Educational Issues
Planned Union Protest Put on Hold, Pending Government Guidance on Temporary Contracts
The protest comes as the dispute between Trinity's three unions and the College continues.
Ba Cheart go mBeidh Dréim ag an Earnáil Triú Léibhéal le Níos mó Rialacháin, Seachas Níos lú
Tá neamhaird tugtha ar argóintí ar son scéimeanna iasachtaíochta ó na hinstitiúdí triú léibhéal agus iad ag súil le níos mó fhéinriail, de réir cosúlachta.
Editorial
Too Few Solutions for Colleges and Students in Government Accommodation Plan
It makes the right noises, but the plan comes too late for a sector that has learnt to cope without state help.
Government Taskforce to Consider Quotas as Solution to Higher Education’s Gender Inequality
The news comes days after a new HEA report revealed that gender inequality still persists in Irish higher education institutions.
Students Voice Concern, as IT Tallaght Announce Closure of Créche
The students’ union has questioned the failure to find a new créche provider that meets the college’s criteria.
Promising Apprenticeships and Promoting Opportunity, DIT Launches New Access Programme
The programme, launched today by the Minister for Education, gives young people from inner city communities the opportunity to experience different types of apprenticeship.
After Year of Research, Trinity’s Pilot Programme Aims to Support Freshers Throughout First Term
The programme, devised by the Transition to Trinity Officer, will be run with engineering, maths and science students for the first year.
Tá Fasach Áisféiseach ann anois le hUmhlaíocht an Rialtais i leith na bhFostóirí de bharr an Tobhaigh Pinsin
Ní bhonn é méadú íseal ar thobhach reatha do chinéal lútáil, rud a chiallaíonn go mbeadh tionchar ollmhór ag na fostóirí ar thodchaí an oideachais in Éirinn.
Ireland’s Universities Could Reap Brexit’s Benefits, if they Seize its Opportunities
Neale Richmond, who chairs the Seanad Brexit Committee, argues that Irish higher education is uniquely placed to benefit from Brexit.
For Prendergast, ‘Fees, Philanthropy and Commercial Activities’ Must Increasingly be Our Future
In a speech marking the halfway point of his term as Provost, Patrick Pendergast examined the strategies the college has adopted and laid out future plans.