Educational Issues
Student Representatives Must Stand in Solidarity with Precarious Staff
With their unique voice as the go-between for students and college bodies, student representatives have the opportunity to change the system, writes László Molnárfi.
In Support of Public Funding, Between 8,000 and 10,000 Take to the Streets
With USI estimating 5,000 students would attend the march, trade unions and groups from across the country showed up today to advocate for publicly funded education.
Second-Level Students, Together Fighting for Their Futures
After making a splash at the recent March for Education, the Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) is giving post-primary students a say in their future.
Can Students Sustain The Stereotypical College Lifestyle?
We hear of people going to the Pav twice a week and partying constantly, but how much of this is true and is this lifestyle sustainable?
Sex Education to Be Compulsory for Leaving Cert Students
The updated SPHE curriculum will focus on mental health and wellbeing, relationships and sexuality, and developing essential life skills.
Postgraduates Vote to Establish New Union Bodies in College
The result saw both taught and research postgraduates vote to establish separate bodies to represent them in college governance.
Cambridge to Introduce Trinity-Inspired Access Programme
The university has said it wants to attract more students from non-traditional backgrounds.
PhD Researcher Left in Precarious Living Situation Following Costs of Accommodation
UCD informed del Olmo that she would need to pay more than €2,000 to avail of on-campus accommodation between April and May.
Revenue States PhD Researchers Should Pay Tax on Stipend
Documents sent from Jeffrey Sardina, a member of the national committee of the PWO, revealed that PhD researchers in receipt of a stipend may be required to pay taxes.
Hundreds March on Dáil to Protest PhD Rights
The protest, led by the PWO, saw hundreds of postgraduate researchers demanding better pay and working conditions.