Higher Education
Universities’ Autonomy Must be Protected Under Governance Bill, Says IUA
Pre-legislative scrutiny for the controversial Higher Education Authority Bill started today.
Sinn Féin Commits to Spending ‘Hundreds of Millions’ on Third-Level If Elected
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald spoke at the ‘Future of Ireland’ panel hosted by the Irish Universities Associations (IUA) yesterday.
Govt Secures €75m of Financing for Universities to Build Accommodation
Legislation has been approved to allow the Housing Finance Agency to distribute the loans to universities.
HEA Report Makes Recommendations In Face of Decline in Mature Students
The report was commissioned after the National Access Plan Progress review in 2018 found that the number of mature students had declined.
Govt to Limit Upfront Rent Payment to Two Months
A Government bill is seeking to end the practice of forcing renters to pay all of their rent upfront.
Higher Education Dept Launches Public Consultation on SUSI
Some 40 per cent of Trinity students avail of the SUSI grant.
Maynooth Appoints Prof Eeva Leinonen as Next University President
Prof Eeva Leinonen will become the third-ever female president of an Irish university.
Current Leaving Cert Model Locks in Privilege, Says Gannon
Social Democrat TD Gary Gannon spoke to The University Times on an Instagram livestream.
Editorial
University Autonomy is Under Threat. Colleges Must Step Up
The government will consider passing a bill that would give them sweeping new powers when it comes to state-funded higher education institutions.
Govt to Consider Granting Itself Power to Replace University Leadership
The bill, which grants government sweeping new powers, will undergo pre-legislative scrutiny this spring.