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.
By Dominic McGrath

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.
By Jake O’Donnell

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.
By Dominic McGrath

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.
By Ivan Rakhmanin

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.
By Dominic McGrath

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.
By Neale Richmond

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.
By Dominic McGrath and Niamh Egleston