Daily Archives: 21 August, 2021

Time to demand more for Derry?

Belfast’s Holyland area ‘has become a lawless slum, a living hell’ … residents compile horror stories of daily life ahead of potential legal action against police, council and universities

UCD Graduations Limited to just 190 Students

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College lecturers facing admin ‘Groundhog Day’ due to late release of Leaving Cert results 3 July 2022 "College lecturers are facing a 'groundhog day' of administrative work due to the delayed start of incoming first-year students, their…
UK Seeks Science Collaboration Further Afield After EU Freeze 2 July 2022 "The UK is rattling off a series of international science agreements with a message to the European Union: if you…
State to lure new PhD students with €28,000 yearly research stipend 1 July 2022 "PhD students will be offered a €28,000 annual stipend from a new €100 million public-private partnership aimed at recruiting researchers…
Overseas Study – the UK 2 July 2022 "Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail): To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that are being made for…
Student Accommodation Will House Refugees Into September 1 July 2022 "Green Party Minister Roderic O’Gorman has confirmed that some student accommodation sites will continue to house Ukrainian refugees even into…
Confucius Institutes reappear under new names 4 July 2022 "Chinese government-funded language and culture centres known as Confucius Institutes have rapidly closed down across the United States over the…
€6.4m funding allocation to drive teaching and learning innovation and enhancement across the higher education sector 30 June 2022 "Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today announced a €6.4m funding allocation…
Student contribution fee set to be cut in October’s budget 28 June 2022 "The Minister for Higher Education said he wants to start slashing the €3,000 student contribution fee for college-goers from this…
Frustration as delayed Irish exam results cuts university term short 28 June 2022 "First-year students hoping to attend university in the Republic of Ireland are 'frustrated' that their first semester will be be…
Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage 30 June 2022 "Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael): I am delighted to be in Seanad Éireann for Second Stage of this important legislation,…
‘It may be time to cap university places’: Can school leavers be convinced to ditch CAO points race? 1 July 2022 "When Hannah Dowdall found out she had secured enough CAO points to study primary teaching in university, there was no…
Rankings affect the financial sustainability of English universities, just not for the elite 28 June 2022 "University rankings are often presumed to be value neutral, creating equal opportunities for the institutions they order to compete around…
Royal Irish Academy invited to Derry to share expertise on cross-border university provision 1 July 2022 "Derry councillors have unanimously supported a motion inviting academic experts from the Royal Irish Academy to share their views on…
Compulsory purchase of site for SETU Wexford campus is now under way 1 July 2022 "The new Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council Cllr George Lawlor has confirmed that the local authority has now entered into…
If unis stick with online assessment after COVID, they’ll have do more to stop cheating 4 July 2022 "While face-to-face classes are back after the COVID disruptions of the past two years, our research suggests at least some…
Students heading for Dublin need a budget of €13k 29 June 2022 "Students planning to move away from home for the upcoming academic year should budget at least €13,305 if they’re moving…

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Daily Archives: 21 August, 2021