Tag: TCD
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TCD, Ukraine and the moral need to speak up
TCD has two formal linkages with Russian universities- one with Moscow State, the other with St Petersburg State. Yesterday I emailed the below to the Provost/President, and to the VP- Chief Academic Officer. I await a reply or indeed an acknowledgement. Brian Lucey brianmlucey@gmail.comSun, 27 Feb, 20:08 (14 hours ago)to Linda, Provost, Vice Dear Colleagues,…
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Missing – Irish World Heritage Sites
Why do we have so few, only in fact three on the island as a whole (Skellig, Bru na Boinne, and Giant’s Causeway)? Some other sites are tentative, but the situation to be honest seems stalled. Great. Much talk is made of the government “campaigning” for sites but the reality is that there is no need…
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Irish Business Schools – Rankings 2015
Rankings are like the closing days of Gay Byrne’s tenure in the Late Late Show. There is one for everybody in the Audience. A new ranking has been gaining ground recently, Eduniversal Ranking, based mostly on interviews. Irish Business Schools are doing quite well.
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Knowledge Transfer Ireland – Partial, Error ridden and Naïve
Knowledge is only useful if people know it exists. So it is great to see Knowledge Transfer Ireland established, to start to allow organizations and individuals to seek out the knowledge in Irish third level institutions. At least , it would be if it worked. . It doesnt Look first at economics. Inputting “economics” …
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Bureaucracy, LEAD-ing to Mistrust, in the University sector
Bureaucracy is like Kudzu – it s invasive, persistent, useful in small doses but when unchecked it is destructive and self-perpetuating even when it engulfs that which was supporting it. Take the LEAD programme designed for Irish universities. LEAD stands for Living Equality and Diversity, and it’s an online programme designed for all staff in Irish…
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The history of the Arms of Trinity College Dublin
The controversy on the rebranding, aka identity initiative, in TCD rolls on. There is an open forum meeting today for all to come and share their views. My position has been made clear here and here. A week or so ago Professor John Scattergood, the Pro-Chancellor of the University (yes, dear hearts, The University of…
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Further thoughts on TCD rebranding
The TCD re branding issue rolls on. There is a meeting planned for Friday, an open forum style. It will be interesting to hear what developments have happened. Since my last post some further thoughts have come to me. So is it out with the old and in with…
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Rebranding TCD
I have to say that I have mixed feelings about this rebranding. Part of me says great, look at things with a fresh eye. A greater part of me says that its a monstrous waste of time and money (about €100k we are told). TCD, Trinity College Dublin, is a brand. Its one that has…
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Trinity announces €70m Business School and Innovation Hub to drive culture of job creation
From the press release. Trinity College Dublin announced plans today for a €70 million project involving a new Trinity School of Business, co-located with an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub, as part of efforts to drive a culture of job creation across the campus and in Dublin city centre. The project will support a growing entrepreneurial culture…
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So…just how bad are Irish Universities?
So, the THES world rankings are out and there will no doubt be the usual wailing and fingerpointing. Why are no Irish universities in the top 10? the top 100? etc etc (hint…its expensive to be there….) . Yes, there are issues in what the rankings tell us, and I will return to that. But…