Daily Archives: 07 December, 2021

Trinity Projected to Lose Nearly €12m Next Year

Fury over exclusion of students in private colleges from free antigen tests

Leaving Cert exams to run ‘as normal’ in 2022

Students to Suffer From UCD’s Exam Cop-Out

07 Dec, 2021
steve
coronavirus, exams, online assessment, UCD
Teaching

Trinity Will Open Tomorrow Unless Government Advises Otherwise

Lecturer claims he failed to secure full-time post due to dyslexia

07 Dec, 2021
steve
dyslexia, High Court, judicial review, UL
Legal issues

NUI Galway students express outrage over lack of social distancing in exam centres

New cross-border collaborations in third level being explored, say Harris

07 Dec, 2021
steve
ATU, LyIT, Magee College, NI, QUB, Simon Harris, UU
Governance and administration

Schools and colleges close as Storm Barra poses ‘danger to life’

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