Daily Archives: 18 August, 2020

‘It is a nightmare …’ – UCD Students on the Closure of Montrose

The U-turn and After …

Leaving Cert students can only see estimated teachers’ marks or class-ranking if they appeal exam results

NI grades u-turn could cause problem for universities

Leaving Certificate students urge Government to scrap calculated grades algorithm

An escape route from Leaving Cert results chaos

Government announces new campus development at Limerick Institute of Technology

Extension plans announced for LyIT

Professor Paul Bartholomew appointed to £300k-a-year post as new Ulster University Vice Chancellor

New STEM/Agri-Tech building to be constructed in Tralee

Costs of third-level education provide hard lessons for students

A-levels: Queen’s University seeks ‘urgent clarity’ over U-turn

Pressure mounts for change to calculated Leaving Cert grading system

Minister Harris announces €4.3 million investment in enterprise research partnerships

UCD student accommodation block shut amid fire safety concerns

Q&A: Will A-Levels grading controversy affect Leaving Cert students?

Leaving Cert system is a ‘legal challenge waiting to happen’

Tender process for six higher education buildings due ‘immediately’

18 Aug, 2020
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AIT, Cork IT, DES, IADT, IT Tralee, MTU, PPP, TUD
Governance and administration

QUB in call for clarity over placements after A-level grades U-turn

Top posts – last 7 days

New contract for lecturers in technological universities "A new academic contract for technological university lecturers is to be brought forward by Simon Harris, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, early next ...
Quarter of Trinity College Dublin students seeking counselling ‘had suicidal thoughts’ "About 25% of students seeking counselling support at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have expressed suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months. Data obtained by the ...
Ireland has far higher rate of third-level education than EU average, CSO data shows "Ireland has a far higher rate of third-level education than the EU averages, with women more likely to attain it than men, new data shows ...
On the Multiple Publication of Academic Research "The topic came up in a recent conversation of the ethical issues surrounding what is sometimes erroneously called self-plagiarism, but is more accurately called duplicate ...
Nationwide interest in building capacity in Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine, and Veterinary "A total of 39 expressions of interest have been submitted to the Higher Education Authority in response to a call to identify opportunities to build ...
Trinity College sets out plans to reopen Science Gallery after contentious closure "Trinity College Dublin has set out plans to reopen the Science Gallery next year after its closure last February, reversing a contentious move that prompted ...
UCD student ends climate hunger strike after eight days as demands met "A Dublin university student has ended his hunger strike over climate inaction after eight days, following an agreement on his demands ..." (more) [Conor ...
Should Trinity College Rename Its Library? "Listen back: Gript Editor John McGuirk debates academic and activist Ebun Joseph on Newstalk breakfast on the subject of whether historic names of buildings are ...
Research Bill "Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein): To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the working group will be established to examine the issues in ...
UCD student will ‘fast until death if necessary’ over climate inaction "A student at University College Dublin (UCD) has been on hunger strike for eight days over what he sees as failings of the university and ...
Government to partially fund 700 student beds – Harris "Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has said the Government is going to partially fund the construction of almost 700 student accommodation beds ...
Atlantic TU – Galway Campus "Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent): To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that is being made on the delivery of the new ...