Third level fees: now you see them, now you don’t!
The recently renegotiated Programme For Government (doc | pdf | scribd) between the Green Party and Fianna Fáil contains the following clause: Conscious of the economic pressures on parents Continue Reading
Protest? Yes, of course! Censor? No, absolutely not!!
Free Education for Everyone (FEE) is a grassroots group of students and staff in various third level instititutions which has been set up to fight the re-introduction of fees while campaigning for Continue Reading
Universities’ Declaration of Independence? – again
A little while ago I mused that Irish universities seeking the freedom to set their own fees might decide to declare independence from government not just on fees but on all matters. But I thought Continue Reading
Hecklers must not have a veto
I'm very disappointed with the Literary and Debating Society of NUI Galway. Having wrapped themselves in the mantle of freedom of expression over their invitation to David Irving, they let the mantle Continue Reading
University fees are looking inevitable
The question of the return of university fees has been a concern of this blog for some time (see, eg, here, here, here). Via the invaluable Ninth Level Ireland, I learn of three stories this morning Continue Reading
On university research
The way to get people to build a ship is not to teach them carpentry, assign them tasks, and give them schedules to meet; but to inspire them to long for the infinite immensity of the sea. Antoine Continue Reading
Speak for yourself, Brian
I'm all for freedom of speech, but until there is a realistic possibility of having to decide about this issue, my good friend Brian Lucey is on his own. Maman Poulet reports Image via Continue Reading
Footnote on Fees and Funding
As the debate about the reintroduction of some form of third level fees rumbles on (and on, and on), the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) - a UK think tank established in 2002 with the Continue Reading
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