/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/should-teachers-blog/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:24:44 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67206 “I blog, but am I wasting my time and is it a beneficial tool?? How many teachers blog regularly? Although more teachers appear to blog in the last few years I feel that it may be a tool which is used by a devoted few and restricted to pockets of teachers in certain areas or schools …” (more)

[5j2012MsGovern, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/should-teachers-blog/feed/ 0 Shades of grey http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/shades-of-grey/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/shades-of-grey/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:22:37 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67204 “It is risky to oversimplify science for the sake of a clear public-health message. Who knows how many New Year’s resolutions to diet were strangled at birth by Katherine Flegal? …” (more)

[Nature, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/shades-of-grey/feed/ 0 Review Symposium on Collini’s What are Universities for? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/review-symposium-on-collinis-what-are-universities-for/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/review-symposium-on-collinis-what-are-universities-for/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 15:04:40 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67202 “Sociology, a leading journal of the British Sociological Association, has asked four sociologists – Frank Furedi, John Brewer, John Holmwood, and Michael Bailey – to review Stefan Collini’s book, What are universities for? …” (more, downloads)

[Campaign for the Public University, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/review-symposium-on-collinis-what-are-universities-for/feed/ 0 EU university ranking may ‘harm’ higher education http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/eu-university-ranking-may-harm-higher-education/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/eu-university-ranking-may-harm-higher-education/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 14:55:43 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67200 EU“A key international advisory group for UK higher education has warned that U-Multirank – the European Union’s EU multi-million euro alternative to commercial international rankings – may harm rather than benefit the sector …” (more)

[David Jobbins, University World News, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/eu-university-ranking-may-harm-higher-education/feed/ 0 Opposition to English at French unis is ‘hypocrisy’ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/opposition-to-english-at-french-unis-is-hypocrisy/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/opposition-to-english-at-french-unis-is-hypocrisy/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:11 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67198 France“A highly contentious proposal to allow more courses at French universities to be taught in English will be discussed in the French parliament today as the minister behind the plan slams the ‘hypocrisy’ of those opposing it …” (more)

[The Local, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/opposition-to-english-at-french-unis-is-hypocrisy/feed/ 0 Revised proposals more than ‘tweaks’ to rejected deal http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/revised-proposals-more-than-tweaks-to-rejected-deal/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/revised-proposals-more-than-tweaks-to-rejected-deal/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 07:03:05 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67194 “The revised Croke Park II proposals do not just represent a ‘tweaking’ of the deal rejected last month. Neither are they a whole new blueprint for reducing the State’s paybill drawn up on a blank sheet of paper ….” (more)

[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/revised-proposals-more-than-tweaks-to-rejected-deal/feed/ 0 Rule demanding schools hire only qualified teachers could hit subject choices http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/rule-demanding-schools-hire-only-qualified-teachers-could-hit-subject-choices/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/rule-demanding-schools-hire-only-qualified-teachers-could-hit-subject-choices/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:38 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67192 “Secondary schools fear that from November, students may lose out on subjects because of legal stipulations that only qualified teachers may take classes …” (more)

[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/rule-demanding-schools-hire-only-qualified-teachers-could-hit-subject-choices/feed/ 0 French to debate whether to teach university courses in English http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/french-to-debate-whether-to-teach-university-courses-in-english/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/french-to-debate-whether-to-teach-university-courses-in-english/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:57:59 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67190 France“The French National Assembly will begin debating today whether the government should authorise the teaching of university courses in English, to attract foreign students from emerging powers like Brazil, India and China …” (more)

[Lara Marlowe, Irish Times, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/french-to-debate-whether-to-teach-university-courses-in-english/feed/ 0 Teaching unions to mull fresh offer http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/teaching-unions-to-mull-fresh-offer/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/teaching-unions-to-mull-fresh-offer/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:55:54 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67188 “The proposed deal with teacher unions gives some concessions on what they rejected, but it is unclear if they are enough to assuage anger about a range of cuts and extra work required …” (more)

[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/teaching-unions-to-mull-fresh-offer/feed/ 0 University course made for cheating http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/university-course-made-for-cheating/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/university-course-made-for-cheating/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:53:15 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67186 “Cheating by students is being investigated in a university course dedicated to understanding the hidden world of academic deception. The course, being run online, is for academics who usually have the task of preventing cheating …” (more)

[Sean Coughlan, BBC News, 22 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/university-course-made-for-cheating/feed/ 0 Viewpoints: Higher fees and value-for-money degrees http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/viewpoints-higher-fees-and-value-for-money-degrees/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/viewpoints-higher-fees-and-value-for-money-degrees/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:51:24 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67184 “Almost one out of every three first-year students at UK universities says their course provides poor value for money, a study has suggested. While most students are happy with their course, dissatisfaction has grown since fees rose …” (more)

[BBC News, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/viewpoints-higher-fees-and-value-for-money-degrees/feed/ 0 Cities, MOOCs and Global Networks http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/cities-moocs-and-global-networks/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/cities-moocs-and-global-networks/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:49:21 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67182 International“The last several days of higher ed media coverage have been rich with discussions about the tangle of global networks being formed. A case in point is this announcement, by Imperial College London and Zhejiang University …” (more)

[GlobalHigherEd, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/cities-moocs-and-global-networks/feed/ 0 End Robo-Research Assessment http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/end-robo-research-assessment/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/end-robo-research-assessment/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:47:22 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67180 “Some clever and thoughtful people at the American Society for Cell Biology have done us all a favor by putting in writing something that is so good and so true that I’m delighted by it. The Journal Impact Factor has gone from being a rough measure of relative journal significance to being the measure of researchers, something it was never designed for …” (more)

[Barbara Fister, Inside Higher Ed, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/end-robo-research-assessment/feed/ 0 A MOOC Backlash? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/a-mooc-backlash/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/a-mooc-backlash/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:45:09 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67178 “‘Faculty Backlash Grows Against Online Partnerships’ announces the Chronicle of Higher Education (in a section that includes several stories on schools slowing down or halting some aspect of their involvement with MOOC-related projects) …” (more)

[Jonathan Haber, Huffington Post, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/22/a-mooc-backlash/feed/ 0 Howlin vows compulsory redundancies unless public servants accept deal http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/howlin-vows-compulsory-redundancies-unless-public-servants-accept-deal/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/howlin-vows-compulsory-redundancies-unless-public-servants-accept-deal/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:34:47 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67176 “Public servants face compulsory redundancies unless they accept a new deal on cuts in pay and pensions, the Government has warned …” (more)

[Sarah Stack, Independent, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/howlin-vows-compulsory-redundancies-unless-public-servants-accept-deal/feed/ 0 ASTI: Revised LRC proposals http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/asti-revised-lrc-proposals/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/asti-revised-lrc-proposals/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:31:55 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67174 “In February 2013, following talks between the public sector unions and the Government side, facilitated by the Labour Relations Commission, the LRC put forward proposals setting out a range of measures to bring about savings of €1 billion from the public pay and pensions bill over the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 …” (more)

[ASTI, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/asti-revised-lrc-proposals/feed/ 0 Education sector proposals http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/education-sector-proposals/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/education-sector-proposals/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:01 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67171 “The following are the Education Sector Proposals issued to teaching unions following over night talks …” (more)

[Teachers' Union of Ireland, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/education-sector-proposals/feed/ 0 Unions to consider new pay proposals http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/unions-to-consider-new-pay-proposals/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/unions-to-consider-new-pay-proposals/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:52:46 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67169 “Unions are to consider a new set of draft proposals reached on public service pay following lengthy talks at the Labour Relations Commission …” (more)

[RTÉ News, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/unions-to-consider-new-pay-proposals/feed/ 0 Are economists different? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/are-economists-different/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/are-economists-different/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:09 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67167 “For many people, the answer to this question is a pithy ‘Yes’, possibly augmented by some expletives. It is an interesting and potentially important question …” (more)

[Kevin Denny: Economics more-or-less, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/are-economists-different/feed/ 0 Public sector pay deal announced http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/public-sector-pay-deal-announced/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/public-sector-pay-deal-announced/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:33 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67165 “A deal has been struck between the Government and unions on a revised public sector pay deal, it has been announced …” (more)

[Independent, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/public-sector-pay-deal-announced/feed/ 0 Mulvey reports progress in public pay talks http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/mulvey-reports-progress-in-public-pay-talks/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/mulvey-reports-progress-in-public-pay-talks/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:41:18 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67163 “Health sector unions have been presented with a series of draft proposals on a revised public sector pay deal. Labour Relations Commission Chief Executive Kieran Mulvey has said substantial progress has been made …” (more)

[RTÉ News, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/mulvey-reports-progress-in-public-pay-talks/feed/ 0 MOOC Professors Claim No Responsibility for How Courses Are Used http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/mooc-professors-claim-no-responsibility-for-how-courses-are-used/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/mooc-professors-claim-no-responsibility-for-how-courses-are-used/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:39:06 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67161 “Robert Ghrist, a professor of mathematics and electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, knows that wielding vast networks on behalf of non-university benefactors can be tricky business …” (more)

[Steve Kolowich, Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/mooc-professors-claim-no-responsibility-for-how-courses-are-used/feed/ 0 Lengthy talks at LRC on public service pay deal http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/lengthy-talks-at-lrc-on-public-service-pay-deal/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/lengthy-talks-at-lrc-on-public-service-pay-deal/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:55:12 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67159 “Talks have gone on throughout the night and into the morning at the Labour Relations Commission in an attempt to finalise a new public service pay agreement …” (more)

[RTÉ News, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/lengthy-talks-at-lrc-on-public-service-pay-deal/feed/ 0 Fighting deliberate ignorance in the press http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/fighting-deliberate-ignorance-in-the-press/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/fighting-deliberate-ignorance-in-the-press/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:53:03 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67157 “There have been a number of one-sided and ill-informed diatribes on higher education policy in the national press in recent months. Although often well written, their positions are indefensible …” (more)

[Tom Bailey, wonkhe, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/fighting-deliberate-ignorance-in-the-press/feed/ 0 Continued cuts risk the future of our third-level sector http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/continued-cuts-risk-the-future-of-our-third-level-sector/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/continued-cuts-risk-the-future-of-our-third-level-sector/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:19:52 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67155 “Policy decisions are taken without considering policy and planning. Irish universities have absorbed serious funding cuts and now face a crisis …” (more)

