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Three major universities quit international rankings 16 May 2022 "After years of receiving extra government funding to push selected top universities up international university rankings, three major Chinese universities…
Release of 44 emails on Tony Holohan Trinity job ‘not in the public interest’, says official 14 May 2022 "The release of a flurry of emails around Tony Holohan’s move to Trinity College – which show it took more…
How students are targeted in college WhatsApp groups to sign up for academic cheating service 16 May 2022 "Students are being targeted in college WhatsApp groups to sign up for paid-for essays and other academic cheating services ..."…
Mary Harney says ‘good news story’ of UL purchase of €8m Dunnes site now ‘dogged in controversy’ 13 May 2022 "Chancellor of the University of Limerick (UL) and former Tánaiste Mary Harney has said that a 'really good story' in…
Leaving Cert results may be late, with fears of knock-on problems 16 May 2022 "Leaving Cert results and college offers may be issued later than normal this year, a move that universities fear could…
College places and random selection 16 May 2022 "Sir, – Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris’s plan to increase college places by an additional 1,000 places…
Mary Harney says UL ‘horrified’ over property controversy 12 May 2022 "An Oireachtas committee has heard that a university's governing body was 'horrified' to discover that it may have been 'misled'…
REF 2021 Results and Ranking 12 May 2022 "The results of the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 have now been published. You can find them all here…
Irish universities to supply temporary beds for refugees as Govt says student supply ‘won’t be impacted’ 13 May 2022 "Student accommodation for Ukrainian refugees is set to come on stream this month, but largely on a temporary basis during…
UL president confirms legal challenge over report into purchase of ‘iconic’ Dunnes site 12 May 2022 "The President of the University of Limerick has confirmed High Court proceedings have been initiated preventing it from publishing a…
Ukrainian college students to get grants and free tuition 16 May 2022 "Ukrainian students will not have to pay international fees to access third-level courses in the Republic and will be eligible…
Designation Day 12 May 2022 "May the force be with us? This column started in print after the report (organised by Waterford Chamber of Commerce)…
Minister Harris officially opens new UCD service for staff and students disclosing bullying or sexual harassment 10 May 2022 "Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, officially opened the Dignity and Respect Support Service…
Students blast travel company USIT over lengthy delays to J1 applications 11 May 2022 "Students travelling to the US this summer on a J1 visa with USIT have blasted the company’s poor communication, with…
University of Limerick bosses facing tough questions from Public Accounts Committee 11 May 2022 "With University of Limerick President Kerstin Mey and Chancellor Mary Harney due to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)…
CAO points likely to reach last year’s record high 12 May 2022 "Points requirements for college courses are 'highly likely' to reach last year’s record levels again with many places awarded on…
CAO points surge to see many college places decided by random selection 12 May 2022 "CAO points awarded to students based on their performance in the Leaving Certificate and required to secure a place in…
Work overload negatively affecting wellbeing in education systems 10 May 2022 "Following the first in-person meeting of Presidents and General Secretaries from the ten education unions within the British and Irish…
Universities pay almost €625,000 for live lab animals 10 May 2022 "Four of the country’s largest universities have spent almost €625,000 on buying live animals for medical research purposes in the…
Temporary Book of Kells Exhibition to Cost €2.3 million 10 May 2022 "The temporary Book of Kells exhibition in New Square is estimated to cost €2.3 million, The University Times has learned.…
Student landlords raking in £1.8bn a year in Belfast 11 May 2022 "Student landlords in Belfast are raking in £1.8bn every year, making it the most profitable university city in which to…
UCD – The Epitome of Concrete Jungle 11 May 2022 "UCD. We love it. We hate it. It is the central hub to our sort-of-adult-but-still-pretty-clueless lives, and yet, it feels…
UL president to tell PAC she is ‘keen to draw a line under the controversies’ of past 12 May 2022 "The President of the University of Limerick (UL), Prof Kerstin Mey will tell TDs she is 'keen to draw a…
Students slam travel company USIT’s lengthy J1 visa delays as a ‘disgrace’ 12 May 2022 "College students scheduled to fly to America to work over the summer have been left 'frustrated and stressed' over lengthy…
PUP and maintenance grants 13 May 2022 "Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael): To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the pandemic unemployment payment will…

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