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Monthly Archives: December 2018
Dublin college merger: Technological universities arrive with a TUD
31 Dec, 2018
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cuts
,
DIT
,
funding
,
IT Tallaght
,
ITB
,
Joseph Ryan
,
mergers
,
Peter Cassells
,
technological universities
,
THEA
,
TUD
Governance and administration
Staff protest over ‘grade inflation’ at institute of technology
31 Dec, 2018
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Brendan Guilfoyle
,
degree classification
,
grade inflation
,
IT Tralee
,
protest
,
QQI
,
TUI
,
WRC
Teaching
Irish universities’ grade inflation sparks claims of ‘dumbing down’
31 Dec, 2018
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Brendan Guilfoyle
,
degree classification
,
grade inflation
,
HEA
,
IT Tralee
,
Oliver Murphy
Teaching
Revealed: the universities most likely to award higher grades
31 Dec, 2018
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Brendan Guilfoyle
,
degree classification
,
grade inflation
,
HEA
,
QQI
,
Tom Boland
Teaching
Plan for vending machines to give out free condoms in universities and pubs
31 Dec, 2018
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HSE
,
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
,
Oireachtas
,
sexual health
,
Simon Harris
Governance and administration
How I Spend My Money: A Trinity PhD student on a €6,000 stipend who’s having second thoughts about moving to Ireland
31 Dec, 2018
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international students
,
PhDs
,
student finances
,
TCD
,
UK
Life
Outcry after student loan overpayments of £8m are extracted from NI graduates
29 Dec, 2018
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NI
,
student loans
Fees, access and admissions
WIT marks 25 years of research degrees
28 Dec, 2018
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John Halligan
,
PhDs
,
SETU
,
technological universities
,
Willie Donnelly
,
WIT
Governance and administration
,
Research
Measuring What Matters: On the Tyranny of Academic Metrics
28 Dec, 2018
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metrics
,
rankings
Research
Time for Project Maths experiment to end
27 Dec, 2018
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bonus points
,
leaving cert
,
maths
,
Project Maths
Fees, access and admissions
,
Teaching
Public servants now allowed work until they are 70
26 Dec, 2018
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legislation
,
Michael D Higgins
,
Paschal Donohoe
,
pensions
,
public sector pensions
,
retirement
Governance and administration
More Travellers Should Be at Third-Level. But Let’s Not Deify a University Degree
24 Dec, 2018
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access
,
travellers
Fees, access and admissions
Just 1% of Traveller children go on to higher education
22 Dec, 2018
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access
,
travellers
Fees, access and admissions
US visa bill for Irish graduates set to be casualty of ‘mayhem and crisis’ in Washington
22 Dec, 2018
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US
,
visas
Governance and administration
The teaching of history
22 Dec, 2018
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history
,
junior cycle
Teaching
HEA welcomes publication of Progress Review of the National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education
21 Dec, 2018
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access
,
HEA
Fees, access and admissions
Drop in first-time mature students at third level
21 Dec, 2018
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HEA
,
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
,
mature students
Fees, access and admissions
Almost €3m in funding for Irish Language Academy at NUIG
21 Dec, 2018
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Gaeilge
,
UG
Governance and administration
New legislation to increase retirement age for public sector workers passed in Seanad
21 Dec, 2018
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legislation
,
Michael D Higgins
,
pensions
,
public sector pensions
,
retirement
,
Seanad
Governance and administration
No subject – including history – should be compulsory
21 Dec, 2018
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history
,
junior cycle
,
NCCA
,
senior cycle
Teaching
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