[Marie Clarke, Irish Times, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/continued-cuts-risk-the-future-of-our-third-level-sector/feed/ 0 Cabinet mull extending Croke Park talks as teachers’ unions back strike http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/cabinet-mull-extending-croke-park-talks-as-teachers-unions-back-strike/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/cabinet-mull-extending-croke-park-talks-as-teachers-unions-back-strike/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:16:21 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67153 “The Cabinet will have to decide today whether to extend a further lifeline to the Croke Park II talks following intensive negotiations. Labour Relations Commission chief Kieran Mulvey was expected to report to Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin this morning …” (more)

[Caroline O’Doherty and others, Irish Examiner, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/cabinet-mull-extending-croke-park-talks-as-teachers-unions-back-strike/feed/ 0 Don’t force our children to use iPads http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/dont-force-our-children-to-use-ipads/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/dont-force-our-children-to-use-ipads/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:34 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67151 “My daughter is due to start secondary school in September. We have recently been informed about a proposed introduction of iPads at the school for students in the Junior Cert cycle. I have many issues with this, and I think it represents problems for many Irish parents …” (more)

[Irish Times, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/dont-force-our-children-to-use-ipads/feed/ 0 ‘People are savvier in a digital era’ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/people-are-savvier-in-a-digital-era/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/people-are-savvier-in-a-digital-era/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:11:24 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67149 “My Education Week: Rosie Hand, programme co-ordinator of the masters in advertising at DIT. TUESDAY. It’s the first day back after the bank holiday. I cycle into the DIT campus at Aungier Street most mornings …” (more)

[Peter McGuire, Irish Times, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/people-are-savvier-in-a-digital-era/feed/ 0 Coalition’s credibility at stake in new pay deal http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/coalitions-credibility-at-stake-in-new-pay-deal/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/coalitions-credibility-at-stake-in-new-pay-deal/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:08:41 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67147 “Brendan Howlin must show a clear pathway as to how savings will be achieved over the next two years. When EU-IMF troika officials have talked privately about how the Government has been faring on its bailout programme, they have borrowed a phrase used by management consultant Eddie Molloy: ‘implementation deficit disorder’ …” (more)

[Harry McGee, Irish Times, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/coalitions-credibility-at-stake-in-new-pay-deal/feed/ 0 Higher education trending: what do students want to study and why? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/higher-education-trending-what-do-students-want-to-study-and-why/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/higher-education-trending-what-do-students-want-to-study-and-why/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:04:49 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67145 “Last month the Irish Higher Education Authority (HEA) published an analysis of the last five years of student applications to the country’s universities and institutes of technology. This revealed some interesting trends …” (more)

[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/higher-education-trending-what-do-students-want-to-study-and-why/feed/ 0 Some employers are reluctant to hire students, this will make it even tougher http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/some-employers-are-reluctant-to-hire-students-this-will-make-it-even-tougher/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/some-employers-are-reluctant-to-hire-students-this-will-make-it-even-tougher/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:02:10 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67143 “A student who spent last summer living and working in the US believes the proposed new system is ‘totally unfeasible’ and will make it almost impossible for many students to avail of the J1 visa …” (more)

[Sam Griffin, Independent, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/some-employers-are-reluctant-to-hire-students-this-will-make-it-even-tougher/feed/ 0 Fears for future of J1 programme as sponsors hit with €500 levy http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/fears-for-future-of-j1-programme-as-sponsors-hit-with-e500-levy/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/fears-for-future-of-j1-programme-as-sponsors-hit-with-e500-levy/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:12 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67141 “The future of the J1 visa that allows thousands of Irish students to travel and work in the United States each summer is under threat in the new immigration reform bill going through the US senate …” (more)

[Bette Brown, Independent, 21 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/fears-for-future-of-j1-programme-as-sponsors-hit-with-e500-levy/feed/ 0 Harvard students seek probe of controversial PhD thesis on Hispanics’ IQ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/harvard-students-seek-probe-of-controversial-phd-thesis-on-hispanics-iq/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/harvard-students-seek-probe-of-controversial-phd-thesis-on-hispanics-iq/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 05:58:03 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67139 “Harvard University students signed and delivered a petition to President Drew Faust last week demanding an investigation into how the school awarded a doctorate in 2009 based on a dissertation that claimed that Hispanics are not as smart as whites …” (more)

[Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/harvard-students-seek-probe-of-controversial-phd-thesis-on-hispanics-iq/feed/ 0 What Professors Can Learn From ‘Hard Core’ MOOC Students http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/what-professors-can-learn-from-hard-core-mooc-students/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/what-professors-can-learn-from-hard-core-mooc-students/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 05:55:21 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67136 “If people who sit at their computers for tens of hours each week zapping virtual monsters are hard-core gamers, then massive open online courses have led to a similarly obsessed breed of online student: the hard-core learner …” (more)

[Jeffrey Young, Chronicle of Higher Education, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/21/what-professors-can-learn-from-hard-core-mooc-students/feed/ 0 University lecturers agree to enter new Croke Park talks http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/university-lecturers-agree-to-enter-new-croke-park-talks/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/university-lecturers-agree-to-enter-new-croke-park-talks/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:29:05 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67131 “The Irish Federation of University Teachers said it was up to the official side to prove that talks on a new pay deal are not just an attempt to persuade people to accept proposals that have already been rejected …” (more)

[TheJournal.ie, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/university-lecturers-agree-to-enter-new-croke-park-talks/feed/ 0 IFUT Executive agrees to enter talks on post-Croke Park situation http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/ifut-executive-agrees-to-enter-talks-on-post-croke-park-situation/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/ifut-executive-agrees-to-enter-talks-on-post-croke-park-situation/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:27:02 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67129 “The Executive of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has decided to accept an invitation by the Labour Relations Commission to enter Education Sector talks on the post-Croke Park situation …” (more)

[Irish Federation of University Teachers, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/ifut-executive-agrees-to-enter-talks-on-post-croke-park-situation/feed/ 0 ASTI members vote for industrial action http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/asti-members-vote-for-industrial-action/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/asti-members-vote-for-industrial-action/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:04 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67127 “The ASTI – which represents more than 17,000 second-level teachers – has voted for industrial action to be taken in the event that the Government acts unilaterally to cut the pay or worsen the working conditions of teachers …” (more)

[ASTI, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/asti-members-vote-for-industrial-action/feed/ 0 TUI members ballot for industrial action http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/tui-members-ballot-for-industrial-action/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/tui-members-ballot-for-industrial-action/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:57 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67125 “Members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) have balloted for industrial action, up to and including strike action, in the event that government unilaterally imposes salary cuts or worsens working conditions for teachers and lecturers …” (more)

[Teachers’ Union of Ireland, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/tui-members-ballot-for-industrial-action/feed/ 0 The Role of Blogging in the Academic Feedback Cycle http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/the-role-of-blogging-in-the-academic-feedback-cycle/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/the-role-of-blogging-in-the-academic-feedback-cycle/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:18:33 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67123 “Last year I delivered a couple of research papers on the history of crime. The first was in October at the Institute of Historical Research or the IHR as it’s known, here in London. The second was in January, on a beach in Belize. I thought I’d talk a little bit today about how those two experiences were different …” (more)

[Adam Crymble, Thoughts on Public & Digital History, 18 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/the-role-of-blogging-in-the-academic-feedback-cycle/feed/ 0 New evidence on class size effects http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/new-evidence-on-class-size-effects/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/new-evidence-on-class-size-effects/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:15 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67120 “A paper I co-authored with Veruska Oppedisano (London Metropolitan University) has just been published in Labour Economics. It’s gated (but obviously worth $31.50 of which I won’t get a red cent) …” (more)

[Kevin Denny: Economics more-or-less, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/new-evidence-on-class-size-effects/feed/ 0 Unions threaten strike over English at unis http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/unions-threaten-strike-over-english-at-unis/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/unions-threaten-strike-over-english-at-unis/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 15:04:09 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67118 France“A proposal to introduce more courses in English and other foreign languages at French universities is set to be debated in parliament from Wednesday amid concerns it will undermine the country’s soul and identity …” (more)

[The Local, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/unions-threaten-strike-over-english-at-unis/feed/ 0 Guide to the Universities Act 1997, updated http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/guide-to-the-universities-act-1997-updated/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/guide-to-the-universities-act-1997-updated/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 14:39:57 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67113 I have updated my guide to the Universities Act, including commentary and the text of the Act as amended to date. Download from here. All comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome!

The Blogmeister

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/guide-to-the-universities-act-1997-updated/feed/ 0 IFUT to decide later on whether to enter LRC pay talks http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/ifut-to-decide-later-on-whether-to-enter-lrc-pay-talks/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/ifut-to-decide-later-on-whether-to-enter-lrc-pay-talks/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:01:20 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67109 “The Irish Federation of University Teachers will make a decision today whether or not to enter public sector pay discussions with the LRC over a revised Croke Park deal …” (more)

[BreakingNews.ie, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/ifut-to-decide-later-on-whether-to-enter-lrc-pay-talks/feed/ 0 Pay talks to resume as Government admits it may not achieve savings target http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/pay-talks-to-resume-as-government-admits-it-may-not-achieve-savings-target/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/pay-talks-to-resume-as-government-admits-it-may-not-achieve-savings-target/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 06:41:11 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67106 “Talks on a revised public sector pay agreement at the Labour Relations Commission later today amid fresh doubts over the Government’s savings target …” (more)

[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/pay-talks-to-resume-as-government-admits-it-may-not-achieve-savings-target/feed/ 0 Galway get accreditation for MBA course http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/galway-get-accreditation-for-mba-course/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/galway-get-accreditation-for-mba-course/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:34 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67104 “NUI Galway has become the only university in the State outside Dublin to secure a prestigious international accreditation for its MBA programme …” (more)

[Lorna Siggins, Irish Times, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/galway-get-accreditation-for-mba-course/feed/ 0 Higgs leading by example http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/higgs-leading-by-example/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/higgs-leading-by-example/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 06:36:06 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67102 “A chara, – Having attended local schools, it was immensely satisfying to co-organise a free public outreach lecture over the May bank holiday weekend on the discovery of the Higgs’ boson with Prof Peter Higgs as a speaker at NUI Maynooth …” (more)

