Daily Archives: 13 February, 2012

Students must be the focus of third level reform plans

Cameron admits defeat in battle to block new university access tsar

Higher education reform

IBEC welcomes new HEA proposals for third-level education

MIT to begin sign-ups for free online course

New rules will require colleges to merge or lose funding

Technological university status is to development of Limerick Institute of Technology says president

Initiation of Reform of Irish Higher Education

Education targets – Academic autonomy is essential

Smaller third-level colleges face end of public funding

Colleges face performance-related funding cuts

Institutes face high standards process

Most students having unprotected sex

Teacher allowances cut ‘would be end of Croke Park reform’

500 college places for jobseekers

Top posts – last 7 days

UCD to rent hundreds of beds from private landlords for student accommodation "University College Dublin (UCD) is to begin talks with landlords to rent accommodation for students who will be unable to get places in university-owned accommodation ...
PhD researchers call for recognition as ‘workers’ "Several hundred PhD researchers gathered outside Leinster House this morning to urge the Government to live up to a promise it made to address what ...
Delayed Leaving Cert results will put ‘intolerable strain’ on students "Another year of delayed Leaving Cert results will put 'intolerable strain' on students, increase retention problems, and make it harder to find accommodation, according to ...
PhD Researchers Should Be Recognised as Staff "For almost a year, people in Ireland have been told they are in a cost-of-living crisis. You could say that PhD researchers have faced a ...
Minister Harris approves funding for the purchase of the Waterford Crystal site for South East Technological University "Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has today confirmed approval has been given to the South East Technological University ...
Students and Colleges jointly call for earlier Leaving Certificate results "IUA, THEA and USI have joined together to call on the Minister for Education to bring forward the date of the Leaving Certificate results ..." ...
Students warned of ‘serious consequences’ for use of artificial intelligence in essays "College have warned students against the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in assessments, highlighting that their use constitutes a breach of academic integrity with ...
Almost two-thirds of international students exposed to verbal or physical abuse, study finds "Almost two-thirds of international students in Ireland have experienced or witnessed racism such as verbal or physical abuse on the street, according to a new ...
As educators, we must step up our game in the face of ChatGPT "Three University of Galway academics explore how Artificial Intelligence is sweeping academia and ask what should be done. Who'd have thought that news headlines this ...
University of Limerick students to pay student centre levy until 2040 "Costs for the new student centre at the University of Limerick (UL) will continue to be incurred by students until 2040. The building of a ...
Sacking of TCD worker from €120k job after sexual assault case ‘not unfair’, says WRC "A state workplace watchdog has found that the dismissal by Trinity College Dublin (TCD) of a senior college manager after he pleaded guilty to a ...
Student Accommodation "Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael): To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of beds that are available in purpose-built ...