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Daily Archives: 26 January, 2021

‘Minister for Higher Education needs to stand up for students – Senator Fintan Warfield’
  • 26 Jan, 2021
  • steve
  • fees, Fintan Warfield, funding, Niall Collins, Simon Harris, Sinn Féin
  • Fees, access and admissions
From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe: Why it is not yet ‘business as usual’ for UK universities
  • 26 Jan, 2021
  • steve
  • Brexit, EU, Horizon Europe, research funding, UK
  • Research
Why should the Leaving Cert have to be ‘brutal but fair’?
  • 26 Jan, 2021
  • steve
  • leaving cert, Patrick Prendergast, TCD
  • Fees, access and admissions, Teaching
Schols Quota Debacle: The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing
  • 26 Jan, 2021
  • steve
  • scholarships, TCD
  • Governance and administration
Universities have thrived despite past disruptions and could grow even stronger after COVID-19
  • 26 Jan, 2021
  • steve
  • What are universities for?
  • Governance and administration
TCDSU Urges Candidates in Provost Elections to Prioritise Climate Action
  • 26 Jan, 2021
  • steve
  • climate change, TCD
  • Governance and administration
Galway to show compassion to students sitting exams
  • 26 Jan, 2021
  • steve
  • coronavirus, exams, student unions, UG
  • Governance and administration
New UCC survey to ask students about their opinions on drugs
  • 26 Jan, 2021
  • steve
  • drugs, UCC
  • Research
Students Can Lose 20% of €250 Fee Refund to Tax Clawback
  • 26 Jan, 2021
  • steve
  • coronavirus, student finances
  • Governance and administration

Top posts – last 7 days

  • Trinity advises academics to adjust assignments in light of ChatGPT cheating threat "Academic staff at Trinity College Dublin have been issued with advice on how to minimise the threat of cheating in assessments in light of a ...
  • How should universities handle cases of blackmail by essay mills? "Samir (not his real name) was an international student on a postgraduate degree at a UK university ..." (more) [Daniel Sokol, Wonkhe, 27 January]
  • Australian universities welcome snap decision by China to ban online studies "The Australian university sector has welcomed a snap Chinese government ban on citizens studying at foreign universities online. The chief executive of Universities Australia, Catriona ...
  • Fees – repeating or changing courses " To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if serious consideration will be given to a proposal (details supplied) in relation to the €1,000 ...
  • University of Limerick ordered to pay counsellor €50,000 for forced retirement "The University of Limerick (UL) has been ordered to pay €50,000 compensation to a 'highly valued' student counsellor it compulsorily retired at the age of ...
  • UK universities report sharp post-Brexit drop in EU students "Brexit and immigration policies are shaping who studies and works at UK universities, according to data released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on ...
  • UCC student centre’s dismissal of hairdresser without notice was ‘unreasonable and unlawful’ "The actions of UCC student centre bosses in dismissing a hairdresser without consultation, notice pay or any mention of a redundancy payment were 'entirely unreasonable' ...
  • University of Limerick sued by firm over patent for recycling old LCD screens "The University of Limerick (UL) is being sued by a technology recycling company which claims a patent for the process of treating LCD display screens ...
  • The Term Ahead "It’s the day before the start of a new Semester in Maynooth. Last week we finished all due processes relating to the First Semester examinations ...
  • ChatGPT and Physics Education "Following on the theme of ChatGPT, I see that Phil Moriarty has done a blog post about its use in Physics Education which many of ...
  • University strikes: Queen’s and Ulster could face 18 days of action "Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Ulster University (UU) could face almost four weeks of 'unprecedented' strike action by some staff during February and March ..." ...
  • Trinity College employee sacked after sexual assault plea drops bid to get €120,000-a-year job back "Brendan Leahy, the senior Trinity College Dublin manager sacked after pleading guilty to a sexual assault, today dropped his legal bid to be reinstated ..." ...
Higher Education Authority Act 2022
 
Commencement
(10 November 2022)
 
Higher Education Authority Act 2022
(12 October 2022)
 
From the Seanad
(5 October 2022)
 
Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage
(21 September 2022)
 
Report Stage (resumed)
(20 September 2022)
 
Report Stage (resumed)
(12 July 2022)
 
Report Stage
(12 July 2022)
 
Committee Stage (resumed)
(6 July 2022)
 
Committee Stage
(6 July 2022)
 
Seanad: Second Stage
(28 June 2022)
 
Report and Final Stages
(22 June 2022)
 
Second stage (resumed)
(27 January 2022)
 
Second stage
(26 January 2022)
 
Bill as initiated in Dáil Éireann
(7 January 2022)
 
Joint Committee Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny
(28 September 2021)
 
Joint Committee debate (resumed)
(20 July 2021)
 
Joint Committee debate (resumed)
(13 July 2021)
 
Joint Committee debate
(6 July 2021)
 
General scheme of the Bill
(6 May 2021)

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