Pretty Little Thing sample sale met with protest
Gavin Tracey
Avengers: Endgame is a supremely entertaining but forgettable three hours
Varadkar rules out student loans as universities struggle to bridge funding gap
Does the media serve democracy or undermine it?
New study suggests that the gender gap in STEM fields begins in school
A new study published by the UCD Centre for Economic Research has shown that the subjects female students choose in secondary school will greatly influence whether or not they go on to study STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects in university.…
Bids to join new European Universities Network pour in
The EU are seeking to establish a European Educational Area, through strengthening existing ties between European universities, as well as establishing some 20 “European Universities” by 2024.…
New teachers being poached to work abroad as teacher shortage worsens
Despite the acute shortage of secondary school teachers in Ireland, trainee teachers are being offered substantially significant sums of money to teach abroad by international recruitment shortages.…
British universities’ place in EU research projects uncertain
The UK has also been the most successful country in receiving grants from the European Research Council, being awarded over 1,850 grants between 2007-2017, the most of any EU member state. Recipients of these funds have been awarded numerous honours, including six Nobel prizes.…
IrishPostgraduate Conference warned of the threat populism poses to academia
Underfunding in higher education leaves Ireland unequipped to deal with Brexit
Turkey’s purge of academia
National News in Brief
Campus News in Brief: Mental Health Week, #RaiseTheRoof & Rebecca Carter starts in UCD
Dáil Predictions and Aims
The housing occupation movement
Universities “reaching for the cheque books” in HR cases
Magdalene Laundry site saved in landslide vote
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Hostile Design: Who Are Our Cities Made For?
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