Daily Archives: 20 August, 2021

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HEA launches the System Performance Framework 2023-2028 "The System Performance Framework 2023-2028 was launched today by the Higher Education Authority at an event held in South East Technological University in Carlow. The ...
Public sector pay talks expected to begin in coming weeks "Unions have agreed a core set of priorities ahead of public sector pay talks which are due to begin in the coming weeks. The current ...
University to offer Ireland’s first degree in ‘influencing’ "Ireland's first university degree course for people who want to be 'influencers' is to open for applicants in November. The Bachelor of Arts in Content ...
Student-staff ratios in universities ‘much worse’ than recession-hit 1980s, warns UCD president "The proportion of students to staff in Irish universities is 'much, much worse' than it was during the recession-hit 1980s and represents the single biggest ...
Trinity moves up 30 places amid mixed results for Irish universities in world rankings "Ireland’s top-ranked university has climbed almost 30 places in the latest set of global rankings which overall show mixed results for Irish universities ..." (
Minister Harris announces over €5.5 million in funding to recognise and reward outstanding performance by higher education institutions "Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today announced five higher education institutions have been awarded €5.5 million ...
‘Huge variance’ in dropout rates across college courses a concern, Simon Harris says "The 'huge variance' in student dropout rates across colleges and courses is a matter of concern and needs to investigated, Minister for Higher Education Simon ...
Why are college dropout rates on the up in Ireland? "News that student dropout rates have been climbing across universities comes as no surprise to Treasa Fox. As head of student counselling at Technological University ...
College dropout levels climb amid ‘perfect storm’ of Covid disruption "Student dropout rates climbed across all third level colleges during the 2020-21 academic year, against the backdrop of a 'perfect storm' of Covid disruption and ...
College issues ‘reaffirmation’ on Buttery seating policy allowing consumption of homemade lunches "College has issued a clarification on the seating policy in the Buttery and Dining Hall, ‘reaffirming’ that students and staff are permitted to eat their ...
Advertising watchdog in touch with Ulster University over ‘world-leading’ claim "Ulster University (UU) is replacing an advertisement after being contacted by the UK's advertising watchdog. Some ad billboards in Coleraine state: 'You are only 10 ...
The Meaningless University Rankings "I see that the Times Higher has now released this year’s outcomes of its annual exercise in numerology called the World University Rankings. The announcement ...

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