Person: Joan Donegan

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Call for urgent plan to safeguard third-level sector from serious financial fallout due to Covid-19

An urgent plan to safeguard the Irish third-level sector from serious financial fallout due to the Covid-19 crisis must be a top priority for the Government. That is the warning as Irish universities face potential revenue losses running into the hundreds of millions due to the Covid-19 crisis.

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Financially hit universities consider recruitment freezes

Recruitment freezes are on the cards at universities as the sector braces for the financial impact of Covid-19 on higher education.

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Colleges ‘face financial ruin’ without bailout

Lecturers are calling for an emergency plan for universities, which they believe could be facing financial ruin due to a likely collapse in the number of foreign students enrolling in the next academic year due to the Covid-19 crisis.

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UCC generates over €850m a year

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‘Well-paid research jobs should be State’s focus’

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Further backing for public pay deal

Gender warning to third levels

Moves to withhold research funds from universities that fail to deal with gender inequality have been welcomed by an academic union.

Tue, 13 Dec, 2016

Report says gender inequality still exists at third-level institutions

Third-level institutions risk funding penalties in the coming years for failing to address gender inequality.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2016

NUI Galway to implement gender equality changes

The commitment of NUI Galway to implement significant changes to address gender inequality in its senior academic ranks has been welcomed.

Wed, 18 May, 2016

University suspends use of ‘invasive’ health questionnaire

NUI Galway has suspended the use of a pre-employment health screening questionnaire after it was heavily criticised for querying women about their menstrual cycle.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

Call to overhaul procedures for third-level promotions

Measures to improve women’s representation at senior academic levels are pointless unless promotion procedures are transparent, says an activist who won a recent high-profile case.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2015