[Eoin O Colgain, Irish Times, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/higgs-leading-by-example/feed/ 0 Failure to deliver €300m savings would represent climbdown by Government http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/failure-to-deliver-e300m-savings-would-represent-climbdown-by-government/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/failure-to-deliver-e300m-savings-would-represent-climbdown-by-government/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 06:34:00 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67100 “The indications given yesterday by Minister of State Brian Hayes that the Government may not secure €300 million in savings it was seeking this year from the public service pay and pensions bill would represent a major climbdown if it comes to pass …” (more)

[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 20 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/failure-to-deliver-e300m-savings-would-represent-climbdown-by-government/feed/ 0 Chinese university in talks to open UK campus at former BBC site http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/chinese-university-in-talks-to-open-uk-campus-at-former-bbc-site/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/chinese-university-in-talks-to-open-uk-campus-at-former-bbc-site/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 06:31:15 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67098 “One of China’s top universities is in talks to open a campus at the former site of the BBC in London in the latest push to extend Chinese influence across the globe …” (more)

[Malcolm Moore, Telegraph, 19 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/20/chinese-university-in-talks-to-open-uk-campus-at-former-bbc-site/feed/ 0 ‘Inappropriate’ for Garvey to remain as IT chairman http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/inappropriate-for-garvey-to-remain-as-it-chairman/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/inappropriate-for-garvey-to-remain-as-it-chairman/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 20:36:07 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67095 “‘It is inappropriate and not in the best interests of the institute’ for Flan Garvey to remain as chairman of the college’s governing board, according to members of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) in the Institute of Technology, Tralee …” (more)

[Clare Champion, 19 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/inappropriate-for-garvey-to-remain-as-it-chairman/feed/ 0 Emergency Meeting IFUT National Executive – Post CP2 http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/emergency-meeting-ifut-national-executive-post-cp2/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/emergency-meeting-ifut-national-executive-post-cp2/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 19:59:36 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67093 “The Executive of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow morning (Monday May 20th) to discuss it position in relation to entering talks, following its members’ decisive rejection of the Croke Park II proposals …” (more)

[Irish Federation of University Teachers, 19 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/emergency-meeting-ifut-national-executive-post-cp2/feed/ 0 Teacher unions accept LRC invitation to further talks http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/teacher-unions-accept-lrc-invitation-to-further-talks/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/teacher-unions-accept-lrc-invitation-to-further-talks/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 19:01:50 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67091 “… The fourth teacher union, the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), is to hold an emergency meeting of its executive on Monday morning (May 20) to decide if it will accept the LRC invitation. It is thought that the union will eventually attend the talks …” (more)

[Education Matters, 19 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/teacher-unions-accept-lrc-invitation-to-further-talks/feed/ 0 Farewell from NWL http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/farewell-from-nwl/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/farewell-from-nwl/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 15:10:52 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67089 “Well that day has finally arrived. After 3.5 years and 2,700 blogposts, this is the final NAMA wine lake blogpost. I truly regret that I can’t continue something that has become more than full-time and has stopped me leading anything like a normal life …” (more)

[NAMA Wine Lake, 19 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/farewell-from-nwl/feed/ 0 Croke Park savings target of €300 million ‘may not be achieved’ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/croke-park-savings-target-of-e300-million-may-not-be-achieved/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/croke-park-savings-target-of-e300-million-may-not-be-achieved/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 15:06:40 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67087 “Minister of State Brian Hayes has given the Government’s first public indication that it may not generate €300 million in savings on the public service pay and pensions bill this year under talks on a revision to the Croke Park II agreement …” (more)

[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 19 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/croke-park-savings-target-of-e300-million-may-not-be-achieved/feed/ 0 Irish grads sting UK for college fees http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/irish-grads-sting-uk-for-college-fees/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/irish-grads-sting-uk-for-college-fees/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 06:54:50 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67085 “Irish students who studied in the UK and who have failed to repay more than €4.3m in student loans are to be tracked down by private investigators hired by the British government, the Sunday Independent can reveal …” (more)

[Daniel McConnell, Independent, 19 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/irish-grads-sting-uk-for-college-fees/feed/ 0 Case Law, Ireland: McKeogh v John Doe 1 (No.2), Facebook, Google and mandatory take down injunctions http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/case-law-ireland-mckeogh-v-john-doe-1-no-2-facebook-google-and-mandatory-take-down-injunctions/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/case-law-ireland-mckeogh-v-john-doe-1-no-2-facebook-google-and-mandatory-take-down-injunctions/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:36 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67083 “In November 2011, Eoin McKeogh was falsely branded as a thief on YouTube, Google, Facebook and a number of websites. This was the result of a video and accompanying material which wrongly identified him …” (more)

[Inforrm's Blog, 19 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/case-law-ireland-mckeogh-v-john-doe-1-no-2-facebook-google-and-mandatory-take-down-injunctions/feed/ 0 Dodgy scholars’ sick notes and scapegoats http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/dodgy-scholars-sick-notes-and-scapegoats/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/dodgy-scholars-sick-notes-and-scapegoats/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 06:47:04 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67081 Canada“Tales of academics using imaginary collaborators to explain away dodgy research results and fabricating life-threatening diseases to avoid investigation formed some of the most memorable moments of the 3rd World Conference on Research Integrity, held in Montreal from 5 to 8 May …” (more)

[Elizabeth Gibney, Times Higher Education, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/19/dodgy-scholars-sick-notes-and-scapegoats/feed/ 0 Teachers ‘know pay negotiations will end up in compromise’ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/teachers-know-pay-negotiations-will-end-up-in-compromise/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/teachers-know-pay-negotiations-will-end-up-in-compromise/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 17:18:58 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67079 “Teachers’ unions know that negotiations on a new public service pay deal will end up in compromise, the general secretary of a teachers’ union said today …” (more)

[TheJournal.ie, 18 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/teachers-know-pay-negotiations-will-end-up-in-compromise/feed/ 0 55 public-paid educators earning more than the Taoiseach http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/55-public-paid-educators-earning-more-than-the-taoiseach/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/55-public-paid-educators-earning-more-than-the-taoiseach/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 17:16:11 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67077 “A total of 55 staff under the remit of the Department of Education and Skills earn more than the Taoiseach, it has emerged …” (more)

[TheJournal.ie, 18 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/55-public-paid-educators-earning-more-than-the-taoiseach/feed/ 0 Declaration on Research Assessment http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/declaration-on-research-assessment/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/declaration-on-research-assessment/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 15:53:04 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67075 “Just thought I would highlight the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment. It’s been a long day and I’m quite tired, so I don’t want to say too much …” (more)

[To the left of centre, 18 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/declaration-on-research-assessment/feed/ 0 The First IREG Audit http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/the-first-ireg-audit/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/the-first-ireg-audit/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 15:38:23 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67073 International“QS is the first ranking organisation to get the seal of approval from the International Ranking Experts Group (IREG) for its World, Asian and Latin American rankings. The IREG audit process would appear to be quite rigorous …” (more)

[University Ranking Watch, 18 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/the-first-ireg-audit/feed/ 0 ASTI accepts invitation to attend LRC pay talks http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/asti-accepts-invitation-to-attend-lrc-pay-talks/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/asti-accepts-invitation-to-attend-lrc-pay-talks/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 14:06:56 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67070 “The executive of the ASTI has decided to accept the invitation of the Labour Relations Commission to enter new talks on the Government’s plans to reduce the public service pay and pensions bill …” (more)

[Kilian Doyle and Martin Wall, Irish Times, 18 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/asti-accepts-invitation-to-attend-lrc-pay-talks/feed/ 0 Staffing allocation blamed for delay to grants http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/staffing-allocation-blamed-for-delay-to-grants/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/staffing-allocation-blamed-for-delay-to-grants/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 08:17:10 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67068 “Slow allocation of staff, poor communication, and inadequate planning were among the main causes of delay to thousands of student grants, an independent review has reported …” (more)

[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 18 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/staffing-allocation-blamed-for-delay-to-grants/feed/ 0 500 students in Limerick seeking ‘sugar daddies’ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/500-students-in-limerick-seeking-sugar-daddies/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/500-students-in-limerick-seeking-sugar-daddies/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 08:13:41 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67062 “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]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/500-students-in-limerick-seeking-sugar-daddies/feed/ 0 Stem cell research requires legislation and guidelines http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/stem-cell-research-requires-legislation-and-guidelines/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/stem-cell-research-requires-legislation-and-guidelines/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 08:11:24 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67060 “Ireland’s lack of regulation repels foreign scientific investment and may also facilitate rogue operators …” (more)

[Ciara Staunton, Irish Times, 18 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/stem-cell-research-requires-legislation-and-guidelines/feed/ 0 Revamped student grants system opens http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/revamped-student-grants-system-opens/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/revamped-student-grants-system-opens/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 08:08:49 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67058 “A new-look, centralised system for processing student grants, SUSI, will open on Monday for the next academic year, as an independent report pinpoints what went wrong with it last autumn, writes Katherine Donnelly …” (more)

[Independent, 18 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/revamped-student-grants-system-opens/feed/ 0 SIPTU holds key to deal as teachers signal they want to talk http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/siptu-holds-key-to-deal-as-teachers-signal-they-want-to-talk/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/siptu-holds-key-to-deal-as-teachers-signal-they-want-to-talk/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 08:05:36 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67056 “Major union SIPTU is emerging as the biggest stumbling block to a new Croke Park II deal – as teacher unions start coming back on board to the talks process …” (more)

[Michael Brennnan and Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 18 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/siptu-holds-key-to-deal-as-teachers-signal-they-want-to-talk/feed/ 0 SUSI Report Confirms Minister Failed Students in Blind Pursuit of Savings http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/susi-report-confirms-minister-failed-students-in-blind-pursuit-of-savings/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/susi-report-confirms-minister-failed-students-in-blind-pursuit-of-savings/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 08:03:04 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67054 “The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has denounced Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, following the findings of an independent report by Accenture. The report, launched today, shows that the Minister failed vulnerable students in blind pursuit of public sector savings …” (more)

