Educational Issues
IUA: Vulnerable Students Will Still Have Access to Online Lectures
The Irish University Association and the Technological Higher Education Association addressed the Oireachtas education committee today.
Leaving Cert Students to Choose Predicted Grades or Exam for Each Subject
Students will be given the option of calculated grades or sitting traditional exams – or both – for individual subjects.
When NCAD Students Took On an Institution, and the State – and Won
In the 1960s, NCAD was run directly by the governments. Students weren’t happy – and spent years fighting for a more accessible college.
Trinity First Irish University to Adopt International Autism Toolkit
The College Disability Service has launched a new website to help people with autism make the transition from school to Trinity.
Former Trinity Researcher Stripped of Blog Award for Inventing Holocaust Victims
Dr Marie Sophie Hingst, who completed a PhD in Trinity in 2017, allegedly added the names of 22 fictitious Holocaust victims to international records.
Three Universities to Lead New €21m SFI Research Centre
The new centre will train 139 PhD students in applied mathematics, statistics and machine learning.
Ibec Warns of Job Losses at Campaign Launch in Trinity
Ireland's largest business representative body says increased automation will 'inevitably' displace current workers.
Are Essay Mills Threatening the Integrity of Academia?
In 2019, Ireland passed the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Amendment Act to tackle a growing trend in academic misconduct driven by essay mills.
Some Students May Have to Defer College Place, Foley Says
It has been estimated that up to 1,000 additional third-level places may be necessitated by the errors.
A Guide to Trinity’s Best-Kept Secrets
Find 20-cent hot chocolate and a reading room stocked full of MacBooks thanks to our guide to Trinity's hidden treasures.