Blogs
Graduate nurses consider emigrating in search of better pay
Graduate nurses consider emigrating in search of better pay as they are struggling to afford the rising costs of rent in Ireland, according to the INMO.
University News
University News
ESU to give grants for projects reducing hate speech
Grants of up to €12,000 will be given to student groups for projects aimed at reducing hate speech towards refugees, according to the European Students’ Union (ESU).
University News
Resistance from local residents over student accomodation
New student accommodation due to be built in Gillian House on Farranlea Road in Cork has experienced some resistance from local residents, who fear that the development will lead to “student gangs” in the area.
University News
Trinity students lock in to protest supplemental fees
Sixty Trinity students occupied the Dining Hall last Wednesday in an ongoing protest over supplemental fees of €450 being introduced for re-sit exams.
University News
Two students hospitalised over bad batch of drugs
Two NUI Galway students were hospitalised after taking a “bad batch” of drugs.
University News
Parents warned against obsessing over sending their children to college
An educational expert has warned parents against obsessing over sending their children to college.
Articles
Funding college is not an excuse for drug-dealing, say SU Presidents
The NUIG SU President has called the actions of students who sell drugs “wrong and unjustified”, after a court was told students in Galway are selling drugs to fund college.
Articles
Publisher drops plans to increase fees for research papers after objections
An academic publishing group has reversed their decision to charge Irish universities additional fees to access older research papers following an open letter condemning the proposal, despite claiming that the current system is “unsustainable”.
University News
Student nurses still consider emigrating despite promise of work in HSE
Student nurses and midwives still consider moving abroad upon graduation a better option for finding work. This comes after Minister for Health Simon Harris announced that for the second year in a row nursing and Read more…
University News
Maynooth first university in Ireland to have ‘napping pods’
Napping pods have been introduced in Maynooth University library allowing students to recharge during the day. As part of the #ifstudentsdidlibraries campaign, the university is the first in Ireland to introduce Energy Pods in their Read more…
DCU News
DCU primary teaching students call for financial aid
Primary teaching students on St. Patrick’s Campus are seeking financial aid for placement from DCU.
News
Young women more likely to have degrees than male peers
Young women are more likely to have a third-level qualification than young men, new figures show.
National News
Alternative lecturer offered after Trinity professor’s remarks on FGM
A new lecturer will be provided for Trinity students offended by their lecturer’s remarks on Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM).
National News
90% of primary teaching trainees identify as Catholic
Influence on state run primary schools by the Catholic church is clearly represented in research by the School of Education at NUI Galway.
University News
Irish students studying in the UK drop for the 5th year in a row
The number of students that are choosing to study abroad in the UK has dropped for the fifth year in a row. The number of students who chose to study abroad has dropped by 31 Read more…
News
Universities clamp down on ‘disorderly’ RAG week
As RAG week kicked off across the country this week, numerous institutions have distanced themselves from the event. RAG (Raise and Give) week has not been an official college event for NUI Galway or the Read more…
University News
University of Cambridge admits “significant problem” with sexual misconduct
The University of Cambridge has admitted there is a ‘significant problem’ with sexual misconduct on campus, receiving 173 complaints since last May. They are the first university to reveal these figures, which were recorded through Read more…
News
2.8m of outstanding student debt recorded in 2016
College grant overpayments worth €2.8m were left outstanding at the end of 2016, according to a City of Dublin Education and Training Board report.
University News
Are you getting it? – USI launches safe sex campaign
The Union of Students in Ireland launched a Sexual Health and Awareness Campaign last week, in collaboration with the HSE’s Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy initiative. The campaign, containing the “Are you getting it?” tagline, was Read more…
University News
Student challenges highlighted in report
The Minister for Higher Education has published a survey involving 20,000 students about their experience in college.
National News
UCC to give refugees full scholarships
University College Cork has been granted the status of “University of Sanctuary” and will provide seven asylum seekers and refugees with full scholarships from September.
University News
Sinn Féin MEP criticises government for treatment of students
A Sinn Fein MEP has slammed the Government for treating students like commodities and called for a scale-back to third-level funding cuts.
University News
Impeached former UCDSU president recieves pro-life award
Impeached UCD SU president Katie Ascough received a pro-life award from a UK anti-abortion group in January.
Science
MA in Artificial Intelligence to launch in UL
The country’s first Masters degree in Artificial Intelligence is to begin in September at the University of Limerick.
University News
Students frustrated with the hidden fees of J-1 agencies
Hidden fees and strict rules are making working in America on a J-1 increasingly difficult for Irish students.