[Union of Students in Ireland, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/susi-report-confirms-minister-failed-students-in-blind-pursuit-of-savings/feed/ 0 Primary teachers votes for strike action if government cuts their pay http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/primary-teachers-votes-for-strike-action-if-government-cuts-their-pay/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/primary-teachers-votes-for-strike-action-if-government-cuts-their-pay/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 08:00:51 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67052 “Nine in 10 primary teachers have backed a call for industrial action, including strike action, if the government decides to make cuts to their pay …” (more)

[TheJournal.ie, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/primary-teachers-votes-for-strike-action-if-government-cuts-their-pay/feed/ 0 Student loans system is sustainable, insists minister http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/student-loans-system-is-sustainable-insists-minister/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/student-loans-system-is-sustainable-insists-minister/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 07:58:43 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67050 “Universities minister David Willetts has defended the student finance system against criticisms that it is unsustainable and will not bring in the amount of money required to fund the sector long term …” (more)

[Chris Parr, Times Higher Education, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/student-loans-system-is-sustainable-insists-minister/feed/ 0 Promise of extra staff and need for fewer documents to process student grants http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/promise-of-extra-staff-and-need-for-fewer-documents-to-process-student-grants/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/promise-of-extra-staff-and-need-for-fewer-documents-to-process-student-grants/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 07:56:41 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67048 “Additional staffing to deal with student grant applications and reduced documentation requirements were promised yesterday after publication of a report into the serious delays which had caused hardship and uncertainty for many students left without cash …” (more)

[Fiona Gartland, Irish Times, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/promise-of-extra-staff-and-need-for-fewer-documents-to-process-student-grants/feed/ 0 Can Venture Capital Deliver on the Promise of the Public University? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/can-venture-capital-deliver-on-the-promise-of-the-public-university/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/can-venture-capital-deliver-on-the-promise-of-the-public-university/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 07:53:33 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67046 “An open letter to Daphne Koller, co-founder and co-president of Coursera and professor of computer science at Stanford. Dear Professor Koller: …” (more)

[Bob Meister, n+1, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/can-venture-capital-deliver-on-the-promise-of-the-public-university/feed/ 0 UK ‘fly in, fly out’ scholars fail to take off in China http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/uk-fly-in-fly-out-scholars-fail-to-take-off-in-china/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/uk-fly-in-fly-out-scholars-fail-to-take-off-in-china/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 07:51:00 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67044 China“‘Fly-in, fly-out’ academics are a source of frustration for Chinese students taking UK degrees in their own country, a new report says. Around 38,000 students in China were studying for qualifications taught by a total of 70 British higher education institutions last year …” (more)

[Jack Grove, Times Higher Education, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/18/uk-fly-in-fly-out-scholars-fail-to-take-off-in-china/feed/ 0 Moloney welcomes review report on SUSI http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/moloney-welcomes-review-report-on-susi/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/moloney-welcomes-review-report-on-susi/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:46 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67041 “Senator Marie Moloney has welcomed today’s review report on the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). The independent review by Accenture has identified a number of recommendations for the student grant awarding authority to address …” (more)

[The Labour Party, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/moloney-welcomes-review-report-on-susi/feed/ 0 TUI to enter education sector talks http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/tui-to-enter-education-sector-talks/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/tui-to-enter-education-sector-talks/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:49:56 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67039 “The Executive of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has taken the decision to accept an invitation by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to attend education sector talks …” (more)

[Teachers' Union of Ireland, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/tui-to-enter-education-sector-talks/feed/ 0 Teachers to enter talks on paybill savings http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/teachers-to-enter-talks-on-paybill-savings/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/teachers-to-enter-talks-on-paybill-savings/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:47:34 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67037 “The union representing national teachers has agreed to enter into talks at the Labour Relations Commission on the Government’s plans to reduce the public service pay and pensions bill …” (more)

[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/teachers-to-enter-talks-on-paybill-savings/feed/ 0 Academic appeals: a serious business http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/academic-appeals-a-serious-business/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/academic-appeals-a-serious-business/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:45:20 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67035 “When I was a university lecturer, a student asked me to double check her exam script that I had marked. A colleague, an experienced senior lecturer, warned me against it. ‘Don’t look at it’, he said, ‘or you’ll open the gates of hell’ …” (more)

[Daniel Sokol, Guardian Professional, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/academic-appeals-a-serious-business/feed/ 0 College Is Going Online, Whether We Like It Or Not http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/college-is-going-online-whether-we-like-it-or-not/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/college-is-going-online-whether-we-like-it-or-not/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:43:15 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67033 “The United States has a problem: rapidly rising student debt. It also has a solution: online education. The primary reason for spiraling student debt is the soaring costs of a college education at a physical college …” (more)

[Zachary Karabell, The Atlantic, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/college-is-going-online-whether-we-like-it-or-not/feed/ 0 Good (and bad) news from the Open Access front http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/good-and-bad-news-from-the-open-access-front/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/good-and-bad-news-from-the-open-access-front/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:41:02 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67031 “I recently wrote a short ‘comment’ for the American Journal of Bioethics. The piece is 1788 words long, the names and affiliations of my co-author and myself included. So that will make for 3, perhaps 4 printed pages, right? Now, Taylor and Francis, the publisher of the AJoBE offered the possibility to make this piece Open Access. Price: $2,950. I say: ridiculous …” (more)

[Ingrid Robeyns, Crooked Timber, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/good-and-bad-news-from-the-open-access-front/feed/ 0 Higher Education Institution Staff – IT Tralee http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/higher-education-institution-staff-it-tralee/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/higher-education-institution-staff-it-tralee/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:37:28 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67029 “Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is appropriate and in the best interests of the Institute of Technology of Tralee, County Kerry in respect of a person (details supplied) to remain in their position; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/higher-education-institution-staff-it-tralee/feed/ 0 A plague of plagiarism at the heart of politics http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/a-plague-of-plagiarism-at-the-heart-of-politics/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/a-plague-of-plagiarism-at-the-heart-of-politics/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:34:03 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67026 Germany“When Annette Schavan, Germany’s minister for education and research, resigned earlier this year amid allegations of plagiarism, weary sighs could be heard along the length of the Danube …” (more)

[Paul Jump, Times Higher Education, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/a-plague-of-plagiarism-at-the-heart-of-politics/feed/ 0 The ‘Pass By Compensation’ rule http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/the-pass-by-compensation-rule/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/the-pass-by-compensation-rule/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:31:09 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67023 “… As someone who has benefited in the past from the PBC rule, I’m not totally in favour of abolishing this option. In 1979 against all odds I somehow manage to pass my 1st year exams in Trinity …” (more)

[Careful With That Axe, Eugene, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/the-pass-by-compensation-rule/feed/ 0 ‘Room for growth’ in Irish science funding – ERC http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/room-for-growth-in-irish-science-funding-erc/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/room-for-growth-in-irish-science-funding-erc/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:07:12 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67021 “The head of the main funding body for scientific research in Europe has said there is ‘room for growth’ for Irish scientists applying for and securing European research grants …” (more)

[RTÉ News, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/room-for-growth-in-irish-science-funding-erc/feed/ 0 Review: on the creative destruction of mass higher education http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/review-on-the-creative-destruction-of-mass-higher-education/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/review-on-the-creative-destruction-of-mass-higher-education/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:04:32 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67019 “… These two books are essential reading for everyone involved in or concerned about the future of English higher education. Andrew McGettigan’s is the book he wished he had when he found himself as confused as everyone else in 2010 as Middlesex University sacrificed its philosophy department for a Far Eastern expansion he now takes as a prime case of overseas outsourcing …” (more)

[Patrick Ainley, CDBU, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/review-on-the-creative-destruction-of-mass-higher-education/feed/ 0 Colleges need to produce more big data graduates to fill future jobs, EMC says http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/colleges-need-to-produce-more-big-data-graduates-to-fill-future-jobs-emc-says/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/colleges-need-to-produce-more-big-data-graduates-to-fill-future-jobs-emc-says/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:50:49 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67017 “Multinational IT firm EMC, which recently partnered with University College Cork (UCC) on two data-focused business courses, believes that more interdisciplinary big data programmes are needed in Ireland’s third-level education system to provide suitable candidates for a growing jobs market …” (more)

[Elaine Burke, Silicon Republic, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/colleges-need-to-produce-more-big-data-graduates-to-fill-future-jobs-emc-says/feed/ 0 Bid to lure teachers back to talks table http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/bid-to-lure-teachers-back-to-talks-table/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/bid-to-lure-teachers-back-to-talks-table/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:36:49 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67015 “The four teacher unions – INTO, ASTI, TUI and IFUT – are considering an invitation to meet the Labour Relations Commission as part of efforts to find an alternative to the Croke Park II deal …” (more)

[Independent, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/bid-to-lure-teachers-back-to-talks-table/feed/ 0 Is Ireland is danger of being left behind due to lack of stem cell research laws? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/is-ireland-is-danger-of-being-left-behind-due-to-lack-of-stem-cell-research-laws/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/is-ireland-is-danger-of-being-left-behind-due-to-lack-of-stem-cell-research-laws/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:34:17 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67013 “No legislation or guidelines in place to support research using human embryos. Embryonic stem cells are highly-prized because they can turn into any type of cell in the body, like heart cells, muscles or neurons …” (more)

[Carl O'Brien, Irish Times, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/is-ireland-is-danger-of-being-left-behind-due-to-lack-of-stem-cell-research-laws/feed/ 0 Teachers invited to talks on pay deal http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/teachers-invited-to-talks-on-pay-deal/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/teachers-invited-to-talks-on-pay-deal/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:29:22 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67011 “The Labour Relations Commission has invited teaching unions to attend talks next week as part of the Government’s plans to reduce the public service pay and pensions bill …” (more)

[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/teachers-invited-to-talks-on-pay-deal/feed/ 0 AIT and NUI Maynooth announce strategic partnership http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/ait-and-nui-maynooth-announce-strategic-partnership/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/ait-and-nui-maynooth-announce-strategic-partnership/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:24:04 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67009 “The presidents of NUI Maynooth and Athlone Institute of Technology have announced the formation of a new strategic partnership between their institutions. The partnership will facilitate collaboration in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes; student access and progression; research, commercialisation, and entrepreneurship; and internationalisation …” (more)

