“University presidents have warned an urgent political decision must be made on how to provide the €1bn extra annual funding needed in higher education to protect the country’s future. Another slide for Irish universities in the latest world rankings out today shows that, while four remain in the top 300, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has barely stayed in the top 100 and University College Dublin (UCD) is down 22 places to 176th …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 6 September]