Higher Education

Editorial

Trinity’s New Technology Campus Has Ambition, But It’ll Need Luck on its Side

The new campus will need to weather and overcome the external influence of Brexit and Trump.

With Ambitions to Transform Dublin, Trinity’s €1bn Second Campus Could Require 20% State Funding

Some buildings on the new technology campus in Grand Canal Dock could be completed within five years.
By Dominic McGrath

Ar Mhaithe le Gach Duine, Tá Níos Mó Acadóirí Phoiblí ag Teastáil

Cuireann cinneadh Patrick Geoghegan leanúint ar aghaidh lena chlár stairiúil raidió leis an réimse acadóirí a chabhraíonn le gach duine.
Editorial

For all Our Sakes, We Need More Public Academics

Patrick Geoghegan’s decision to continue his history radio show for free is a strike in favour of academics helping to educate us all.

College Will Fund New Doctor and Counsellor, After Years of Squeezed Budgets for Student Services

TCDSU expects the staff won’t be hired until the 2018 academic year.
By Dominic McGrath
Editorial

With a Rethinking of the Arts/Science Distinction, Trinity has the Opportunity to be Pioneering

Talk is growing of a move from STEM to STEAM, and Trinity’s revamp of undergraduate education offers the chance to rethink traditional distinctions.
Editorial

Wary of Loans, but not Progressive Enough for State Funded, Varadkar Might Leave Education in Limbo

Varadkar’s desire to be taken seriously as a progressive politician makes loans less likely. But that doesn’t mean free education is a certainty.

Airdeallach faoi Iasachtaí, ach gan bheith Forchéimní go leor do Lánmhaoiniú, b’fhéidir go Ligfidh Varadkar Oideachas in Éiginnteacht

Laghdaíonn mianta Varadkar é féin a léiriú mar pholaiteoir forchéimní dóchúlacht scéime iasachtaí. Ach ní ionann sin is a rá go mbeidh oideachas saor in aisce cinntithe.

Former Lecturer’s “Offensive” All-Staff Email About Ann Louise Gilligan Condemned by DCU

The university suspended the account of a retired staff member in response to comments about Gilligan’s sexuality after she passed away this week.
By Sinéad Baker and Dominic McGrath

Fianna Fáil and Labour Will Not Back Creation of New Higher Education Cabinet Position

The position, seen as a sign of greater focus on the sector, has been criticised as ‘farcical’ and for being introduced to lessen the pain of demotion.
By Róisín Power