[Athlone Advertiser, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/ait-and-nui-maynooth-announce-strategic-partnership/feed/ 0 We don’t need no high-cost, high-brow, heavy metal education http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/we-dont-need-no-high-cost-high-brow-heavy-metal-education/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/we-dont-need-no-high-cost-high-brow-heavy-metal-education/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:21:55 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67007 “They’re signing up as we speak for a two-year degree course in heavy metal music (believed to be the first of its kind), which begins in September in a college in Nottingham. Two years seems a bit excessive …” (more)

[Brian Boyd, Irish Times, 17 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/we-dont-need-no-high-cost-high-brow-heavy-metal-education/feed/ 0 Declaration of independence from journal impact factor http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/declaration-of-independence-from-journal-impact-factor/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/declaration-of-independence-from-journal-impact-factor/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:19:30 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67005 “The Wellcome Trust and the Higher Education Funding Council for England are among the bodies calling for the use of the journal impact factor in funding, appointment and promotion decisions to be scrapped …” (more)

[Elizabeth Gibney, Times Higher Education, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/declaration-of-independence-from-journal-impact-factor/feed/ 0 QS World University Rankings approved by IREG http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/qs-world-university-rankings-approved-by-ireg/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/qs-world-university-rankings-approved-by-ireg/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:17:01 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67003 International“… The International Ranking Expert Group (IREG) Executive Committee, at its meeting in Warsaw on 15th May 2013, decided to grant to QS the rights to use the ‘IREG Approved’ label in relation to the following three rankings …” (more)

[QS Intelligence Unit, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/17/qs-world-university-rankings-approved-by-ireg/feed/ 0 Defamatory material on Facebook and YouTube: McKeogh v. Doe and others http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/defamatory-material-on-facebook-and-youtube-mckeogh-v-doe-and-others/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/defamatory-material-on-facebook-and-youtube-mckeogh-v-doe-and-others/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:25:45 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=67001 “The High Court today gave a significant decision in McKeogh v. Doe and others concerning defamatory material posted through Facebook and YouTube. The background to the case …” (more)

[TJ McIntyre, IT Law in Ireland, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/defamatory-material-on-facebook-and-youtube-mckeogh-v-doe-and-others/feed/ 0 Impact factors declared unfit for duty http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/impact-factors-declared-unfit-for-duty/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/impact-factors-declared-unfit-for-duty/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:19:37 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66999 “Regulars at this blog will be familiar with the dim view that I have of impact factors, in particular their mis-appropriation for the evaluation of individual researchers and their work. I have argued for their elimination …” (more)

[Stephen Curry, Reciprocal Space, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/impact-factors-declared-unfit-for-duty/feed/ 0 Survey Examines British Academics’ Use of Digital Tools http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/survey-examines-british-academics-use-of-digital-tools/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/survey-examines-british-academics-use-of-digital-tools/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:15:51 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66997 “British scholars continue to rely largely on traditional channels of communication, including peer-reviewed journals and monographs, despite a growing emphasis on the use of social media and blogs for obtaining or disseminating scholarly information …” (more)

[Aisha Labi, Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/survey-examines-british-academics-use-of-digital-tools/feed/ 0 Largest teachers’ union to decide whether to re-enter talks http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/largest-teachers-union-to-decide-whether-to-re-enter-talks/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/largest-teachers-union-to-decide-whether-to-re-enter-talks/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:39:07 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66994 “The country’s largest teachers’ union will decide tomorrow whether to re-enter talks on a revised public sector pay deal …” (more)

[Lyndsey Telford, Independent, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/largest-teachers-union-to-decide-whether-to-re-enter-talks/feed/ 0 Edinburgh scholar aims to keep Gaelic flame burning http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/edinburgh-scholar-aims-to-keep-gaelic-flame-burning/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/edinburgh-scholar-aims-to-keep-gaelic-flame-burning/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:36:26 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66992 “Robert Dunbar appointed to University of Edinburgh chair of Celtic languages. A scholar appointed to the University of Edinburgh’s chair of Celtic languages, literature, history and antiquities says he will push for more teaching in Gaelic …” (more)

[David Matthews, Times Higher Education, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/edinburgh-scholar-aims-to-keep-gaelic-flame-burning/feed/ 0 Rejoice! The End of ‘User Name and Password’ May Be Nigh http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/rejoice-the-end-of-user-name-and-password-may-be-nigh/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/rejoice-the-end-of-user-name-and-password-may-be-nigh/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:34:00 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66990 “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]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/rejoice-the-end-of-user-name-and-password-may-be-nigh/feed/ 0 Universities are right to accept state school students with lower grades http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/universities-are-right-to-accept-state-school-students-with-lower-grades/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/universities-are-right-to-accept-state-school-students-with-lower-grades/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:31:34 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66988 “There’s a growing view that if you attended a state school you’ll be given an easy ride into a top university. Outraged by suggestions of positive discrimination in favour of less privileged students, one private school head has suggested schools boycott universities which adopt the practice …” (more)

[Sophie Padgett, Guardian, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/universities-are-right-to-accept-state-school-students-with-lower-grades/feed/ 0 Fast-Track ‘Scientific Visa’ attracts talented researchers to Ireland to boost innovation http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/fast-track-scientific-visa-attracts-talented-researchers-to-ireland-to-boost-innovation/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/fast-track-scientific-visa-attracts-talented-researchers-to-ireland-to-boost-innovation/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:02:28 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66986 “Ireland’s reputation as an innovation hub has been given a boost by the introduction of a fast-track scientific visa, a new survey of internationally mobile researchers reveals. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science launched the findings of the survey …” (more)

[Science Foundation Ireland, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/fast-track-scientific-visa-attracts-talented-researchers-to-ireland-to-boost-innovation/feed/ 0 Scientific research ‘only for social and economic gain’? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/scientific-research-only-for-social-and-economic-gain/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/scientific-research-only-for-social-and-economic-gain/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:32:28 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66984 “… uh-oh. Depressing to read this in Slate the day before yesterday from Phil Plait about how the Canadian National Research Council has now stated that: ‘they will only perform research that has “social or economic gain”’ …” (more)

[The Cedar Lounge Revolution, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/scientific-research-only-for-social-and-economic-gain/feed/ 0 Flan Garvey plans return to IT Tralee board http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/flan-garvey-plans-return-to-it-tralee-board/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/flan-garvey-plans-return-to-it-tralee-board/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:28:50 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66982 “A former mayor of Clare has defended payments and expenses of €18,000 he received from a third-level institution, stating it was his entitlement as chairman of the college’s governing body …” (more)

[Claire Gallagher, Clare People, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/flan-garvey-plans-return-to-it-tralee-board/feed/ 0 LRC invites teacher unions to Croke Park talks http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/lrc-invites-teacher-unions-to-croke-park-talks/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/lrc-invites-teacher-unions-to-croke-park-talks/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:20:11 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66980 “The Labour Relations Commission has issued a formal invitation to the three teachers’ unions to engage in negotiations on a revision of the Croke Park II proposals …” (more)

[RTÉ News, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/lrc-invites-teacher-unions-to-croke-park-talks/feed/ 0 Dublin student wrongly accused of evading a taxi fare wins case http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/dublin-student-wrongly-accused-of-evading-a-taxi-fare-wins-case/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/dublin-student-wrongly-accused-of-evading-a-taxi-fare-wins-case/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:16:15 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66978 “A Dublin student wrongly branded a taxi fare dodger in a viral YouTube video has won a major victory in a High Court action against tech giants Facebook and Google …” (more)

[BreakingNews.ie, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/dublin-student-wrongly-accused-of-evading-a-taxi-fare-wins-case/feed/ 0 Exporting Newman’s Idea of a University to China http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/exporting-newmans-idea-of-a-university-to-china/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/exporting-newmans-idea-of-a-university-to-china/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:13:51 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66976 “… Although translated into Chinese in 1996, this work on his philosophy of education has still not had the influence that could be expected on the Chinese education system. The values of questioning, challenging and coming up with creative solutions, which are at the heart of Irish education, are in short supply in the current Chinese school system …” (more)

[Liming Wang, Education Matters, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/exporting-newmans-idea-of-a-university-to-china/feed/ 0 Increased access to higher education a priority for Europe’s Education Ministers http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/increased-access-to-higher-education-a-priority-for-europes-education-ministers/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/increased-access-to-higher-education-a-priority-for-europes-education-ministers/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:50:37 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66974 “Europe’s Education Ministers today adopted Conclusions on the social dimension of higher education. The EU Council of Education Ministers in Brussels was chaired by Irish Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD …” (more)

[Department of Education and Skills, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/increased-access-to-higher-education-a-priority-for-europes-education-ministers/feed/ 0 US-style GPA is one numbers game too many, NUS argues http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/us-style-gpa-is-one-numbers-game-too-many-nus-argues/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/us-style-gpa-is-one-numbers-game-too-many-nus-argues/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:48:00 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66972 “The introduction in the UK of a US-style grade point average will baffle employers and bog the sector down in ‘fruitless and divisive debates’, according to the vice-president for union development at the National Union of Students …” (more)

[David Matthews, Times Higher Education, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/us-style-gpa-is-one-numbers-game-too-many-nus-argues/feed/ 0 Lecturer’s fluency can make students over-confident http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/lecturers-fluency-can-make-students-over-confident/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/lecturers-fluency-can-make-students-over-confident/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:12:21 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66970 “I found the study below fascinating and not just because it gives me an excuse to be less than fluent when I’m teaching …” (more)

[Kevin Denny: Economics more-or-less, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/lecturers-fluency-can-make-students-over-confident/feed/ 0 Elite journals are losing their position of privilege http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/elite-journals-are-losing-their-position-of-privilege/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/elite-journals-are-losing-their-position-of-privilege/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:10:14 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66968 “Having first documented the large-scale demise of the impact factor as a predictor of quality research, George Lozano and team examined whether this pattern also applies to the handful of elite journals …” (more)

[Impact of Social Sciences, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/elite-journals-are-losing-their-position-of-privilege/feed/ 0 Are We In a Rut? Explaining the Increasing Homogenization of Scholarly and Scientific Publishing http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/are-we-in-a-rut-explaining-the-increasing-homogenization-of-scholarly-and-scientific-publishing/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/are-we-in-a-rut-explaining-the-increasing-homogenization-of-scholarly-and-scientific-publishing/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:08:20 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66966 “… Papers are still the coin of the realm, and they still have abstracts, titles, authors, and references. The PDF still rules. Author and reference lists are longer, but those are incremental changes. On the business front, large publishers are doing the best of all …” (more)

