“Following its creation in 1984 through the merger of the New University of Ulster and the Ulster Polytechnic, the University of Ulster (UU) went through a necessary ‘establishment phase’ …” (more)
[Gerry McKenna, Derry Journal, 5 April]
“Sinn Féin MLA, Maeve McLaughlin (Foyle) has called on the Magee Campus administration to produce its development plan for the University expansion including the Foyle College lands …” (more)
[Sinn Féin, 26 February]
“A university campus will take centre stage as a city looking to put its troubled past behind it celebrates being named the UK’s first City of Culture. Londonderry is home to the University of Ulster’s Magee Campus …” (more)
[Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education, 7 February]
“There was a celebration in Londonderry on Sunday to honour Sir Ian McKellen. The actor was given an honorary doctorate at the Magee campus of the University of Ulster …” (more)
[BBC News, 4 February]
“Sir, – The five regions of cluster colleges proposed by the university presidents in the Republic show a disappointing degree of insularity in relation to the island as a whole …” (more)
[Bill Tormey, Irish Times, 15 January]
“The City of Culture year offers Derry’s young people ‘a fantastic opportunity to create vivid memories of excitement and artistic endeavour’, according to actor James Nesbitt …” (more)
[Derry Journal, 9 January]
“The retired Bishop of Derry, Right Rev Dr James Mehaffey has challenged political leaders to release the money needed to create thousands of extra student places at Magee College …” (more)
[Derry Journal, 6 December]
“Two of Derry’s best-known public figures have issued a hard-hitting statement in which they warn of the ‘great danger’ of history repeating itself on the city’s university issue. Businessman Philip O’Doherty and former Policing Board vice-chairman Denis Bradley say Derry has been ‘waiting in vain’ for more than a half a century for a university …” (more)
[Derry Journal, 30 November]
“… While we already have the highest participation rates of any UK region, we are still exporting too many of our young people. There is a good case for expanding higher education provision. When I assumed office in May 2011, no budget allocation for the expansion of the higher education existed …” (more)
[Stephen Farry, Derry Journal, 28 November]
“The Environment Minister has given his approval for a Science Park at Fort George in Londonderry. Alex Attwood said papers were issued on Tuesday, to Derry City Council, recommending approval be given for a four storey building dedicated to IT and science based businesses …” (more)
[BBC News, 27 November]
“Stormont’s University Minister has been told allocating all 500 STEM places to Derry’s University of Ulster Magee campus would bring ‘an enhanced economic opportunity to Northern Ireland’s worst economic black spot’ …” (more)
[Derry Journal, 22 November]
“A high level delegation from Derry will visit Stormont today to lobby for 500 additional student places for Magee. The group, which will include the six Foyle MLAs, members of the U4D lobby group and representatives from Derry City Council and City of Culture organisers, will meet with the University of Ulster’s vice-chancellor, Richard Barnett …” (more)
[Derry Journal, 20 November]
“Every one of 500 new undergraduate places should go to the University of Ulster’s Magee campus in Londonderry, its pro vice-chancellor has said …” (more)
[Donna Deeney, Belfast Telegraph, 19 November]
“Derry’s University of Ulster campus at Magee will not get all 500 extra STEM subject places, SDLP MLA Pat Ramsey has said …” (more)
[Derry Journal, 14 November]
“The Magee Campus of the University of Ulster is in line to get hundreds of extra student places. The Minister for Employment and Learning, Stephen Farry, said the greater share of the extra places allocated to the University of Ulster will go to the Derry campus …” (more)
[BBC News, 12 November]
“Recently I attended a meeting of the Higher and Further Education Working group. It was established through the One Plan to explore ways of expanding and consolidating the third level educational offer in Derry …” (more)
[Mickey Cooper, Derry Journal, 9 November]
“The University of Ulster’s Magee campus this week played host to a fact-finding mission by Christine Bryant of the University of Western Australia (UWA), Perth, visiting the campus’ Employability and Marketing Department …” (more)
[Derry Journal, 13 September]
“This year, the University of Ulster has seen the largest number of applications for study in its history – over 34,200 …” (more)
[Richard Barnett, Belfast Telegraph, 18 August]
“The university lobby group University for Derry, U4D, has questioned whether student numbers are rising in Coleraine at the expense of the Magee Campus. U4D has renewed calls for a rise in university places at Magee …” (more)
[BBC News, 17 August]
“Increasing the number of students at Derry’s Magee campus of the University of Ulster is ‘an obvious solution to the high level of demand’ for student places in the North, it’s been claimed …” (more)
[Derry Journal, 16 August]
