Daily Archives: 11 January, 2016

Colleges may raise maths requirement due to high drop-out rates

Business schools no longer relevant in the age of automation

80,000 more students registered to vote in General Election

College Drop Outs

Technological Universities Bill must be amended to protect sector

Why Class Size Matters (Up to a Point)

High drop-out rates a major concern for third-level sector

University of Limerick pays out €110k tax settlement for contract error

Concern over drop-out rates in computer science courses

Top posts – last 7 days

Maynooth University student centre project cancelled "A university in the Republic of Ireland has announced that construction work on a new student centre has been stopped. Maynooth University (MU) said rising ...
Budget 2023: Relief for students – but universities say funding provided was ‘very disappointing’ "The Budget brought immediate relief for college students, with a €1,000 cut in fees this year – but universities are critical of the funding they ...
Third-level fees cut by €1,000 while grant recipients to get double payment this year "Third-level fees are to be cut by €1,000 this year and significantly reduced on a permanent basis over the coming years under a major Budget ...
Simon Harris says universities who criticise €40m funding ‘need a dose of reality’ "Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris responded to criticism from universities about Budget funding for higher education by saying 'we have to keep the ...
IFUT Executive advises acceptance of the pay proposal ‘Building Momentum’ Public Service Agreement 2021-2023 "At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Irish Federation of University Teachers on Saturday 24th September, representatives present considered the proposal in detail ...
Simon Harris says MTU won’t be pressed to pay off ITT’s €5 million emergency loan "Third level education Minister Simon Harris has said that the Munster Technological University (MTU) will not be pressurised to pay off a multi million Euro ...
The Cancellation of Maynooth’s Student Centre "Here is a promotional video made just two years ago which describes an exciting and much needed new Student Centre at Maynooth University ..." (

Science Foundation Ireland’s Gender Strategy 2016-2020: A Critique "Under Innovation 2020 (ICSTI, 2020) the Irish government committed to almost doubling the science budget from €2.9 billion to €5 billion over a five-year period ...
Queen’s University’s new £41.8m students’ union opens its doors "Queen's University's new students' union has opened its doors. The £41.8m building includes a shop, bars, the revamped Mandela Hall venue as well as the ...
Trinity College to Students: Wear More Clothes instead of Turning the Heating on "Trinity College Dublin has offered its students some advice on how to deal with soaring energy costs in an email sent out today, it has ...
Education landscape ‘highly segregated’ on basis of religion, gender and ability to pay "The educational landscape in Irish cities remains 'highly segregated' on the basis of religion, gender, or ability to pay. That's according to a new study ...
Some 1,500 cases of cheating, plagiarism or use of ‘essay mills’ reported at Irish universities in last three years "At least 1,500 students at Irish universities have been reported for exam cheating, plagiarism, or the use of so-called 'essay mills' over the past three ...

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Daily Archives: 11 January, 2016