# University

Yesterday

27th May 2023

Opinion: Third-level lecturers are vital to the future of our country - we must value them

Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell looks at the precarious work conditions that so many academics are working under in Ireland.

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Sat 7:15 AM

This year

2023

# chat tcd

With the rise of ChatGPT, how are universities planning on assessing students this year?

The software can produce essays on almost any topic in seconds, causing worry among colleges about academic integrity.

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Mar 11th 2023, 12:01 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Students urged to steer clear of ChatGPT essays as bot reopens debate on college assessment

A report by

Emer Moreau

The copy-writing software has taken social media by storm, and left some educators concerned about the future of assessment.

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Jan 18th 2023, 12:05 AM

Last year

2022

# College places

Extra 1,056 college places will be available in September, Harris says

There is a push taking place to increase the number of college places and apprenticeships.

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Jun 28th 2022, 4:28 PM

# trinity

Trinity apologises for suggestion that pride flags on campus could cause offence

An email sent to Trinity staff last week said that pride flags on the campus could offend some people.

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Jun 13th 2022, 7:26 PM

All time

# student options

There's a 'national obsession' with the points race, says Harris highlighting CAO changes

The new enhanced CAO website now includes Further Education and Apprenticeship options.

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Nov 5th 2021, 1:02 PM

New technological university announced for the north west

Galway-Mayo, Sligo and Letterkenny institutes of technology are to combine to become a Technical University.

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Oct 28th 2021, 3:58 PM

# UL

University of Limerick appoints Professor Kerstin Mey as new president for 10-year term

Professor Mey has served as interim president of UL since 1 September 2020.

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Oct 8th 2021, 7:44 PM

# Round one

Over 55,000 people offered place in CAO Round One - points rise in teaching, business and health

This afternoon’s Round One offers is official confirmation of whether students got their preferred course.

Round One offers must be accepted online by 3pm on Monday 13 September.

Four courses have now reached 625 points.

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Sep 7th 2021, 2:00 PM

# back on campus

Occupancy limits and sanitation: Higher education announces plans for 'safe return' to campuses

Colleges will implement sanitation and ventilation measures, as well as occupancy limits in certain locations.

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Aug 3rd 2021, 9:22 AM

# Education

Harris to seek government approval for 4,600 extra college places for upcoming semester

There has been a significant increase in demand for college places this year.

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Jul 13th 2021, 7:56 AM

# College

Staff and students urged to sign up for pilot antigen testing project on four college campuses

Testing will involve volunteers providing saliva samples twice weekly.

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Jul 12th 2021, 9:01 AM

# Quiz

Quiz: How much do you know about China?

Go on, test yourself.

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Jun 6th 2021, 10:00 PM

# ANTIGEN TESTING

Rapid testing to be piloted in four universities, says minister

Antigen testing on construction sites will begin in a matter of weeks, say sources.

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Apr 2nd 2021, 12:43 PM

# Third Level

Over 20% increase in people applying to study nursing, CAO figures show

There was a large increase in applications for medicine, too, with 4,031 first preferences.

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Mar 9th 2021, 8:39 AM

# Testing

UL to set up test centre after rise in Covid-19 cases among students living near campus

The cases are “largely based around simple household visits”.

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Feb 9th 2021, 8:01 PM

# Academic uncertainty

PhD rights have been ignored in new employment framework, says SIPTU

PhD researchers are not entitled to sick leave, annual leave, maternity leave or other workers’ rights.

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Dec 29th 2020, 9:00 AM

# moderna

Cabinet agrees to purchase 875,000 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine

The Cabinet is also due to be updated on the progress to date of the Government’s new task force on the delivery of vaccines.

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Dec 1st 2020, 6:10 AM

Voices

Opinion: We at Irish universities owe it to our students to address our imperial legacies

Trinity professor Ciaran O’Neill says it’s time for Irish universities to address their own dark imperial past as students now seek real change.

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Nov 17th 2020, 7:53 AM

# Academic uncertainty

Working but no workers' rights: the plight of the PhD revealed

Unpaid ‘teaching contributions’ expected in most universities and ITs but PhD candidates can’t get ‘a liveable wage’.

