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Government to Undertake Review of Higher Education, as Funding Debate Continues

The review comes as decisions loom on how to fund Irish universities and colleges.
By Dominic McGrath
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Planned Union Protest Put on Hold, Pending Government Guidance on Temporary Contracts

The protest comes as the dispute between Trinity's three unions and the College continues.
By Dominic McGrath
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Government Taskforce to Consider Quotas as Solution to Higher Education’s Gender Inequality

The news comes days after a new HEA report revealed that gender inequality still persists in Irish higher education institutions.
By Jake O’Donnell
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In Mid-July, After a Belated Renovation, Regent House Opens its Doors to Tourists

Following its refurbishment the room has opened for the summer with temporary measures put in place to secure the stairs.
By Róisín Power
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Students Voice Concern, as IT Tallaght Announce Closure of Créche

The students’ union has questioned the failure to find a new créche provider that meets the college’s criteria.
By Dominic McGrath
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Lincoln Gate’s Tree, the Latest to Fall Victim to Disease, is to be Removed

The tree was found to have 'lost structural strength' due to a fungal infection.
By Ciaran Molloy
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Government Launches Accommodation Strategy Promising 21,000 Student Beds by 2024

The strategy also promises closer co-operation between the government and universities in financing student accommodation.
By Eleanor O'Mahony and Dominic McGrath
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Progress in Gender Equality Among Irish Academic Staff at “Snail’s Pace”

A new HEA report has once again drawn criticism of the level of gender inequality in Irish higher education.
By Eleanor O'Mahony
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One Hundred Years Later, Trinity Marks Involvement in Irish Bid for Self-Government

In Regent House, where the Irish Convention took place in 1917, historians and politicians will gather next week to mark its centenary.
By Dominic McGrath and Kathleen McNamee
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Construction on Space for Global Brain Institute to be Complete by August

Following the refurbishment, the space will have administrative offices, meeting areas and 40 postdoctoral research laboratory spaces.
By Ivan Rakhmanin