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Trinity Senator Ivana Bacik Elected to the Dáil in Bye-Election
A Seanad bye election will now be held to fill her seat on the University of Dublin panel.
Fellows Ask College for All Students to Return on September 27th
First years are currently set to return two weeks after all other students due to the late release of leaving certificate results.
Harris Announces Extra Places in Medicine and Pharmacy Courses
The new places are part of a plan to create 4,500 additional college places this year.
IUA: Vulnerable Students Will Still Have Access to Online Lectures
The Irish University Association and the Technological Higher Education Association addressed the Oireachtas education committee today.
THEA: Govt Should Consider ‘Targeted’ Vaccine Rollout for Students
The Technological Higher Education Association and the Irish Universities Association will address the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education today.
Leaving Cert Points for High-Demand Courses Set to Rise
Some 700 students from last year’s cohort were today offered places in higher-points courses than what they were initially offered.
Trinity Researchers Narrow Search for New Renewable Energy Source
The researchers have identified nine potential catalysts for the decomposition of water, a process which could provide a renewable source of hydrogen energy.
Keep Councillors on College Boards, Oireachtas Education Committee Hears
The committee started pre-legislative scrutiny of the Higher Education Authority Bill today.
Universities’ Autonomy Must be Protected Under Governance Bill, Says IUA
Pre-legislative scrutiny for the controversial Higher Education Authority Bill started today.
Harris Announces Funding for New Research on Public Health Crises
The DOROTHY programme is named after Dorothy Stopford-Price, an Irish doctor who helped promote vaccine use against tuberculosis.