Op-Ed
Op-Ed
Students Need to “Rock the Vote” Again
Senator Gerard Craughwell argues that students have proved that a single vote makes a difference and must maintain this momentum for general election 2016.
Op-Ed
Trinity’s Admissions Study is Still Fundamentally Flawed
Despite recent changes to Trinity’s admissions feasibility study, it still fails to improve on the “rational, transparent process” of the Leaving Cert, writes the former General Manager of the CAO.
Op-Ed
20 Questions for the Higher Education Working Group
The leak of the Cassells report leaves many questions unanswered.
Op-Ed
Students Are the Ones Who Suffer with a “Funding” Loan System
Students should not be the ones bearing the brunt of the need for greater institutional funding, writes USI President Kevin Donoghue.
Op-Ed
It’s Not Clear that Tenure Track will Help Women
Prof Pat O'Connor, a member of the HEA Gender Equality panel, argues that the new tenure track system could hinder career progression for women.
Op-Ed
Ignoring the Fact that, in Irish Universities, Arts Rank Better than Science
University subject rankings consistently show that AHSS subjects rank far higher than STEM subjects. So why the constant focus on STEM?
Op-Ed
A Top-down Approach to Debate Has Stifled Dissent at SU Council
Claire Donlon and Edmund Heaphy argue that the current culture at SU council discourages healthy debate.
Op-Ed
Defending Trinity’s Challenge of the Admissions System
Professor Patrick Geoghegan responds to an Irish Times op-ed piece and accuses it of taking a cheap shot at the students admitted by the study.
Op-Ed
SU Referendum Head-to-Head: The Pro-Choice Stance
Campaign manager for the 'Yes' side in the referendum on the SU's stance on abortion tells us why the union should adopt a pro-choice stance.