[Kent Anderson, The Scholarly Kitchen, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/are-we-in-a-rut-explaining-the-increasing-homogenization-of-scholarly-and-scientific-publishing/feed/ 0 Children turn away from books in favour of reading electronically http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/children-turn-away-from-books-in-favour-of-reading-electronically/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/children-turn-away-from-books-in-favour-of-reading-electronically/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:06:03 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66964 “Children are spending more time reading on computers or other electronic devices than on books, magazines and comics for the first time, according to a study out today …” (more)

[Richard Garner, Belfast Telegraph, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/children-turn-away-from-books-in-favour-of-reading-electronically/feed/ 0 Remaking an educational publishing giant http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/remaking-an-educational-publishing-giant/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/remaking-an-educational-publishing-giant/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 07:01:24 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66961 “Despite long haul flights, lack of sleep, back-to-back meetings – and a recent competitive foot race – Brook Colangelo is firing on all cylinders. The chief information officer of educational and trade publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is in the company’s newish Dublin offices near Trinity College, standing in front of a glass wall with a view out over the rooftops …” (more)

[Karlin Lillington, Irish Times, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/remaking-an-educational-publishing-giant/feed/ 0 Britain’s great university rip-off http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/britains-great-university-rip-off/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/britains-great-university-rip-off/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 06:58:55 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66959 “The mis-selling of higher education is one of the least remarked-upon scandals of our time. But anyone under 40 should be familiar with the concept. You’re told, at school, that a degree will make you far better-off. Politicians even put a price on it …” (more)

[Fraser Nelson, Spectator, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/britains-great-university-rip-off/feed/ 0 MOOCs or campus? In the future, you choose http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/moocs-or-campus-in-the-future-you-choose/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/moocs-or-campus-in-the-future-you-choose/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 06:57:01 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66957 “A napster moment; the end of boring lectures; a tipping point. These are all common responses to the emergence of MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses. Now, simply using a laptop or iPad, hundreds of thousands of students can tune in to lectures from anywhere around the globe …” (more)

[Stephen Caddick, The Conversation, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/moocs-or-campus-in-the-future-you-choose/feed/ 0 The Conversation UK: In-depth analysis, research, news and ideas from leading academics and researchers http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/the-conversation-uk-in-depth-analysis-research-news-and-ideas-from-leading-academics-and-researchers/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/the-conversation-uk-in-depth-analysis-research-news-and-ideas-from-leading-academics-and-researchers/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 06:54:28 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66955 “What is The Conversation? A new journalism project featuring content from the sharpest academic minds. The Conversation UK is launching as a pilot site, and we welcome your feedback …” (more)

[The Conversation, 16 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/the-conversation-uk-in-depth-analysis-research-news-and-ideas-from-leading-academics-and-researchers/feed/ 0 Imperial pulls plug on internship auction http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/imperial-pulls-plug-on-internship-auction/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/imperial-pulls-plug-on-internship-auction/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 06:51:36 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66953 “A department of Imperial College London has withdrawn the offer of an internship placement being sold by auction after the move received heavy criticism …” (more)

[Elizabeth Gibney and John Morgan, Times Higher Education, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/16/imperial-pulls-plug-on-internship-auction/feed/ 0 UK research in danger of losing young blood to German universities http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/uk-research-in-danger-of-losing-young-blood-to-german-universities/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/uk-research-in-danger-of-losing-young-blood-to-german-universities/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 20:40:13 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66951 Germany“… At stake is whether or not the German university sector should be transformed into a three-class system – the good, the very good and the elite. This is likely to attract ambitious academics from English-speaking countries, as Germany’s plan also includes more courses taught, and research conducted, in English …” (more)

[Peter Mayr, Guardian Professional, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/uk-research-in-danger-of-losing-young-blood-to-german-universities/feed/ 0 Bono turns down honorary degree at NYU http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/bono-turns-down-honorary-degree-at-nyu/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/bono-turns-down-honorary-degree-at-nyu/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:42:14 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66948 “Bono’s daughter Eve Hewson will receive a degree from NYU at next week’s graduation ceremony, but the U2 frontman will not. We hear Bono politely turned down an offer to accept a graduate degree from the school …” (more)

[New York Post, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/bono-turns-down-honorary-degree-at-nyu/feed/ 0 Yale University Joins Coursera http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/yale-university-joins-coursera/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/yale-university-joins-coursera/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:19:42 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66946 “Today we are proud to welcome Yale University to Coursera’s network, bringing the total number of educational partners offering courses on our platform up to 70 …” (more)

[Coursera Blog, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/yale-university-joins-coursera/feed/ 0 Does the title ‘university’ need more protection? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/does-the-title-university-need-more-protection/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/does-the-title-university-need-more-protection/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:47 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66944 “Reducing red tape around use of the word university will only exacerbate the problem of bogus universities and colleges …” (more)

[Jayne Rowley, Guardian Professional, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/does-the-title-university-need-more-protection/feed/ 0 TCD student facing guns charges has case delayed http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/tcd-student-facing-guns-charges-has-case-delayed/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/tcd-student-facing-guns-charges-has-case-delayed/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:59:21 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66942 “The case against a Trinity College graduate and three men charged with the possession of two handguns and ammunition has been adjourned. State Solicitor Irene Daly told the non-jury Special Criminal Court that further disclosure had been made to the defence teams …” (more)

[Herald, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/tcd-student-facing-guns-charges-has-case-delayed/feed/ 0 Public Sector Staff Remuneration http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/public-sector-staff-remuneration/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/public-sector-staff-remuneration/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:56:45 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66940 “Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of personnel in whole-time equivalent terms in his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department in each of the following earnings brackets: less than €20,000; €20,001 to €30,000; €30,001 to €40,000; …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/public-sector-staff-remuneration/feed/ 0 ‘It’s not like the jerseys were the culprits’ – UCD defend use of Penn State equipment http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/its-not-like-the-jerseys-were-the-culprits-ucd-defend-use-of-penn-state-equipment/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/its-not-like-the-jerseys-were-the-culprits-ucd-defend-use-of-penn-state-equipment/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:25:19 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66937 “A spokesman for University College Dublin’s American football team has defended his team’s decision to wear jerseys worn by Pennsylvania State University last season, despite the scandal surrounding the institution …” (more)

[TheJournal.ie, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/its-not-like-the-jerseys-were-the-culprits-ucd-defend-use-of-penn-state-equipment/feed/ 0 Not As Painless As They’d Have You Believe http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/not-as-painless-as-theyd-have-you-believe/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/not-as-painless-as-theyd-have-you-believe/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:22:49 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66934 “… Well, talk to scientists, and to research universities and government laboratories, if you want to hear about damage. I haven’t yet got the stomach to write about the gut-wrenching destruction I’m hearing about across my own field of particle physics — essential grants being cut by a quarter, a third, or altogether …” (more)

[Matt Strassler, Of Particular Significance, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/not-as-painless-as-theyd-have-you-believe/feed/ 0 Lero and TCD to participate in €2.5m European research programme http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/lero-and-tcd-to-participate-in-e2-5m-european-research-programme/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/lero-and-tcd-to-participate-in-e2-5m-european-research-programme/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:33 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66931 “A Lero research team at Trinity College Dublin is to participate in an international European Commission funded research programme worth €2.5m. Ireland is one of three countries on the programme which will research how the principles of ecology can be adopted to design more stable software systems …” (more)

[Irish Press Releases, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/lero-and-tcd-to-participate-in-e2-5m-european-research-programme/feed/ 0 True innovation in Higher Ed will emerge from faculty-driven, open-source projects, not start-up commercialisation http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/true-innovation-in-higher-ed-will-emerge-from-faculty-driven-open-source-projects-not-start-up-commercialisation/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/true-innovation-in-higher-ed-will-emerge-from-faculty-driven-open-source-projects-not-start-up-commercialisation/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:50:29 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66929 “Leslie Madsen-Brooks is skeptical about the kind of disruption start-ups and tech folks promise. She highlights ways university faculty and staff are already driving thoughtful technological innovation through engaging in open source, open learning projects …” (more)

[Impact of Social Sciences, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/true-innovation-in-higher-ed-will-emerge-from-faculty-driven-open-source-projects-not-start-up-commercialisation/feed/ 0 Publisher Threatens to Sue Blogger for $1-Billion http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/publisher-threatens-to-sue-blogger-for-1-billion/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/publisher-threatens-to-sue-blogger-for-1-billion/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:48:19 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66927 “Jeffrey Beall is a metadata librarian at the University of Colorado Denver, but he’s known online for his popular blog Scholarly Open Access, where he maintains a running list of open-access journals and publishers he deems questionable or predatory …” (more)

[Jake New, Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/publisher-threatens-to-sue-blogger-for-1-billion/feed/ 0 Harvard Urged to Do More on Gay History http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/harvard-urged-to-do-more-on-gay-history/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/harvard-urged-to-do-more-on-gay-history/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:46:08 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66925 “A prominent Harvard University historian, Niall Ferguson, has been apologizing for statements he made that John Maynard Keynes didn’t care about future generations because he was gay and did not have children …” (more)

[Inside Higher Ed, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/harvard-urged-to-do-more-on-gay-history/feed/ 0 College chairman cleared of plagiarism plans PhD http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/college-chairman-cleared-of-plagiarism-plans-phd/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/college-chairman-cleared-of-plagiarism-plans-phd/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 07:07:38 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66923 “A college chairman who was cleared of plagiarising his Master’s thesis is considering enrolling as a PhD student at the same institute. Flan Garvey has said he will continue as chairman of the governing body of the Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) until his term is up in February 2016 …” (more)

[Barry Duggan, Independent, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/college-chairman-cleared-of-plagiarism-plans-phd/feed/ 0 U-turn on ‘anti-family’ policies that sank Croke Park ballot http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/u-turn-on-anti-family-policies-that-sank-croke-park-ballot/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/u-turn-on-anti-family-policies-that-sank-croke-park-ballot/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 07:04:57 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66921 “The Government has done a U-turn on proposed changes to family friendly policies, which it is believed caused women with children to vote down Croke Park II …” (more)

