“A brain drain of leading academics and researchers will stem from the latest cutbacks, university heads told Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe yesterday. They said the cuts had created a “tipping point” that make it impossible to shield students and frontline services from their impact. They warned that the creation of jobs across a range of disciplines in the sciences and humanities would have to be halted. This would lead to leading teachers and researchers emigrating …” (more)
[John Walshe, Independent, 24 September]