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Dear Colleagues,

"After seven years of teaching and research in several positions and departments at my university I was supposed to be made redundant at the end of the academic year 2016/17.

Yesterday (10th of December) the ILMI launched a new Guide that will prove to be a fantastic support tool for Trade Union Representatives and Activists in their workp

‘A four-day work week could lead to greater productivity and wealth'

The following letter is from a member, in a university outside Dublin, who was deemed ‘ineligible’ for a Contract of Indefinite Duration and, having initially accepted the decision, subsequently contacted IFUT who were able to resolve the matter to our member’s benefit.

The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has welcomed recommendations in the  ‘Gender Action Plan 2018 - 2020’ published today (Monday November 12th, 2018) and launched by An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, and Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell-O’Connor.

Irish universities lack the investment to benefit from Brexit - another fall out of gross underfunding of higher education by government, says UCC IFUT member, Rosarii Griffin.

Higher education is being driven slowly down a cul-de-sac