[Michael Brennan and Fionnan Sheahan, Independent, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/u-turn-on-anti-family-policies-that-sank-croke-park-ballot/feed/ 0 Protestant primary teacher training http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/protestant-primary-teacher-training/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/protestant-primary-teacher-training/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 07:02:31 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66919 “Sir, – Norman Henry’s letter (May 14th) is at best selective in what he says and in his interpretation of Adrian Oughton’s remarks at Synod. Trinity College authorities may indeed be willing to accept ‘the Protestant young people who wish to train as primary teachers’, however this would not be as part of any Church of Ireland College of Education (CICE) course …” (more)

[Ian Berry, Irish Times, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/protestant-primary-teacher-training/feed/ 0 Woman takes over as head of Royal Irish Academy http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/woman-takes-over-as-head-of-royal-irish-academy/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/woman-takes-over-as-head-of-royal-irish-academy/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 07:00:07 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66917 “The Royal Irish Academy has appointed a woman as chief executive for only the second time in its 228-year history. Laura Mahoney was acting chief executive from November 2010 and succeeds Patrick Buckley, who died last year …” (more)

[Irish Times, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/woman-takes-over-as-head-of-royal-irish-academy/feed/ 0 Universities in ‘dangerous’ era for student expectations http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/universities-in-dangerous-era-for-student-expectations/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/universities-in-dangerous-era-for-student-expectations/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 06:56:48 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66914 “There is ‘no sign’ that students paying up to £9,000 in tuition fees in 2012-13 are receiving more for their money from universities, according to a survey of contact hours, workload and satisfaction … ” (more)

[David Matthews, Times Higher Education, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/universities-in-dangerous-era-for-student-expectations/feed/ 0 QS Rankings by Subject http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/qs-rankings-by-subject/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/qs-rankings-by-subject/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 06:54:29 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66912 International“… They are very research-focused which is unfortunate since there seems to be a consensus emerging at conferences and seminars that the THE-TR rankings are for policy makers, the Shanghai ARWU for researchers and the QS rankings for undergraduate students …” (more)

[University Ranking Watch, 15 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/qs-rankings-by-subject/feed/ 0 INTO President urges ‘Yes’ vote on strike ballot http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/into-president-urges-yes-vote-on-strike-ballot/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/into-president-urges-yes-vote-on-strike-ballot/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 06:52:29 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66910 “The President of the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) visited Donegal today. Brendan O’Sullivan met members at the Mill Park Hotel in Donegal Town at 3.30pm urging a ‘yes’ vote in this week’s ballot …” (more)

[Donegal Democrat, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/into-president-urges-yes-vote-on-strike-ballot/feed/ 0 Why is Imperial College permitting Westminster public school to sell an internship? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/why-is-imperial-college-permitting-westminster-public-school-to-sell-an-internship/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/why-is-imperial-college-permitting-westminster-public-school-to-sell-an-internship/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 06:49:44 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66908 “This is very odd indeed. Westminster, one of the most expensive public schools in the UK, is holding a fund-raising auction. In this auction, you can buy an internship at Imperial College’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering, on the promise that this will look great on your CV …” (more)

[Ben Goldacre, Bad Science, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/15/why-is-imperial-college-permitting-westminster-public-school-to-sell-an-internship/feed/ 0 Croke Park II: Ten unions now likely to back deal http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/croke-park-ii-ten-unions-now-likely-to-back-deal/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/croke-park-ii-ten-unions-now-likely-to-back-deal/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:06:21 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66906 “Ten unions that overwhelmingly rejected Government plans to slash the public pay bill are likely to agree to a new deal …” (more)

[Lyndsey Telford, Independent, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/croke-park-ii-ten-unions-now-likely-to-back-deal/feed/ 0 Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/student-debt-and-the-crushing-of-the-american-dream/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/student-debt-and-the-crushing-of-the-american-dream/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:03:20 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66904 “… The crisis that is about to break out involves student debt and how we finance higher education. Like the housing crisis that preceded it, this crisis is intimately connected to America’s soaring inequality …” (more)

[Joseph E Stiglitz, New York Times, 12 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/student-debt-and-the-crushing-of-the-american-dream/feed/ 0 The 21st century and all that sh**e http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/the-21st-century-and-all-that-she/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/the-21st-century-and-all-that-she/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:24:21 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66902 “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]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/the-21st-century-and-all-that-she/feed/ 0 Croke Park II: Government looks to strike ‘side deals’ with unions http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/croke-park-ii-government-looks-to-strike-side-deals-with-unions/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/croke-park-ii-government-looks-to-strike-side-deals-with-unions/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:22:19 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66900 “The Government is prepared to strike side deals with unions if an overall agreement on public sector pay cannot be reached. While discussions between industrial relations mediator Kieran Mulvey and unions have been extended further …” (more)

[Lyndsey Telford, Independent, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/croke-park-ii-government-looks-to-strike-side-deals-with-unions/feed/ 0 Pay talks: IMO says progress made but no agreement yet http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/pay-talks-imo-says-progress-made-but-no-agreement-yet/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/pay-talks-imo-says-progress-made-but-no-agreement-yet/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:19:47 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66898 “The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has said no agreement has yet been reached on many of the critical issues in its talks with the government on the revised public service agreement …” (more)

[Business Post, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/pay-talks-imo-says-progress-made-but-no-agreement-yet/feed/ 0 Online Education, Organizational Diversity, and Higher Education http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/online-education-organizational-diversity-and-higher-education/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/online-education-organizational-diversity-and-higher-education/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:17:27 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66896 “On this blog we’ve tended to celebrate, rather than denigrate, diversity in higher education. While others fear that MOOCs and other forms of online learning will cheapen the product, we think that ‘education’, like ‘health care’, is not a homogeneous blob …” (more)

[Peter Klein, Organizations and Markets, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/online-education-organizational-diversity-and-higher-education/feed/ 0 University criticised over expensive artwork http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/university-criticised-over-expensive-artwork/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/university-criticised-over-expensive-artwork/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:15:08 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66894 “A leading university has been criticised for spending £1.4m on artwork, including works by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. Durham University added to its art collection as part of a £60m development, which opened last year …” (more)

[Katherine Sellgren, BBC News, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/university-criticised-over-expensive-artwork/feed/ 0 How would UK higher education fare if Britain left the EU? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/how-would-uk-higher-education-fare-if-britain-left-the-eu/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/how-would-uk-higher-education-fare-if-britain-left-the-eu/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:12:09 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66892 “Students might benefit in the short term but we risk falling standards and increased taxpayer costs, says Gill Wyness …” (more)

[Guardian Professional, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/how-would-uk-higher-education-fare-if-britain-left-the-eu/feed/ 0 Howlin reports significant progress on public pay deal http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/howlin-reports-significant-progress-on-public-pay-deal/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/howlin-reports-significant-progress-on-public-pay-deal/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:26:13 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66890 “Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin said today ‘significant progress’ had been made in talks at the Labour Relations Commission between the Government and public sector unions on a new pay deal …” (more)

[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/howlin-reports-significant-progress-on-public-pay-deal/feed/ 0 The apparatus of research assessment is driven by the academic publishing industry and has become entirely self-serving http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/the-apparatus-of-research-assessment-is-driven-by-the-academic-publishing-industry-and-has-become-entirely-self-serving/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/the-apparatus-of-research-assessment-is-driven-by-the-academic-publishing-industry-and-has-become-entirely-self-serving/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:23:52 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66888 “Peer review may be favoured as the best measure of scientific assessment ahead of the REF, but can it be properly implemented? Peter Coles does the maths on what the Physics panel face and finds there simply won’t be enough time to do what the REF administrators claim …” (more)

[Impact of Social Sciences, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/the-apparatus-of-research-assessment-is-driven-by-the-academic-publishing-industry-and-has-become-entirely-self-serving/feed/ 0 The integrity of universities http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/the-integrity-of-universities/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/the-integrity-of-universities/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:21:54 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66886 “There’s a very interesting (in my opinion) article by George Monbiot in the Guardian today. The article is called Oxford University won’t take funding from tobacco companies, but Shell’s OK. The basic premise is that universities should be acting for the common good …” (more)

[To the left of centre, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/the-integrity-of-universities/feed/ 0 Review: The Great University Gamble http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/review-the-great-university-gamble/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/review-the-great-university-gamble/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:19:40 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66884 “This new book is more evidence that analysis of higher education is getting better. Other signals include Michael Shattock’s Making Policy in British Higher Education, 1945-2011, which came out last year, and Everything for Sale: The Marketisation of UK Higher Education by Roger Brown and Helen Carasso, which was published earlier this year …” (more)

[Nick Hillman, wonkhe, 13 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/review-the-great-university-gamble/feed/ 0 Limerick college ‘challenges idea of education’ through course for the disabled http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/limerick-college-challenges-idea-of-education-through-course-for-the-disabled/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/limerick-college-challenges-idea-of-education-through-course-for-the-disabled/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:17:16 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66882 “Mary Immaculate College has seen its first crop of students graduate from a programme designed to empower people with intellectual disabilities …” (more)

[Mike Dwane, Limerick Leader, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/limerick-college-challenges-idea-of-education-through-course-for-the-disabled/feed/ 0 Watchdog to review how ITT degrees are validated http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/watchdog-to-review-how-itt-degrees-are-validated/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/watchdog-to-review-how-itt-degrees-are-validated/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:30:53 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66880 “Ireland’s qualifications watchdog is to carry out a statutory review of the validation processes for postgraduate research degrees at Institute of Technology Tralee in light of the ‘unintentional’ plagiarism in a thesis by the chairperson of the Institute’s governing body …” (more)

[Noel Baker, Irish Examiner, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/watchdog-to-review-how-itt-degrees-are-validated/feed/ 0 Leftfield: Teachers and parents set out a vision for the future of education http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/leftfield-teachers-and-parents-set-out-a-vision-for-the-future-of-education/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/leftfield-teachers-and-parents-set-out-a-vision-for-the-future-of-education/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:25:48 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66878 “Parents, teachers and schools need a coherent voice on how education can improve and develop, with the experiences of all secondary students at heart …” (more)

