Educational Issues

Two-Metre Rule Could Mean Only 20% of Students on Campus for Lectures

Vice-Provost Jurgen Barkhoff told a meeting of University Council that an online learning experience for incoming freshers ‘was not ideal’.
By Donal MacNamee

Classes of Up to 25 Students Could be Taught In Person Next Year

Internal minutes show College is considering holding classes of up to 25 students in person, with groups bigger than that held online.
By Emma Donohoe

Sna Toghcháin Iarchéime, Reitric nár Tháinig le Fírinne Ghéar na n-Iarchéime

Ní raibh na triúr iarrthóirí inchreidteach ag an gcéad toghchánaíocht d’Aontas na Mac Léinn iarchéime an tseachtain seo.

On Research, the Pandemic Has Widened a Troubling Gender Gap

Journal submissions from female academics have fallen since the start of the coronavirus. Female academics say it’s not a surprise.
By Naoise D’Arcy
Editorial

Colleges, Take Note: A Third-Level Expert Just Poured Cold Water on Online Teaching

Peter Clinch warned this week that Ireland’s universities will struggle to ‘compete’ when it comes to a high-quality online education.

Tabhair Aire, A Choláistí: Rinne Saineolaí Beag is Fiú den Teagasc ar Líne

An tseachtain seo, bhagair Peter Clinch go mbeidh ollscoileanna na hÉireann ‘ag streachailt’ agus iad ag dul san iomaíocht in oideachas ardchaighdeáin ar líne.
Editorial

Three Colleges Have Made Decisions on Erasmus. Why is Trinity so Quiet?

Students need information on whether they need to start planning for Erasmus – or for a year in Dublin.

Leaving Cert Inequality Doesn’t Start and End With Predictive Grades

Leaving certificate inequality existed long before calculated grades – it's built into the system, writes Social Democrat TD Gary Gannon.
By Gary Gannon

Athena SWAN Awards Still a Priority for Trinity, Despite Financial Fears

College’s top gender equality officer said meeting the criteria for the gender equality awards is ‘critical and of strategic importance to Trinity’.
By Sárán Fogarty

NUIG Postgraduates Set Up PhD, Postdoctoral Workers Rights Group

The group says it's ‘concerned with making sure we are treated fairly as researchers and are recognised as workers’.
By Alex Connolly