“The Union of Students in Ireland will host a public meeting on the reintroduction of third level fees for concerned parents and students in Galway on September 7, 2009. The reintroduction of fees and its potential impact on Irish society and the country’s economy will be discussed at the event by a number of key speakers. These include USI President, Peter Mannion, Vice President of the National Union of Students in Australia, Stefie Hinchy, and President of the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations, Sophia Blair …” (more)
[Irish Press Releases, 31 August]
“The practice of ghostwriting, where pharmaceuticals companies convince university professors to put their names on articles written by someone else, was brought further into the light after a Canadian professor admitted she wrote only a portion of a published paper, despite being listed as sole author. McGill University psychology professor Barbara Sherwin issued an apology, saying she regretted not disclosing the fact that pharmaceutical giant, Wyeth, had paid a firm to work on an article published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society …” (
“You may think e-mailing, texting, talking on the phone and listening to music all at once is making you more efficient, but new research suggests the opposite is true. The research shows that students who did the most multi-tasking were less able to focus and concentrate – even when they were trying to do only one task at a time …” (
“In a crackdown on visa fraud, the federal government has imposed stringent tests on foreign students from five large source countries who enrol in Australian onshore education institutions. Those from the target countries will face interviews and have restricted access to visa applications online. The changes, which already apply to students from China, were announced by Immigration Minister Chris Evans and will include students from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Brazil and Zimbabwe …” (
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