Educational Issues

Campus Eateries to Offer Free Hot Water to Students With Own Containers

Students will pay 10 cent for hot water if they use restaurant crockery, and 50 cent if they use paper cups.
By Orla Murnaghan
Analysis

The Big Two Parties on Higher Education – In Their Own Words

Ahead of the election, Faye Curran looks back at the words and deeds of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael when it comes to third-level education in Ireland.
By Faye Curran

First-Year UCC Student and Family to Stay in Ireland After Deportation Revoked

The government has rowed back on a deportation order issued to Hamza Khan and his family last Friday.
By Danielle Varley

In Election Manifesto, USI Calls for an End to Student Contribution

USI's manifesto also argues for free public transport for students and legal protections for asylum seekers in formal education.
By Donal MacNamee and Cormac Watson
Analysis

The Taoiseach Says a Saturday Vote Helps Students. How About Some Policies Instead?

Students deserve policies worth voting for in the upcoming general election. So far, we've not seen much, writes Aoife Kearins.
By Aoife Kearins

Ireland Will Take to the Polls for General Election on February 8th

The dissolution of the Dáil will put pressure on higher education lobby groups to make third-level a significant issue for voters.
By Donal MacNamee

UCC Students Condemn Deportation Order Handed to First-Year Student

UCC students have launched a petition after first-year computer science student Hamza Khan and his family were issued with a deportation order.
By Donal MacNamee

NUI Galway Plans for Major Campus Expansion in New Strategic Plan

The 175-year-old university hopes to make developments to its infrastructure over the coming years.
By Sárán Fogarty
Editorial

Grand Canal May Reshape Higher Education. Its Philosophy Merits Interrogation

The government has thrown its weight behind an innovation district at Grand Canal Dock – with Trinity at the centre.
Editorial

Women-Only Posts Could Right an Old Wrong – But They Need Long-Term State Funding

It’s not clear how long government funding for new – and expensive – women-only professorships will last.