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‘It’s 5 ft 6 so I could lie exactly width-wise in it’: This art student has created a replica of her student flat

Posted in Life on June 8th, 2019 by steve

“Students at Dublin’s National College of Art and Design (NCAD) are looking at the housing crisis and Brexit for inspiration with their art and design work. Their showcase will display work from 225 emerging artists and designers, with social issues like migration and climate change also being explored …” (more, video)

[TheJournal.ie, 8 June]

Tags: AV, NCAD, student accommodation

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University of Limerick students greet Taoiseach with protest against Direct Provision

Posted in Governance and administration on May 2nd, 2019 by steve

“Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was greeted by a silent protest at the University of Limerick this Thursday lunchtime. Students were demonstrating against the continued use of Direct Provision in Ireland, with UL student life welfare officer Lorcan O’Donnell describing it as ‘inhumane’ …” (more, video)

[Nick Rabbitts, Limerick Leader, 2 May]

Tags: asylum, AV, direct provision, Leo Varadkar, protest, UL

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What will Brexit mean for education on the Irish border?

Posted in Governance and administration on February 22nd, 2019 by steve

“Elaine Keogh reports on what Brexit will mean to students and staff at Dundalk IT …” (audio)

[RTÉ – Morning Ireland, 22 February]

Tags: AV, Brexit, DkIT, EU, Michael Mulvey, UK

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Ulster University’s acquisition of former Foyle College site welcomed

Posted in Governance and administration on January 25th, 2019 by steve

“Plans to expand Ulster University’s Magee Campus are said to be progressing well following the acquisition of the former Foyle College site. The Magee Medical School will be at the core of the expansion …” (more, audio)

[Highland Radio, 25 January]

Tags: AV, LyIT, Magee College, medicine, UU

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Institute of Technology Tralee Financial Review

Posted in Governance and administration on January 24th, 2019 by steve

“Carl O’Brien, Education Editor with The Irish Times, and Dr Oliver Murphy, President of the Institute of Technology in Tralee, discusses an independent review of finances at Institute of Technology Tralee which has concluded that the institution is overstaffed, losing money and experiencing significant cashflow difficulties …” (audio)

[RTÉ – Drivetime, 24 January]

Tags: AV, IT Tralee, Oliver Murphy

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Trinity Student Fees

Posted in Fees, access and admissions on January 17th, 2019 by steve

“Jack Power, Irish Times reporter, discusses the news that Trinity College Dublin is hoping to recover €1.7m after 509 students were undercharged registration fees over the past three years” (podcast).

[RTÉ – Drivetime, 17 January]

Tags: AV, fees, SUSI, TCD

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Science Foundation Ireland Research Plan

Posted in Research on January 16th, 2019 by steve

“Dr Maria Prencipe, UCD Conway Institute, and Professor Mark Ferguson, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government, discusses the launch of Science Foundation Ireland’s annual plan that will be finding 20 research projects across a range of sectors” (podcast).

[RTÉ – Drivetime, 16 February]

Tags: AV, Mark Ferguson, SFI

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Student ‘frustrated’ over Irish university fees uncertainty

Posted in Fees, access and admissions on January 2nd, 2019 by steve

“Northern Ireland pupils applying to start university in the Republic of Ireland this year do not know how much they will pay in tuition fees. That is because it is still unclear if they will be treated as non-EU students after Brexit …” (more, video)

[BBC News, 2 January]

Tags: AV, Brexit, EU, fees, international students, NI, student finances, UK

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Third Level Access

Posted in Governance and administration on December 5th, 2018 by steve

“John Walshe, Columnist with The Irish Independent, Katriona O’Sullivan, Lecturer with the Turn to Teaching Project in Maynooth University, Shauna Dunlop, Director of Apprenticeship and Work Based Learning SOLAS and Anne Looney, Executive Dean in DCU Institute of Education, discuss the social divide among students going on to third level education …” (mp3)

[RTÉ – Drivetime, 5 November]

Tags: access, AV, fees, free fees, social class

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RTÉ Morning Ireland – ‘Third level students living in sub standard accommodation across the country’

Posted in Governance and administration on October 26th, 2018 by steve

“Aisling Kenny reports on the shocking standard of accommodation being offered to some students across the country …” (mp3)