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Nov 16th 2020, 9:30 AM

# Academic uncertainty

'Doing the housework of academia': Women and minorities hardest hit by third-level working conditions

We look at the impact of insecure work on women, people with disabilities and vulnerable groups in the sector.

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Nov 15th 2020, 7:00 PM

# Academic uncertainty

On social welfare, unable to buy a house: The reality facing Ireland's academics

Analysis reveals an average of over 11,200 lecturers working in temporary and casual contracts.

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Nov 15th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Calculated Grades

Some students affected by Leaving Cert grade errors may have to defer college course, Foley says

It’s understood 800 to 900 students may have lost out on a college place due to the situation.

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Oct 1st 2020, 9:43 AM

# NUIG

Some students with reduced campus hours backtrack on decision to live away from home

One NUIG student is trying to leave his accommodation partly due to rising cases in Galway.

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Sep 30th 2020, 6:45 AM

Voices

College student: 'There's been no dancing on tables or shots at the bar'

Harry McCann says students involved in recent ‘partying’ are not representative of the majority trying to study and live within Covid guidelines.

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Sep 29th 2020, 8:00 PM

# diversity

Irish universities will have to provide breakdown of ethnic diversity among staff each year from December

From the limited data available, there is just one black female professor who is working full time.

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Sep 29th 2020, 6:00 AM

# Coronavirus

NUIG students warned they could face expulsion if they fail to stick to Covid-19 guidelines

Students have been urged to “socialise safely and call out reckless behaviour”.

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Sep 25th 2020, 7:13 AM

# Colleges

Colleges did not investigate majority of sexual assault and harassment cases reported by students in 2018/19

Minister Simon Harris says colleges have until February to publish their action plans on tackling sexual violence and harassment.

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Sep 24th 2020, 7:00 AM

# coronavirus era

'Unprecedented situation' could see students renting on campus a few days a week

This academic year will be vastly different to previous years for third-level students.

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Aug 16th 2020, 9:00 PM

# Staying home

College might once have offered an escape for vulnerable students - Covid-19 has changed that

With lectures moving largely online, students with a tough home life may find themselves with few good options.

40.7k

Aug 9th 2020, 9:00 PM

# Courts

Suspended sentence for man who lodged over €155k of university's money into own bank account

Cullen, with no fixed address, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

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Jul 8th 2020, 5:57 PM

# Accommodation

'Not at the moment': Universities don't plan to refund fees for this or the next academic year

NUI Galway is offering students a reduced rent rate next year due to the ‘hybrid’ way universities are expected to operate.

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Jun 1st 2020, 9:00 AM

# Covid-19

Students most worried about families' health and work uncertainty amid crisis

More than 700 university students answered a new survey about the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Apr 14th 2020, 2:50 PM

# Religion

Plans to modernise chaplaincies at third level institutions have stagnated, despite major review

A 2015 review found several institutions had no public appointment or tendering procedure for the employment of chaplains.

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Dec 3rd 2019, 12:05 AM

# tensions

Hong Kong: Student protesters escape police siege by climbing down ropes to waiting motorbikes

Police said they had fired three live rounds at a protest site near the university.

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Updated

Nov 18th 2019, 2:17 PM

# Shutdown

Universities on shutdown in Hong Kong as foreign students are encouraged to leave over violent protests

It follows five months of unrest from pro-democracy protesters.

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Nov 14th 2019, 8:05 AM

As vaping-linked injuries and deaths rise in the US, some Irish colleges are moving towards an all-out ban

18 deaths and 1080 injuries in the US have been linked to vaping.

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Oct 5th 2019, 10:00 PM

# College Fees

Rise in college students skipping lectures to go to work because of financial struggles

The survey finds that 55% of students say they are missing their lectures in favour of paid work.

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Aug 19th 2019, 6:10 AM

# Analysis

FG accused of being 'out of touch' over college comments, but who wants to scrap fees and how much would it cost?

Comments by two Fine Gael ministers this week landed them in hot water with students.

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Aug 18th 2019, 9:30 AM

# Student Accommodation

Students should be 'vigilant' in the search for accommodation, student unions warn

Thousands of students are now on the hunt for accommodation.

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Aug 15th 2019, 9:30 PM