Comment & Analysis

Analysis
The Top Three Takeaways from Harris’ New ‘Impact 2030’ Strategy
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris launched the new research and innovation strategy yesterday.

No, Social Media can Never BeReal
Our goal should not be to make social media more ‘real’, but to accept its lack of reality and enjoy it for what it is, writes Phoebe Pascoe.

A Degree in English Literature is a Sorry Match for my Love of Reading
I had a completely different, idealistic picture of what it would look like to be an English major long before I actually became one, writes Abby Cleaver.

Analysis
The Top Five Takeaways From Harris’ New Funding Framework
The government’s “Funding the Future” framework details its plans for the future of higher education in Ireland.

Contribution
Will Smith’s Oscars Slap Proves Every Bad Thing We Think About Hollywood
In the first of a series of opinion articles from transition-year students, Colin Smith reflects on what the Oscars really represent now.

Editorial
USI Congress is Stale and Unproductive. A New Format is Badly Needed
The national union's annual decision-making convention took place for the first time in person since 2019 last week.

Analysis
Editor Candidates Put Through Their Paces at Hustings
Mairead Maguire and Ailbhe Noonan faced tough lines of questioning on accessibility and inclusion.

Editorial
Attendance Apps are Patronising and Unnecessary
Final-year students in the School of Social Work have said the app is stressful and inflexible.

Editorial
If Tom Clonan is Serious About Seanad Reform, He’ll Need to Stick his Neck Out
The disability campaigner and former army captain was elected to replace Ivana Bacik in the Seanad last week.

Is mór an Cúnamh do Ghlór na Mac Léinn ar Bhord an Choláiste é an Reo Táille
Roghnaigh an Propast Linda Doyle táillí a reo don bhliain acadúil seo chugainn an tseachtain seo, seachas táillí mac léinn neamh-AE a ardú.