Daily Archives: 23 October, 2011

Basil McCrea bid to block higher tuition fees for UK students

Is UL really the hardest Irish university to obtain the magic 2:1 degree from?

Performance Funding: Easier said than done

Retiring teachers will be allowed to finish school year

Tradition of Oxbridge ‘free’ Masters degrees under fire

Which? magazine to test value of degrees

Popular posts – last 3 days

The Wrong Sort of Open Access 15 August 2022 "I came across two articles this week on the subject of Open Access and thought I’d share them here with…
Harris announces €40m investment to make colleges greener and more accessible 15 August 2022 "€40 million is to be invested in universities and colleges across the country to make them greener and more accessible…
University lecturers prepare for ballot on industrial action 13 August 2022 "The university lecturers’ union, IFUT, is the latest to announce plans for a ballot on industrial action if the Government…
Four UL counsellors who say they are owed €50,000 holiday pay have claims rejected 15 August 2022 "A group of four counsellors at the University of Limerick have failed in a bid to recover sums of more…
Students sleeping rough or couch-surfing, say student leaders, as accommodation crisis worsens 15 August 2022 "'Last year we had one student in particular we were trying to help for ages, he was a homeless student',…
IFUT will ballot all members in Universities and other Higher Education Institutions covered by public sector pay agreements 16 August 2022 "The Executive Committee of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) yesterday decided to ballot its members for industrial action.…
The Student Accommodation Crisis 13 August 2022 "These days many of Ireland’s newspapers are carrying stories about the drastic shortage of accommodation for students ahead of the…
Limerick students knocking on doors amid accommodation crisis 12 August 2022 "As pressure rises for accommodation ahead of the college year, students are knocking on doors in Limerick in the hope…
Simon Harris pushes for cut in €3,000 student fee in September cost-of-living package 12 August 2022 "Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris is pushing for the €3,000 third-level student contribution to be cut as part…
Over 1,000 Limerick college students may be left with no accommodation as academic year begins next month 16 August 2022 "More than 1,000 students could be left homeless in Limerick when the college year begins next month, an accommodation provider…
Teachers’ Union of Ireland to hold industrial action ballot in September if pay not improved 12 August 2022 "The Executive Committee of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) today confirmed that its members will be balloted in September…
Minister Harris must introduce student accommodation strategy before it is too late – Rose Conway-Walsh TD 11 August 2022 "Sinn Féin spokesperson on Further and Higher Education Rose Conway-Walsh has today written to Minister Simon Harris calling on him…
UCD issues plea to alumni to put students up in spare rooms 12 August 2022 "University College Dublin has sent a plea to its alumni asking them to consider renting spare rooms to students ahead…
Teacher unions plan ballot for industrial action in September as pressure mounts on Government over pay 10 August 2022 "Teacher unions are announcing plans to ballot members next month on industrial action as pressure mounts on the Government to…
IFUT welcomes proposals to address precarious employment and issues facing researchers in new Oireachtas Report 11 August 2022 "The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has welcomed an Oireachtas Joint Committee report which includes an examination of the…
Students could face ‘Galway to Dublin commute’ due to accommodation crisis 13 August 2022 "Daily commutes from Galway to Dublin and back are among the dire predictions being voiced about the choices facing students…
Student housing crisis: ‘We endured extortion, theft, insults, and abuse’ 13 August 2022 "Samira Sikder is from Bangladesh but grew up in Ireland. She is studying animation at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art,…
Student tax relief should account for high accommodation costs – Dolan 10 August 2022 "The tax relief currently available to students should include accommodation costs to help alleviate the stress and pressure they encounter,…
Student accommodation crisis demands urgent Government intervention – Rose Conway-Walsh TD 10 August 2022 "Sinn Féin spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Rose Conway-Walsh TD, has warned that the escalating student accommodation shortage compounded…
Student accommodation crisis in Letterkenny laid bare 11 August 2022 "Figures show a 63% drop in available beds with student numbers expected to rise. Last year, at least two students…
‘Hyperinflation’ poses fresh challenge for Trinity’s €100m E3 learning institute 11 August 2022 "Leaked documents show the college’s board was warned that rising costs and nearly 30 claims from the main contractor could…
More than 15,000 students in arrears paying university fees 11 August 2022 "More than 15,000 students are in arrears paying their annual student fees, according to figures from the university sector from…
Renewed appeal to house Ukrainian refugees as student accommodation dries up 9 August 2022 "There have been renewed calls for Irish families to house Ukrainian refugees as more than 4,000 student accommodation places currently…
TUS reveals target date to open campus in Coonagh 10 August 2022 "The Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) has expressed hope that it can welcome its first students in Coonagh by…
‘We are desperate’: Ukrainians in student accommodation face uncertain fate 10 August 2022 "In the courtyard of one student accommodation village in Cork, the grass is battered and trampled to a crisp. Not…

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Daily Archives: 23 October, 2011