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Tuesday 1 December 2020
Dr Ní Shúilleabháin revealed last weekend that she had been subjected to regular harassment by a professor at UCD.
Trump is pushing universities and schools to fully open when the new academic year starts in September.
Some universities are offering online only study options but others will require the students to move to Ireland for their course.
Online exams or rescheduled exams will take place instead.
Students protested this week in UCD on more than one occasion about the high cost of rent.
Student reps say there is an “abusable culture” in academia and those suffering bullying are afraid to speak out.
Apprenticeships are changing – but attitudes to them need to catch up.
20 female-only professorships are expected to be in place by September this year.
In September, Health Protection Surveillance Centre was notified of 69 cases of mumps.
Trinity was again the top Irish institution but failed to break the top 100.
There were no reports of sexual assault by students in half of Irish colleges between 2012 and 2018.
The number of official complaints received by universities in recent years “cannot paint the full picture”, activists say.
Mary Mitchell O’Connor said the positions will be for world-class academics and are not ‘easy jobs’.
Trinity College Dublin has lost its place in the top 100 universities.
International students studying in Ireland are facing a myriad of problems.
A new report states that education of students should be focused on in the rankings.
Junior Minister Eoghan Murphy made an effort to impress international viewers on CNBC this week. But did he over-state the case?
The burden on students has gone up and up over the last six years.
The initiative is aimed at increasing awareness levels around drugs.
One South African mayor is offering scholarships to female students who can prove they are virgins.
Only one Irish university made the top 100, but four have risen up the rankings.
Demand for education expanded during the crisis and it looks set to grow further. We must respond proactively.
Should those who got high points get special treatment?
Plus: How many bananas come into Ireland every week?
The €47 million in funding will support 200 researcher positions and 36 research projects.
More and more Irish students are seeking help to pay college fees.
The report — part of a new initiative from the HEA — gives detailed profiles of institutions. The authority insists it’s not a “ranking system”.
The plan includes a new city centre campus, facilities at University Hospital Limerick and a team training centre for Munster Rugby.
The government has not as yet considered any further reforms to the Seanad.
Irish universities have been identified as the worst in the world at attracting industry funding, but it doesn’t have to be that way, writes Barry Heavey.
A new study saw universities in South Korea come out on top with businesses investing about €72,959 in each scholar to carry out research on their behalf.
NUI Maynooth and DCU make the Times’ annual list, while South Korean universities take up two of the top three slots.
The details of the re-organisation of the country’s higher education sector were announced by Minister Ruairí Quinn this morning.
Figures released by Ruairí Quinn show that 55 people under the remit of the Dept of Education earn over €200,000 a year.
Five students’ unions believe allowing the government to control pay rates will also mean controlled curricula.
Neither made the Top 100 but who came out on top between TCD and UCD?
‘Radical’ new proposals for interviews are really a return to the past, writes Joanna Tuffy TD. Instead, we need a much wider debate on third level education.
The Higher Education Authority says surging demands on the education system could mean fees could be doubled or more.
The union’s members have voted in favour of maintaining the USI’s current position in campaigning for fully Exchequer-funded fees.
The Times Higher Education world reputation rankings failed to feature an Irish university – but the Education Minister indicated this is not a cause for concern.
IT’S THE FIRST of December, which means the beginning of Christmas month.
But today’s date is also a bit more significant than in other years, because it marks the end of Level 5 restrictions that have been in place across the country for the last six weeks.
From today, retailers, hairdressers, gyms, cinemas, museums and libraries can re-open to the public.
Some shops are even making up for lost time by opening through the night tonight, and there have been reports of overnight queues outside a few retailers ahead of their re-opening today.
For the day that’s in it, we’re wondering: Do you plan on going to a non-essential shop today?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Dublin-based GP Mark Murphy illustrates where the failings are in how we fund our healthcare system.
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