Educational Issues
Despite Fianna Fáil “Wariness”, Ógra Call for Introduction of Loan Scheme
This follows their call last year, ahead of publication of the Cassells report, for the introduction of a loan scheme system.
Student Groups Move Towards Lobbying in an Attempt to Effect Greater Change
Simon Foy examines the shift away from protesting and towards lobbying that has taken place across the student movement in recent years.
In Éirinn agus sa Ríocht Aontaithe, Is Gá bheith Cúramach i dtreo Leasuithe Ardoideachais
Níl sé cinnte go bhfuil reachtaíocht d’ardoideachas millteach, ach is gá nasc ar bith idir maoiniú agus spriocanna a dhiúltú.
Editorial
In the UK and Ireland, Higher Education Reforms Need to be Treated with Caution
Legislation for higher education isn’t inherently insidious, but any links between targets and funding should be resisted.
Trinity’s Attractiveness to Some Foreign Students is Largely Dependent on Forces Beyond Its Control
Loic Delorme discusses the benefits and pitfalls of the CAO application system and how it could be improved to attract foreign students to Ireland.
How Two Trinity Students are Striving to Take the Stress Out of Studying
By founding BetterExaminations, James Eggers and Daniel Hobbs want to reduce the time students waste looking for exam resources.
Apparently We’re Just Not Wealthy Enough to Demand Free Education
Kevin Donoghue explores how Irish governments would rather keep companies like Apple happy than invest in third-level education.
Even as Public Funding to Universities Decreases, Government Preoccupation with Control Increases
Prof Eoin O'Dell explores how the political agenda looks for control over the raising and expenditure of funding received from non-state sources.
Editorial
Only by Bridging Gap Between Funding and Rhetoric Can Irish Education Recover
The expectations of the benefits higher education will provide to the economy do not match the funding the government is willing to spend on the sector.
Improving Teaching Has No Impact on Research and Knowledge Transfer, Report by Trinity Academics Find
The report suggests that institutions should choose to focus on either research and knowledge transfer or teaching if they want to improve efficiency.