Daily Archives: 08 January, 2021

Teaching to Remain Online for Semester Two

What’s the purpose of university? Your answer may depend on how much it costs you

College to Consider Pausing Development of Trinity East

Norma Foley casts doubt over Leaving Cert unless students return to school

Left-wing parties could sink €100m State subsidy for fee-paying schools

There’s a Moose Loose Aboot this Hoose!

Traditional Leaving Cert still the ‘firm objective’ despite schools staying closed – Minister Norma Foley

08 Jan, 2021
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Teaching

Leaving Cert calculated grades system may need more homework, college tables show

Getting into college is only half the story – the course is the other half

Students will also be allowed to resit exams that go towards their final degree, even if they had previously received a passing mark

Top posts – last 7 days

University of Limerick head in U-turn on PAC silence over land deal probe "University of Limerick’s president told staff a threat of litigation must not interfere with the college’s handling of questions about governance. The move represents a ...
The precarious employment of staff in Irish Higher Educational institutions and its policy implications "Since 2014, there have been a series of policy initiatives to increase the proportion of women in senior academic positions in higher educational institutions (HEIs) ...
Emergency meeting held to address University of Limerick controversies "University of Limerick authorities are 'fully united' following an emergency meeting of UL’s governing authority, which has heard that 'outstanding governance matters' need to be ...
Ulster University apologises to education research academics "Ulster University (UU) has publicly apologised to two academics behind research on the cost of Northern Ireland's divided education system. The research had claimed the ...
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Abolishing an ‘Industry’? "A week or so ago I mentioned that the European Council had adopted a text that calls for the EU Commission and Member States to ...
Income at Trinity College Dublin increases to €458m last year "Income at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) last year increased by €47 million to €458.2 million as the college recovered from Covid-19 shutdowns. That is according ...
UCC’s Dr Catherine Day issues stark warning to Government on research funding for universities "The Government has been warned by one of Ireland's leading universities that it was now 'absolutely essential' to increase State funding for research. The warning ...
Student Accommodation "Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein): To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his plans for student accommodation, in terms ...
Reducing the cost of third level education "Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael): To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the work he is undertaking with regard ...
QUB students may not be awarded degrees this year "About 1,200 Queen's University Belfast students may not be awarded their degrees as planned this summer. According to the university's vice-chancellor, 40 will not be ...
New CAO system aims to broaden choice for students "A wide-ranging shake-up of the college entry system will see the Central Applications Office (CAO) reformed into a new connected structure, incorporating for the first ...