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Tags : What are universities for?
Book review:
The New Power University
by Jonathan Grant
30 Mar, 2021
steve
UK
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
Universities have thrived despite past disruptions and could grow even stronger after COVID-19
26 Jan, 2021
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
What’s the purpose of university? Your answer may depend on how much it costs you
08 Jan, 2021
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What are universities for?
Fees, access and admissions
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Governance and administration
Three simple questions to re-define higher education
04 Jun, 2020
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What are universities for?
Research
Diversity of third-level sector is a strength
11 Mar, 2020
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IFUT
,
Joan Donegan
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
Does Ireland have too many universities?
10 Mar, 2020
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France
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
The
Irish Times
view: In praise of uselessness
09 Mar, 2020
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1
Michael D Higgins
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
Universities do not exist ‘to produce students who are useful’, President says
03 Mar, 2020
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1
Michael D Higgins
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TCD
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
‘Ireland’s universities do not exist to allow academics a good life’
06 Oct, 2019
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funding
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Hugh Brady
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rankings
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student numbers
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
Higgins critical of universities’ focus on markets
30 Sep, 2019
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graduate employment
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Michael D Higgins
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
Fund universities properly – but to produce scholars, not just workers
02 Sep, 2019
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funding
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graduate employment
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
Student Literacy, The Function of University, Truth about Poor Degrees
01 Mar, 2019
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literacy
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UCD
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What are universities for?
Teaching
And again: what is higher education actually for?
01 Mar, 2019
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Ferdinand von Prondzynski
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
The value of higher education
17 Sep, 2018
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graduate employment
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IUA
,
Jim Miley
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OECD
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
Should a university aim to be a for-profit institution?
12 Sep, 2018
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strategic planning
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TCD
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
Have college degrees lost their relevance?
04 Sep, 2018
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graduate employment
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What are universities for?
Life
Sexual consent among Irish students
10 Aug, 2018
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consent workshops
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What are universities for?
Teaching
Education for Leisure?
09 Aug, 2018
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What are universities for?
Teaching
The curious case of the higher education crisis
26 Jul, 2018
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crisis
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funding
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HEA
,
rankings
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What are universities for?
Governance and administration
What do you want from your university? Skills, knowledge? Or just a degree?
15 May, 2018
steve
Ferdinand von Prondzynski
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graduate employment
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What are universities for?
Teaching
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