“A record number of students have applied for places at one of Northern Ireland’s universities this autumn. The Universities Colleges Admission Service (Ucas) revealed that 19,587 people had applied for a place …” (more)
[Lindsay Fergus, Belfast Telegraph, 1 February]
“Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice) asked the Minister for Employment and Learning why there has been delay in activating the process to appoint a new chairperson to the governing body of Stranmillis University College, Belfast …” (more)
[Northern Ireland Assembly Debates, 10 December]
“A decision to ‘prop up’ Stranmillis and St Mary’s teaching colleges at the expense of Northern Ireland’s two universities could end up in the High Court, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal …” (more)
[Lindsay Fergus, Belfast Telegraph, 25 May]
“Lord Morrow (DUP) asked the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the proposed merger between Stranmillis University College and Queen’s University Belfast …” (more)
[Northern Ireland Assembly Debates, 23 April]
“Let’s try to make sense of a situation that seems to be getting a wee bit out of hand, probably because our wonderfully creative Northern Irish Politicians are involved. General consensus from within Queen’s suggests that they really quite fancy having Stranmillis College under their control …” (more)
[Fergal McFerran, Belfast Studenty.me, 7 January]
“The education and learning minister has been accused of misleading MLAs over the proposed merger of Stranmillis college with Queen’s University …” (more)
[BBC News, 5 January]
“The ethos and traditions of Stranmillis teacher training college will be continued after a merger with Queens University, the minister overseeing the plan has said …” (more)
[Independent, 15 March]
