Higher Education
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.
Cork IT and IT Tralee Get Green Light to Form Munster Tech University
The amalgamation of the two institutes had hit a number of roadblocks, with Cork IT unwilling to take on the debts of the Kerry institute.
State Won’t Cover Colleges’ Financial Losses, Expected to Total €500m
The Department of Education has said that it will not cover shortfalls faced by third-level colleges due to the pandemic.
Top Academics Call for Establishment of Higher Education Department
Over 800 academics – including leading immunologist Luke O'Neill – say higher education and research need a specific department.
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.
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.
State Won’t Expand Eligibility for Free College Fees, Says Joe McHugh
The minister for education said that the criteria for free fees will remain the same, pending the results of a review of higher education funding.
Irish Colleges to Struggle to ‘Compete’ With Online Teaching, Warns SFI Chair
The chair of SFI said the ‘centralised’ approach to administrative and technical support of Ireland’s universities will make it difficult for them.
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.