[RTÉ – Morning Ireland, 26 October]

Tags: AV, student accommodation

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‘RTÉ – This Week’ on third level funding

Posted in Fees, access and admissions, Governance and administration on October 21st, 2018 by steve

“As Richard Bruton left the Department of Education this week, he left for his successor one big decision to make: what to do about third level education funding. It’s been two years since the publication of the Cassells Report …” (podcast)

[RTÉ – This Week, 21 October]

Tags: AV, fees, funding, Joe McHugh, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Peter Cassells, Richard Bruton, student numbers

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Hiccups and Reflections on On-line Teaching #vlog10

Posted in Teaching on October 9th, 2018 by steve

“Week 4 has now passed – a third of the way through the semester. Hiccups are still happening and causing me some frustration. here are some reflections on last evening’s class …” (video)

[Careful With That Axe, Eugene, 9 October]

Tags: AV, ICT, online education

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Cracking the College Code

Posted in Life on October 3rd, 2018 by steve

“Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week’s programme I speak to Catherine O’Connor about making the transition from post-primary school to college. Catherine is author of the book, Cracking the College Code: Making the Most of the First Year College Experience …” (more, audio)

[Inside Education on 103.2 Dublin City FM, 3 October]

Tags: AV

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IT Tralee Students’ Union President says education on consent needed at second level

Posted in Governance and administration on September 26th, 2018 by steve

“More education is needed around the area of consent according to the President of the Students’ Union at the Institute of Technology Tralee. It follows alarming statistics on alleged rapes and sexual assault on college students in Cork and Galway …” (more)

[Radio Kerry News, 26 September]

Tags: AV, consent, IT Tralee

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LYIT continues to pursue cross border linkage agenda

Posted in Governance and administration on September 21st, 2018 by steve

“As discussions on a future Technological University designation continues, Letterkenny IT has also put in a separate application for funding to strengthen the cross border links established with Ulster University and North West Regional College in Derry …” (more)

[Highland Radio, 21 September]

Tags: AV, LyIT, UU

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HEA chief executive announces resignation

Posted in Governance and administration on August 22nd, 2018 by steve

“Fiona O’Loughlin, Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Education, discusses the resignation of the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Authority …” (mp3)

[RTÉ – Morning Ireland, 22 August]

Tags: AV, Fiona O'Loughlin, Graham Love, HEA, Oireachtas

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Limerick Institute of Technology sets out stall with five-year strategic plan

Posted in Governance and administration on May 10th, 2018 by steve

“Limerick Institute of Technology has launched an ambitious five-year plan aiming to invest €150 million on infrastructure, increase student numbers and position the institute as a Technological University after 2022 …” (more)

[Jess Casey, Limerick Leader, 10 May]

Tags: AV, LIT, strategic plans, technological universities, Vincent Cunnane

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Meanwhile, At Trinity

Posted in Fees, access and admissions on March 13th, 2018 by steve

“This afternoon. At Trinity College Dublin. Students protesting over a flat fee of €450 for supplement exams block the entrance to the Book of Kells (top), occupy the college’s dining hall (third pic) and block the college’s Nassau Street entrance (above) …” (pictures, video)

[Broadsheet, 13 March]

Tags: AV, exams, fees, protest, Richard Boyd Barrett, TCD

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‘Enough is enough’ – Trinity students block access to Book of Kells in exam fees protest

Posted in Fees, access and admissions on March 9th, 2018 by steve

“A number of Trinity College students blocked access to the Book of Kells this afternoon in protest of the college’s decision to introduce supplementary exam fees. Activist group ‘Students against Supplemental Exam Fees’ had been blocking the main entrance, before moving to the Book of Kells, one of the city’s main tourist attractions …” (more)

[Jason Kennedy, Independent, 9 March]

Tags: AV, exams, fees, protest, TCD

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Lecturers at Magee to strike this week

Posted in Governance and administration on February 26th, 2018 by steve

“There have been calls for the people of Derry to support striking university lecturers. Lecturers at Magee are set to go on strike this week in response to plans by University bosses across the UK, including at Ulster University, to slash contributory pensions which workers have been paying into …” (more)

[Highland Radio News, 26 February]

Tags: AV, Magee College, pensions, protest, strike, UU

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