Educational Issues
Leaving Certificate Adjustments to Continue in 2023
The SEC will continue to provide greater choice in exam papers, and grades will be adjusted to reflect the inflation of previous years.
IUA Calls for €840m Package for Higher Education in Budget 2023
The Irish Universities Association is seeking funding for measures including increasing staff numbers, green campus investment and combating inflation-related costs.
Harris Announces 1,056 New College Places For 2022/23
The announcement comes as part of an effort to expand the third-level sector through college places and apprenticeship programmes.
Displaced Ukrainian Students to Pay European Fees for 2022/23
Cabinet approved a number of measures to ensure displaced Ukrainians living in Ireland can access further and higher education.
Reported Plagiarism Nearly Triples Pre-Pandemic Levels
A report found that the majority of cases were concentrated in a few courses and that the problem was “not widespread across Trinity”.
Cáineadh Dearcadh Harris Maidir le Cúrsaí Gaeilge Tríú-Leibhéal
Dúirt Éamon Ó Cuív nach mbeidh go leor oibrithe le Gaeilge acu chun freastal ar an éileamh a chruthóidh an Bille Teanga.
Staff Under ‘Unprecedented Pressure’ With Continuation of Online Learning
Most students have a combination of online and in-person classes this semester.
Editorial
SUSI is a Broken System. Late Stipend Payments Add Insult to Injury
This week, The University Times spoke to recipients of the grant about the later-than-normal first payment.
Editorial
Trinity’s Rankings Bump Should be Applauded – and Studied
Trinity is up nine places in the Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings for 2022
Editorial
Colleges Must Permanently Integrate Online Learning into College Life
The Irish Universities Association announced this week that online lectures would still be made available to students in September.