Daily Archives: 11 December, 2020

Scholars Urge Visitors to Reject Quota System Proposal

71% of Students Feel Behind in Course, Says Survey

62% of Staff Felt Overwhelmed by the COVID Crisis, Finds Trinity Survey

Public servants set for two 1% pay rises in new wage deal

Only second woman in over 400 years for top post at Irish university

Are you a student nurse? We would like to hear your views on pay and allowances

Education not exploitation – pay student nurses and midwives!

11 Dec, 2020
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HSE, INMO, Mick Barry, nursing, pay, work placements
Governance and administration

Greater numbers of Higher Education places accepted by students with disabilities and students facing socioeconomic disadvantage in 2020

Minister Harris announces first President of Munster Technological University with effect from January 1st

Arecibo telescope’s fall is indicative of global divide around funding science infrastructure

Students are having to choose between physical and mental health

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ..." ...
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 ...