Daily Archives: 24 September, 2013

Haddington Road Agreement Update

Minister highlights STEM education as a key to unlocking job opportunities

Leaving certificate economics: changing the syllabus

Government ramps up pressure on teachers

Industrial Action Directives to members

No room for Haddington Road renegotiation

Why you should get third level education …

Govt to ask for 900-year-old manuscript back from Oxford University

24 Sep, 2013
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Annals of Inisfallen, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, TCD, UCC, UCD, UG, UK
Governance and administration

Subverting Irish university autonomy

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn ‘clueless about cutbacks’

Teachers to withdraw from meeting parents outside school hours

24 Sep, 2013
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ASTI, cuts, IFUT, industrial action, Pat King, pay, public sector pay, Ruairí Quinn, TUI
Governance and administration

An updated economics syllabus after 44 years would be an asset

Not-so-smart cuts and bureaucracy are damaging our degrees

The Traditional University Lecture Is Dead

Top posts – last 7 days

UL president states criticism following PAC appearance is ‘completely fair’ "The University of Limerick president has said that part of the criticism received following an appearance before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was 'completely fair' ...
UL says ‘manual error’ led to two students losing qualifications "University of Limerick has blamed 'a manual error' for two students having had qualifications rescinded earlier this year. The issue arose when two students who ...
UL emergency meeting hears matters need to be concluded ‘once and for all’ "An emergency meeting of the University of Limerick's Governing Authority has heard that 'outstanding governance matters' need to be concluded 'once and for all'. In ...
Ex-Nphet member Prof Philip Nolan to lead new research and innovation funding agency "Professor Philip Nolan has been appointed CEO designate of the new Research and Innovation funding agency. The enactment of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023 ...
Concerns raised over lecturers and teachers being on short term contracts "Frank Jones, General Secretary of the Irish Federation of University Teachers, on calls for more support for university lecturers on temporary or causal contracts ..." ...
Influencer event at TCD axed over security fears "The organisers of a controversial speaking event at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) were forced to cancel after they were told they could not organise their ...
Performance-Based Funding in Europe "If you’re in North America, you know that one of the perennial debates in higher education finance is about the efficacy of performance-based funding, or ...
QUB vice chancellor in plea for end to boycott of marking and assessments "The vice chancellor of Queen’s University is 'deeply concerned' about the impact a boycott of marking and assessments will have following a warning from the ...
Threats to academic freedom across Europe – a new European Parliament Report "A new European Parliament’s Study on the state of play of academic freedom aims to provide an overview of the situation of academic freedom, highlighting ...
Third-level student leaders say Leaving Cert results date is still not early enough "Third-level student leaders say the Leaving Cert results date of August 25 is still not early enough. Meanwhile, colleges have started to confirm entry dates ...
Statement from Councillor Mary Roche on the launch of the South East Technological University strategic Plan 2023-2028 "Back in 2005 WIT had the temerity to apply for University status. Its application was never adjudicated on but since then, we haven't seen a ...
Terms Ending "So here I am, on a fine early summer evening, waiting for the train into Dublin for the last performance of the season by the ...