“More than 1,000 students across Scotland are self-isolating after cases of Covid-19 were identified in student accommodation in Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. So what do students need to know about life on campus in the time of coronavirus? We’ve put together the answers to some key questions …” (more)
[Claire Diamond and Chris Sleight, BBC Scotland, 24 September]
“Student life has as much to do with the extracurricular activities – the clubs and societies you join and the people you meet through shared activities on campus – as it does with the academic side of things …” (more)
[Kathy Donaghy, Independent, 23 September]
“Young people overwhelmingly believe in the principle of sexual consent, but sometimes feel embarrassed about raising the subject, a new study has found. A survey of college students has found 37% of female college students and 53% of male college students gave a ‘neutral’ or ‘agree’ response when asked whether asking for consent is awkward …” (more)
[Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times, 21 September]
“Academics should not be forced to squeeze their research into weekends and holidays, according to the Dutch education minister, who admitted that pressure on some researchers had become intolerable and that professional competition had gone ‘too far …” (more)
[David Matthews, Inside Higher Ed, 17 September]
“Yesterday I was in Dublin City Centre for the first time since mid-March, and I happened to be close to the National College of Ireland so I called by to see it. The College is closed on Sundays and I made no attempt to go in …” (more)
[Careful With That Axe, Eugene, 14 September]
“Students are planning to stay in a hotel or in bed-and-breakfast accommodation several nights a week when they have on-campus lectures to save money on rent this academic year …” (more)
[Gabija Gataveckaite, Independent, 14 September]
“Third-level students should consider not returning home at the weekends during the academic term, in order to reduce the spread of Covid-19, the chairman of the CAO board has said. The suggestion has been challenged by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), which said visiting family is important for the mental health of young people …” (more)
[Shauna Bowers and Vivienne Clarke, Irish Times, 11 September]
“Every year, as a new batch of first years hit third level, college and national newspapers publish freshers’ guides. The advice is usually timeless. College is about so much more than academia. Get involved in student clubs and societies, or throw yourself into the students’ union, college newspaper or student radio station …” (more)
[Peter McGuire, Irish Times, 11 September]
“Why wouldn’t we? What’s to stop us from ‘speaking out’? Especially if, in Ireland’s small world, we have made something approaching a name or a voice for ourselves. And if one fine day we were beset by a distressing on-campus stalking campaign that wasn’t taken seriously enough by our employer and so eventually escalated out of control …” (more)
[In a Strange Land, 6 September]
“Kasia O’Connor will fly into Dublin this Sunday with a few pangs about leaving Crete – and not just because the temperature is currently a sizzling 36 degrees. A third year English, Drama and Film student at UCD, she’s been wondering all summer whether the gamble of booking accommodation in Dublin last May for the year ahead would pay off …” (more)
[Marese McDonagh, Irish Times, 5 September]
“Third level students in Cork are preparing for a return to college amid concerns over fees and accommodation costs. With some third level institutes opting largely for supporting students to learn from home, calls have been made for student contribution fees to be reduced …” (more)
[Darragh Bermingham, EchoLive, 31 August]
“Covid-19 has affected our entire world, sweeping across class divisions, occupations and all age groups. But I think it is safe to say that we are all united in our empathy for one particular group in Irish society, the students entering college next year – and not just in an ‘Ack, poor things missing the Leaving Cert’, type of way …” (more)
[Martha Brennan, Irish Times, 28 August]
“2020 has been a challenging and uncertain time for us all, but particularly for Irish students. With schools and colleges closed for over 5 months, it’s only natural that the new academic year will be a daunting one …” (more)
[Waterford Live, 28 August]
“Last week, University College Dublin’s (UCD) College of Business announced the passing of Professor Brian Fynes following a short illness. The professor of Supply Chain Management, whose connection to UCD stretched back to his days as an undergraduate, had been a cherished faculty member of the College since 1990 …” (more)
[Gemma Farrell, College Tribune, 24 August]
“On Friday I finished correcting the batch of Repeat examinations that were within my remit. I think the other staff have done likewise. All the marks now get uploaded and cross-checked and before another meeting of the Exam Board the year’s examination process to an end …” (more)
[In the Dark, 23 August]
“Four in five students fear they won’t have enough money to stay in college this year. And Covid-19 is to blame because of falling incomes in families and the complete collapse of summer work that normally allow students to build a nest egg for the year …” (more)
[Ferghal Blaney, Dublin Live, 20 August]
“Irish students are reporting they are not receiving enough support from the government support during the pandemic. Research has found there are fears and uncertainty among college students and those entering third-level education. Their mental health has also been affected during the pandemic …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 12 August]
“On my first night at a former poly in the mid-90s, I somehow managed to find myself in a dreary conversation in the SU bar with some posh people trying to outdo each other with tales of them taking a year out to build schools and going ‘interrailing’ …” (more)
[Jim Dickinson, Wonkhe, 12 August]
“University College Dublin (UCD) is considered Ireland’s largest international university. It is home to over 6,000 international students that make up 29% of the student population, according to then most recent registration figures …” (more)
[Danielle DerGarabedian, College Tribune, 26 July]
“Life at University College Dublin will be remarkably unusual for students in the upcoming academic year, as staff, lecturers, clubs, societies, and the government try to implement new public health restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is everything we know so far about what college life will be like this September …” (more)
[Ann Jaffray and Nessa Collins, College Tribune, 21 July]