[Jim Moore, Irish Times, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/leftfield-teachers-and-parents-set-out-a-vision-for-the-future-of-education/feed/ 0 I’ll be fast asleep when dad lands on Earth, says TCD student Kirsten http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/ill-be-fast-asleep-when-dad-lands-on-earth-says-tcd-student-kirsten/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/ill-be-fast-asleep-when-dad-lands-on-earth-says-tcd-student-kirsten/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:23:26 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66876 “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]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/ill-be-fast-asleep-when-dad-lands-on-earth-says-tcd-student-kirsten/feed/ 0 Life breathed into Croke Park II but new agreement still a long way off http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/life-breathed-into-croke-park-ii-but-new-agreement-still-a-long-way-off/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/life-breathed-into-croke-park-ii-but-new-agreement-still-a-long-way-off/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:11:06 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66874 “Over the last few days new life has been breathed back into the proposed Croke Park II agreement which many believed to have been dead …” (more)

[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/life-breathed-into-croke-park-ii-but-new-agreement-still-a-long-way-off/feed/ 0 Teacher’s Pet http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/teachers-pet-70/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/teachers-pet-70/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:08:44 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66872 “Plagiarism row: what next? It’ll be interesting to see what happens next in the Institute of Technology Tralee plagiarism story. On the one hand Flan Garvey, chairman of its governing body, is under pressure to step down …” (more)

[Louise Holden, Irish Times, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/teachers-pet-70/feed/ 0 Realising the dream, with a bit of support http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/realising-the-dream-with-a-bit-of-support/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/realising-the-dream-with-a-bit-of-support/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:05:20 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66870 “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]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/realising-the-dream-with-a-bit-of-support/feed/ 0 Students angry as action hits in middle of exam time http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/students-angry-as-action-hits-in-middle-of-exam-time/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/students-angry-as-action-hits-in-middle-of-exam-time/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:03:12 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66868 “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]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/students-angry-as-action-hits-in-middle-of-exam-time/feed/ 0 Labs, lectures and luring young people into science http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/labs-lectures-and-luring-young-people-into-science/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/labs-lectures-and-luring-young-people-into-science/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:01:09 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66866 “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]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/labs-lectures-and-luring-young-people-into-science/feed/ 0 Probe into awarding of degrees at college http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/probe-into-awarding-of-degrees-at-college/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/probe-into-awarding-of-degrees-at-college/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 06:58:29 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66864 “An academic watchdog is to investigate a college which awarded a postgraduate degree to its own chairman. The Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) said it is concerned how Flan Garvey, the chair of IT Tralee’s governing body, received his masters degree in 2008 …” (more)

[Barry Duggan, Independent, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/probe-into-awarding-of-degrees-at-college/feed/ 0 Howlin warns dissenting unions as pay talks are extended http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/howlin-warns-dissenting-unions-as-pay-talks-are-extended/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/howlin-warns-dissenting-unions-as-pay-talks-are-extended/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 06:55:41 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66862 “The Government last night warned dissenting unions it would take ‘whatever action we need’ to cut the public service pay bill as it gave the go-ahead for a further 48 hours of talks to reach a deal …” (more)

[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/howlin-warns-dissenting-unions-as-pay-talks-are-extended/feed/ 0 Minister admits we can’t afford labs for compulsory science http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/minister-admits-we-cant-afford-labs-for-compulsory-science/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/minister-admits-we-cant-afford-labs-for-compulsory-science/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 06:53:02 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66860 “Science isn’t compulsory in Irish secondary schools because the Government couldn’t afford to build enough science laboratories, according to the Education Minister …” (more)

[Eoghan MacConnell, Independent, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/minister-admits-we-cant-afford-labs-for-compulsory-science/feed/ 0 2,200 students still awaiting grants http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/2200-students-still-awaiting-grants/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/2200-students-still-awaiting-grants/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 06:50:45 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66858 “more the 2,200 students are still awaiting grants as the college year ends because of problems with the Susi processing system. Fianna Fáil education spokesperson Charlie McConalogue branded the situation unacceptable this close to end of the college year …” (more)

[Shaun Connolly, Irish Examiner, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/2200-students-still-awaiting-grants/feed/ 0 Chatterbox http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/chatterbox-24/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/chatterbox-24/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 06:48:37 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66856 “What’s the talk of education? Fee-paying and Gaelscoil students are the most likely to go to university: …” (more)

[Irish Times, 14 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/chatterbox-24/feed/ 0 Academics up in smoke http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/academics-up-in-smoke/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/academics-up-in-smoke/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 06:45:50 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66854 “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]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/academics-up-in-smoke/feed/ 0 Academics and activism: Stephen Hawking and the Israel boycott http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/academics-and-activism-stephen-hawking-and-the-israel-boycott/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/academics-and-activism-stephen-hawking-and-the-israel-boycott/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 06:43:50 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66852 Australia“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]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/academics-and-activism-stephen-hawking-and-the-israel-boycott/feed/ 0 IMI only Irish business school in global FT ranking http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/imi-only-irish-business-school-in-global-ft-ranking/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/imi-only-irish-business-school-in-global-ft-ranking/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 06:41:41 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66850 “The Irish Management Institute (IMI) has been ranked for the fifth year running as the only Irish business school providing customised executive education in this year’s Financial Times Executive Education Rankings …” (more)

[Sorcha Corcoran, Business and Leadership, 13 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/14/imi-only-irish-business-school-in-global-ft-ranking/feed/ 0 Some agreement in principle at Croke Park 2 talks http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/some-agreement-in-principle-at-croke-park-2-talks/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/some-agreement-in-principle-at-croke-park-2-talks/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:01:05 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66848 “The head of the Labour Relations Commission says agreement in principle has been secured from a significant number of groups involved in talks on the Croke Park 2 deal …” (more)

[BreakingNews.ie, 13 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/some-agreement-in-principle-at-croke-park-2-talks/feed/ 0 Yes vote still needed from Teacher Unions on Industrial Action http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/yes-vote-still-needed-from-teacher-unions-on-industrial-action/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/yes-vote-still-needed-from-teacher-unions-on-industrial-action/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:58:50 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66846 “In familiar fashion, the past 24 hours have been of a frantic nature, in the media and from Government sources regarding the Croke Agreement. However, this hyperactivity will only to serve as a distraction for what is at the centre of teacher unions’ (INTO, TUI, ASTI) activity at present; balloting for a Yes vote on Industrial Action …” (more)

[TJ Clare, 13 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/yes-vote-still-needed-from-teacher-unions-on-industrial-action/feed/ 0 Should university students use Wikipedia? http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/should-university-students-use-wikipedia/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/should-university-students-use-wikipedia/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:56:07 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66844 “It goes without saying that students use Wikipedia extensively, probably more than any other social group. Although the website’s founder Jimmy Wales once warned readers not to use the website for academic purposes …” (more)

[Adam Coomer, Guardian, 13 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/should-university-students-use-wikipedia/feed/ 0 The managerial humanities; or, Why the digital humanities don’t exist http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/the-managerial-humanities-or-why-the-digital-humanities-dont-exist/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/the-managerial-humanities-or-why-the-digital-humanities-dont-exist/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:52:50 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66842 “As we all know, the digital humanities are the next big thing. A couple of years ago, I gave a presentation at a digital humanities colloquium, explaining what I saw as the major reasons for this …” (more)

[Daniel Allington, 31 March]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/the-managerial-humanities-or-why-the-digital-humanities-dont-exist/feed/ 0 Croke Park: main points http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/croke-park-main-points/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/croke-park-main-points/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:08:13 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66840 “An overview of what has been agreed so far during negotiations on a new public sector pay deal …” (more)

[Irish Times, 13 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/croke-park-main-points/feed/ 0 Country cannot afford public sector pay fudge http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/country-cannot-afford-public-sector-pay-fudge/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/country-cannot-afford-public-sector-pay-fudge/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:17:52 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66838 “… Is the government about to ‘give in’ or concede significant ground? Or are the unions actually moving? Certainly some concession seems evident from the government, including the promise to grant increments at 18 month intervals to staff in the €65,000 to €100,000 bracket …” (more)

[Cliff Taylor, Business Post, 13 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/country-cannot-afford-public-sector-pay-fudge/feed/ 0 NUI Maynooth and Athlone IT to form strategic partnership http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/nui-maynooth-and-athlone-it-to-form-strategic-partnership/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/nui-maynooth-and-athlone-it-to-form-strategic-partnership/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:31:28 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66836 “NUI Maynooth and Athlone Institute of Technology have this morning announced a new strategic partnership aimed at facilitating collaboration in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, as well as in student access and progression, research, commercialisation and entrepreneurship, and internationalisation …” (more)

[Grainne Rothery, Business and Leadership, 13 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/nui-maynooth-and-athlone-it-to-form-strategic-partnership/feed/ 0 More Than 2,000 Students Still Waiting On Grants – And The Year Is Nearly Over! http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/more-than-2000-students-still-waiting-on-grants-and-the-year-is-nearly-over/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/more-than-2000-students-still-waiting-on-grants-and-the-year-is-nearly-over/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:28:35 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66833 “The Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education Charlie McConalogue has revealed that there are still more than 2,200 students waiting for grants as the college year comes to an end …” (more)

[Donegal Daily, 13 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/more-than-2000-students-still-waiting-on-grants-and-the-year-is-nearly-over/feed/ 0 Govt to talk to health unions as higher earners make talk breakthrough http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/govt-to-talk-to-health-unions-as-higher-earners-make-talk-breakthrough/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/govt-to-talk-to-health-unions-as-higher-earners-make-talk-breakthrough/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:26:04 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66831 “Talks between the Government and public sector unions will resume at the Labour Relations Commission this afternoon in a bid to revive the Croke Park 2 deal …” (more)

[BreakingNews.ie, 13 May]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/govt-to-talk-to-health-unions-as-higher-earners-make-talk-breakthrough/feed/ 0 Day in the life of an economics lecturer http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/day-in-the-life-of-an-economics-lecturer/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/day-in-the-life-of-an-economics-lecturer/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:23:47 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66829 “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]

]]> http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/day-in-the-life-of-an-economics-lecturer/feed/ 0 John Naughton and Education for a Networked World http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/john-naughton-and-education-for-a-networked-world/ http://9thlevel.ie/2013/05/13/john-naughton-and-education-for-a-networked-world/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 06:51:36 +0000 steve http://9thlevel.ie/?p=66827 “Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week’s programme, Professor John Naughton, who is Vice-President of Wolfson College Cambridge, explains the difference between the internet and the world wide web and why the difference matters for educators …” (more, mp3)

[Inside Education on 103.2 Dublin City FM, 13 May]

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