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Third Level
News and advice covering the third level education system.
Irish universities have become increasingly reliant on lucrative international students to plug holes in their finances despite concerns about their English language proficiency
Organisers issue list of demands to university, including the end of all academic ties with Israel and removal of Israeli goods from campus
Grants are now available for undergraduate students where household income is under €100,000
College says all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism, have ‘absolutely no place’ on campus
Protest led to shutdown of city centre campus, including Book of Kells, since last Friday
The 1,200 year-old manuscript is a significant tourist attraction which earns Trinity College about €350,000 a week
Critics describe university’s decision as attempt to suppress student protests
50% jump in top degrees awarded by universities since 2015 prompts concern over grade inflation
The funds will be used to part-finance three projects and 1,000 beds in UCD, DCU and Maynooth which will offer a proportion of beds at rents below market value
Universities are, in many respects, authors of their own misfortune – which threatens to become a misfortune for all of us.
Third-level institutions welcome people at all stages of life; they add to the richness and diversity of the college experience
South East Technological University’s gender expression and identity policy sparked controversy last year
Government urged to honour pledge to boost core funding for higher education sector
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