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Contact hours per week

Posted in Governance and administration on June 10th, 2011 by steve

“Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an audit has ever been conducted to ascertain the average number of contact hours per week lecturers in publicly funded third level institutions are engaging in; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)

[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 7 June]

Tags: contact hours, Public Service Agreement, Ruairí Quinn, TUI, work hours

Educating the Minister

Posted in Governance and administration on January 31st, 2010 by steve

“I see the Minister for Education thinks academics don’t work. We need to get him into a college so he can be properly informed.” (tweet)

[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, Twitter, 31 January]

Tags: Batt O’Keeffe, Ferdinand von Prondzynski, work hours

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Aggressive stereotypes

Posted in Life on January 31st, 2010 by steve

“Like aggressive stereotypes of any profession, the idea of academics having a leisurely four hour week is grotesquely misplaced.” (tweet)

[Liam Delaney, Twitter, 30 January]

Tags: work hours

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