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Saturday 19 September 2020
Dr Ní Shúilleabháin described her ordeal in today’s Irish Times.
All classes and lectures in the upcoming academic year will be held online.
This academic year will be vastly different to previous years for third-level students.
This round of offers are for those not awaiting their grades for the 2020 Leaving Certificate.
The guidance was issued for third level students ahead of the upcoming academic year.
The publication of this year’s results will not be available until 7 September.
The minister said international students can come to the country to study as long as they self-isolate.
The date for the main body of offers for students completing the Leaving Cert has not yet been set.
CAO points, which are based on Leaving Cert grades, determine what college courses are offered to students.
Some universities are offering online only study options but others will require the students to move to Ireland for their course.
The new technological university will be formed by Cork Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Tralee.
The UK university has said it is “likely” that social distancing will continue to be required.
More than 700 university students answered a new survey about the Covid-19 pandemic.
Students protested this week in UCD on more than one occasion about the high cost of rent.
Tom Kingston was speaking after his side’s Fitzgibbon back-to-back triumphs.
Student reps say there is an “abusable culture” in academia and those suffering bullying are afraid to speak out.
20 female-only professorships are expected to be in place by September this year.
Lecturers in Irish third levels to picket in February, while those in Northern Ireland are in the middle of an eight-day dispute.
Ilaina Khairulzaman had the choice of leaving Ireland or leaving academia.
Those without stable student accommodation were likely to suffer from anxiety (50.0%) and depression (77.8%).
Fine Gael has promised they won’t go up, but should they come down?
The new system will be made available to students in the Dublin area, who were previously required to present in person at Burgh Quay.
The USI says people are ‘taking advantage of the housing crisis and accommodation shortage’.
Trinity was again the top Irish institution but failed to break the top 100.
That is a recommendation contained in a new government-commissioned report.
Three-quarters of students complete their courses, with women more likely than men to finish.
Aaron Gillane clipped over eight points for the victors.
A college vs county debate has been sparked in Ulster in recent weeks.
Minister for Higher Education says the statistics paint a picture of our third level institutions hot housing harassment and assault.
People have been urged to check if they’re eligible ahead of what can be a very expensive time for students and their families.
Pearse Doherty TD made the pledge at the party’s Ard Fheis in Belfast.
The classes have been trialled in Trinity Halls but the student union wants them elsewhere on campus.
Since 2011 State funding of third level education has plummeted by an incredible 25%, writes Paul Gavan.
The USI has said the move will help students who are struggling financially.
The University of Limerick is to teach a Masters in Artificial Intelligence.
Just under half of third level students’ monthly expenditure is provided by someone other than the student, usually a parent or partner.
All I was left with was over three thousand worth of debt, no job prospects and a qualification no better than my Leaving Cert, writes Laura Buckley.
A UK developer is planning to change the Westwood Hotel in Galway to a 400-bed student housing unit.
This time of year usually sees a large spike in fake rentals on the market, gardaí have warned.
I can’t afford to go to college in September because I am unemployed, writes Declan Lavin.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
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