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- NUI Galway lifts ban on Christian students days before Court (15 June) - "NUI Galway has lifted a lifetime ban on four Christian students in advance of a Circuit Court hearing next week. The University banned Isaac Burke,...
- Agreement reached with Teachers Union of Ireland in Waterford IT and IT Carlow on Technological University (14 June) - "The Technological University for the South East is now a step closer. A memorandum of understanding has been agreed between IT Carlow, WIT and the...
- Siblings banned for life from NUIG societies refuse college’s offer (18 June) - "Four siblings who claim their freedom of speech and religious expression was curbed by NUI Galway have rejected a call from the university to drop...
- The proceedings in Burkes v NUI Galway put on hold indefinitely (19 June) - "The hearing of Burkes v NUI Galway began at 10:30am Tuesday with Judge Petria McDonnell presiding. Clíona Kimber SC, Counsel for NUI Galway, spoke...
- Lidl offering ‘earn while you learn’ third-level qualification (14 August) - "Retail giant Lidl is seeking applicants for a third-level ‘earn while you learn’ educational programme which can be completed by employees over a...
- Once Again: More Funding is The Way to Improve Third-Level, Not Increased Oversight (17 June) - "For Ireland’s third-level institutions, the debate around autonomy has long been tied fast to the issue of government funding. This Editorial Board...
- Unintended consequences of gender-equality plans (18 June) - "As someone who studies academic organizations and their efforts to encourage equality, I believe that dedicated programmes to address inequalities...
- Cork student accommodation to reopen after €25m upgrade (18 June) - "A 265-room property for students in Co Cork will open this week after having undergone an extensive €25 million upgrade. The property at Copley...
- UCC capitation fee to more than double (17 June) - "University College Cork students have said they are ‘absolutely distraught’ at the university’s plans to more than double the student...
- College party clampdown ramps up (14 June) - "Students in UCC who engage in antisocial behaviour could have their landlord contacted by the college, according to radical new plans being explored....
- Thoughts on Motivating and Inspiring Students (15 June) - "This presentation is not designed to be an instruction manual on how to inspire/motivate third level students to commit to their studies. I...
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 June) - "Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael): I move: 'That the Bill be now read a Second Time'. I am pleased to bring the Bill before the...
- Irish universities stay outside top 100 in world rankings (19 June) - "Irish universities show little sign of reversing their decade-long decline in new global rankings. The latest QS World University Rankings show...
- Austerity fallout leaves Irish universities lost in the crowd (19 June) - "International university rankings are deeply flawed measures of third-level colleges. They are produced by commercial organisations which sell their...
- 'Watch this space': First sign of activity at new University of Limerick city campus site (14 June) - "Members of the public have reacted positively to the first visual sign of activity at University of Limerick's new city centre campus site. A giant...
- Mental health: Record numbers of third-level students seek help (18 June) - "Record numbers of third-level students are receiving counselling for mental health problems such as anxiety. Almost 12,000 students sought...
- Universities struggle in rankings of world's best (19 June) - "Irish universities continue to struggle in world rankings as governments elsewhere pump more money into higher education. Trinity College Dublin is...
- 50% rise in students seeking counselling for mental health problems (17 June) - "There has been a 50% rise in the number of students receiving counselling for mental health problems in the past decade. Almost 12,000 students...
- Penthouse unit in Cork student accommodation with 'Instagramable views' on offer for 10k a year (19 June) - "Almost half of all the rooms in Cork city’s largest student apartment complex, where €10,000-a-year penthouse units boast 'seriously...
- New agreement will benefit hundreds of lecturing staff trapped in temporary employment limbo, says IFUT (12 May) - "New arrangements have been today (Thurs May 10th) formally agreed between the Irish University Association and the university based trade unions to...
- Four Christian Students at NUI Galway Punished with Lifelong Sanction (19 December) - "The story of NUI Galway students Enoch Burke, Isaac Burke, Ammi Burke and Kezia Burke raises serious questions regarding freedom of expression and...
- Why university world rankings are meaningless (19 June) - "The most recent in the apparently never-ending stream of university rankings, out today, shows no sign of reversing the 10-year decline in the...
- Fás staff refuse to give up 70 days’ holiday (4 August) - "More than 100 Fás staff members have refused to give up their claim to 70 days-a-year of paid leave in an impasse that threatens to derail the Croke...
- UCD develops digital-policy programmes to keep up with tech changes (20 April) - "A series of qualifications to improve the understanding of officials in digital policy creation are being developed by University College Dublin with...
- New €35m student accommodation complex officially opens at NUI Galway (9 February) - "A new 35 million euro student accommodation complex at NUI Galway has officially been opened. Minister of State for the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht...
- 'I feel like I have zero protection on campus' - Alleged rape victim slams response of Irish universities to sexual assault cases (13 February) - "A third-level student has come forward to criticise the response of Irish universities in sexual assault and rape cases. The university student, who...
- Christian Students Win Right to Challenge NUI Galway in Court (3 June) - "From the 18th to the 20th of June 2019, Galway Circuit Court will hear the linked cases of Isaac Burke, Kezia Burke, Enoch Burke, Ammi Burke -v- NUI...
- Mary Gallagher, Academic Armageddon: An Irish Requiem for Higher Education (26 November) - "Across the English-speaking world a storm of words has been written about the apparently terminal decline in academic values and standards in today's...
- 10 reasons why the QS academic survey cannot be effectively manipulated (8 April) - "The QS World University Rankings is amongst the most established, respected and popular of its kind. Yet it relies heavily on the aggregated outcomes...
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 June) - "John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail): I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill relating to Quality and Qualifications Ireland, QQI. It...
- A ‘Dignity and Respect’ Policy is Hardly the Place for Sexual Assault (1 October) - "The news that three first-year students from Cork had been raped since the start of term rightly sent shockwaves through the country. Jolted into...
- UL warns over challenges despite €7m surplus (26 March) - "The University of Limerick warns that it is facing a challenge over the sustainability of its finances, despite recording a surplus of almost €7m...
- Dundalk IT Responds to TUI Statement on Technological University Status (31 May) - "Dundalk Institute of Technology have issued a response to a statement issued by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland this week regarding the...
- 'Education is a right, not a privilege' - UCC students hit out as college capitation fees double (19 June) - "University College Cork (UCC) students have hit out as their college capitation fees will more than double in the next four years. Each year,...
- It’s Time for Conversations About How Universities Handle Sexual Assault (13 August) - "A new study launched by NUI Galway this week further cemented the fact that we are some ways away from solving the plague of sexual harassment that...
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