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St. Patrick’s College, a constituent college of Dublin City University, is set to launch the first Masters of Teaching for primary and secondary teachers in Ireland in September 2011, if approval is given.   The masters programme, which is expected to be approved at the February 9 Academic Council meeting, is a part-time programme and [...]

Three DCU Research Professors at one point earned cumulatively €555,645 per annum a Comptroller and Auditor General Report (C&AG) has revealed. The three professors were awarded the salaries of €194,973 for one professor with the other two earning €146,772 each. The contracts also included allowances of €33,564 for the two lower paid professors. The C&AG [...]

Academic Council to consider shortening study period in December A proposal by the Deputy President of DCU to increase the amount of exams a student sits to two per day has been dismissed by Academic Council. Professor Scott made the proposals after engaging in a review of the “organisational elements which impact on the academic [...]

A survey from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) has found that forty five per cent of those who graduated last year are in employment, whilst forty three per cent have chosen to continue in further education. The figures, published last week, were calculated by the HEA and are based on graduates from 09/10. Reacting to [...]

Students’ Union constitutional reform will now not take place this year, the College View has learned. Alan Keegan, Students’ Union President confirmed that the process has become stalled due a number of issues; “I think the [Constitutional Review] committee realises that in it current format the committee cannot tackle the constitution properly. Personally I will [...]