Daily Archives: 11 May, 2019

Marking the End of Term

IFUT Calls for Allocation of Corporation Tax to Address Higher Education Crisis

‘Academe’s Extinction Event’

Top posts – last 7 days

Colleges move to tackle threat posed by students using ChatGPT to pass work off as their own "Third-level colleges are moving rapidly to tackle the threat posed to student learning and academic integrity by artificial intelligence (AI) software, such as ChatGPT ..." ...
Sacking of TCD worker from €120k job after sexual assault case ‘not unfair’, says WRC "A state workplace watchdog has found that the dismissal by Trinity College Dublin (TCD) of a senior college manager after he pleaded guilty to a ...
Students choosing colleges closer to home in face of rising cost of living "It is likely that more students are choosing to go to college closer to home due to accommodation shortages and cost-of-living issues, University of Galway’s ...
As educators, we must step up our game in the face of ChatGPT "Three University of Galway academics explore how Artificial Intelligence is sweeping academia and ask what should be done. Who'd have thought that news headlines this ...
Colleges will be asked to sign anti-racism principles "Colleges are to be asked today to sign a set of anti-racism principles that recognise racism in Irish higher education and commit to working towards ...
Over the Break "After last week’s study break, the St Patrick’s Day holiday, and all the excitement of Ireland’s Grand Slam, I woke up this morning with a ...
University of Galway lecturer challenges suspension following ‘false accusation’ of sexual activity with student "A lecturer at the University of Galway has launched High Court proceedings over what he claims is his wrongful suspension following a 'false accusation' that ...
UCD to rent hundreds of beds from private landlords for student accommodation "University College Dublin (UCD) is to begin talks with landlords to rent accommodation for students who will be unable to get places in university-owned accommodation ...
Delayed Leaving Cert results will put ‘intolerable strain’ on students "Another year of delayed Leaving Cert results will put 'intolerable strain' on students, increase retention problems, and make it harder to find accommodation, according to ...
PhD researchers call for recognition as ‘workers’ "Several hundred PhD researchers gathered outside Leinster House this morning to urge the Government to live up to a promise it made to address what ...
Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation to march to Dáil "The Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO) is to march from Front Square to the Dáil next Thursday, March 23 to demand better conditions for postgraduate researchers ...
Students and Colleges jointly call for earlier Leaving Certificate results "IUA, THEA and USI have joined together to call on the Minister for Education to bring forward the date of the Leaving Certificate results ..." ...