Daily Archives: 21 February, 2020

Cork city’s biggest student accommodation complex may open in summer 2021

Petition: Freeze the Rent

UCD statement on student rent increases begs more questions than it answers – Eoin Ó Broin TD

The EU will not tolerate cherry-picking by the UK

Calls for Derry medical school grow as Swann admits impact of Brexit on staffing ‘unknown’

Read-and-Publish Open Access deals are heightening global inequalities in access to publication

How RCSI became a university

Belfast’s students backing university staff as 14 days of strikes begin over pay and pensions

21 Feb, 2020
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NUS-USI, Open University, pay, pensions, protest, QUB, strike, UCU, UU
Governance and administration

Student reaction to rent hikes ‘emotional’, says UCD president

Petition against 4% rent hike at NUIG garners over 1,200 signatures

Prankster who filmed DCU video posts public apology and explanation

Top posts – last 7 days

Ulster University removes ‘top 2% of universities in the world’ poster after latest complaint "Ulster University has removed another advertisement after new complaints about misleading statements. In a sign spotted on its Coleraine campus this week, the university was ...
University Has Still Not Corrected Its Claim Regarding The Law And Pronouns "Last week, the South East Technological University (SETU) was presented with an award by the European University Association of Lifelong Learning (EUCEN) for its work ...
Public sector pay talks to begin at WRC "Talks on a new public sector pay deal involving unions, staff associations and the Government are due to begin at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ...
College to provide temporary bedding for students and staff on campus following riots in Dublin city "College said preparations are underway for students and staff to remain on campus if the need arises and that temporary bedding is being organised. In ...
‘I’ll have to get three buses each way now’ – Dublin college students say Bus Connects changes will leave them stranded "Third-level students are warning that the scrapping next week of a direct bus route that links west Dublin to Dún Laoghaire will leave them stranded ...
University of Limerick and Plassey Trust celebrate legal victory against Uisce Éireann (Irish Water) "The University of Limerick and Plassey Trust Company Limited, overseeing on-campus accommodation, are expressing satisfaction with the outcome of a judicial review opposing Uisce Éireann’s ...
Provost Linda Doyle Thanks ‘the Very Best of Trinity’ in Statement Following Riots "Provost Linda Doyle has released a statement addressing the violent riots that erupted in Dublin City Centre last night, condemning the 'horrific attacks' and 'unacceptable ...
Scopus Scopum "I’ve just spent the best part of two hours completing a lengthy and very tedious online form in order to apply to have the Open ...
College on lockdown amidst rioting in city centre "College has shut all entrances to campus on the instruction of Gardaí amid scenes of chaos in Dublin city centre. In a statement, it advised ...
Trinity won’t rename library after Paul Mescal despite growing momentum "A campaign to name the library at Trinity College Dublin after Irish actor Paul Mescal is reportedly gaining momentum, but the Irish university has said ...
Minister Harris announces details of €113 million cost of education package for university students "Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today announced further detail on the cost of education measures under ...
All third-level students will soon have vote in Seanad elections "Hundreds of thousands past and present students will soon be able to vote in Seanad elections. Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien is seeking Cabinet approval to ...