Daily Archives: 28 September, 2012

Billions of Spanish Research Euros Remain Unspent

Queen’s University celebrates national recognition

MOOC’s, Mass Education, and the McDonaldization of Higher Education

Philanthropy to fund research centre in DIT at Grangegorman

Student pilots to lose €80,000 after High Court appoints liquidator

Sunday Times 2013 University League Table Headlines

Shooting suspect ‘threatened Prof’

Company decision leaves pilot students €5.5m out of pocket

Revealed: The teething pains behind £18m Edinburgh College merger

College president asks Govt to reconsider reduced pay

The truth of the academic job hunt – even one with a happy ending

Committee told WIT president increased spending 20-fold in eight years

Staff silence on ex-WIT chief’s spending

University to confer honorary degrees on class of 1972 for 40th anniversary

Concerns raised ‘confidentially’ over lavish spending at college

28 Sep, 2012
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Jim Port, Kieran Byrne, Ruaidhri Neavyn, WIT
Legal issues

ANU vice-chancellor issues MOOCs warning

Trainee pilots lose chance at fees deal

Budget Views

‘The longer people stay away, the less likely they are to return’

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