COVID-19
Statement 6th Dec – IUA welcomes the announcement of €9m funding for the provision of free antigen tests for third level students
The IUA welcomes the announcement of €9m funding for the provision of free antigen tests for third level students. This builds on the Uni-Cov project already in place in a number of universities. Universities will now work to source supplies of testing kits as soon as possible. We also welcome the announcement of an information campaign by government on th...
25.08.21 IUA, THEA and HECA Joint Statement: College Presidents call on remaining students to get vaccinated
The Presidents of the higher education institutions represented by the IUA, THEA and HECA have joined together to urge college students to get vaccinated in advance of the start of the new academic year. The call comes on the back of the very encouraging uptake of vaccines by the younger age cohort. Latest data confirms that over 82% of the 16 to 29 age gro...
IUA Statement 20.04.21 – IUA Universities plan for return to campus
IUA Statement 20.04.21 – IUA Universities plan for return to campus The Presidents of the member universities of the IUA welcome the recent comments by Minister Simon Harris on seeking to maximise the return of students to campus in the autumn. The universities are united in their commitment to work towards a return to campus for the next academic yea...
IUA Statement 03.03.21 – Universities unite in plea to students to abide by COVID guidelines and condemn unacceptable behaviour of minority who flout the guidelines
03.03.21: The universities represented by the IUA thank the vast majority of students who are abiding by COVID guidelines and reiterate their appeal to all students to continue to abide by the guidelines and, especially, to avoid congregation. This follows further reports of students being involved in public gatherings in Limerick in contravention of guideli...
University Updates and FAQs on COVID-19
Our Universities are now advanced in planning a return to campus in September 2021, for the 2021/22 academic year based on the detail set out in the adopted and approved Safe Return Plan, by the Department for Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science. Universities look forward to welcoming students back to campuses and will work closely...
IUA Statement 25.09.20: All universities to introduce enhanced measures in response to increased Covid-19 incidence
Due to rising Covid-19 numbers across the country, at the request of government, all HEIs will now move to the enhanced public health protection measures applied in Dublin-based HEIs last week. While the safety of staff and students has always been a priority of the new academic year, the focus of the next 2-3 weeks is on limiting the cross country movement ...
IUA Statement 18.09.20 – Dublin universities introduce enhanced measures in response to increased Covid-19 incidence
The universities in Dublin have agreed a set of enhanced measures in response to a request from government / NPHET to deal with the rising incidence of Covid-19 in the county. All universities already have detailed plans in place for the safe re-opening of campus over the next two weeks. Arising from the request from government, Dublin universities have made...
Irish Universities help fight the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented societal challenges. The Irish university sector has maintained ‘business as usual’ to the greatest extent possible by a rapid transition to remote learning. Meanwhile, the sector galvanised into immediate action, contributing to the national emergency response in every way possible as the pandemic develo...
IUA launches details of how the university sector is supporting Ireland during the COVID-19 crisis
6th May 2020 – Today the Irish Universities Association is launching its publication ‘Irish Universities Help Fight The COVID-19 Pandemic’ which details how the sector has galvanised into immediate action, contributing to the national emergency response in every way possible as the pandemic developed. Across eight key areas the seven Irish universities...
Key Covid-19 Research Funding Announcement Welcomed by Universities
The Irish Universities Association welcomes the announcement of €5 million in funding grants to key COVID-19 research and innovation projects by Minister Heather Humphreys today. 26 ground-breaking research projects have been funded today (26th April), 21 by the Health Research Board/Irish Research Council and a further 5 by the Science Foundation Ireland/...
Covid-19 response team: Modellers help conquer that steep cases curve
Covid-19 response team: Modellers help conquer that steep cases curve
IUA welcomes clarity on revised plans for Leaving Certificate examinations
The Irish Universities Association (IUA) welcomes the announcement of the revised plans for holding this year’s Leaving Certificate examinations in late July/early August (subject to public health advice) and the clarity this brings for students, their families and their schools. Our universities will now work with the CAO and other stakeholders to ensure ...
Ireland’s Universities go online for exams
The seven universities represented by the IUA plan to complete arrangements for end of semester assessments within the next week. The primary objective of the universities is that students be able to successfully complete this semester and either graduate or progress to the next year of their studies. The universities recognise that this is a stressful tim...
Presidents of Irish Universities, Institutes of Technology and Higher Education Colleges contact up to 250,000 students to reinforce the critical importance of social distancing.
The Presidents of all of Ireland’s Universities and Institutes of Technology have today (Monday March 16th) issued a plea to every student to fully follow set guidelines on social distancing to protect themselves from infection and to slow down the spread of Covid 19 in order to protect others. The Presidents have issued a joint letter which is being email...
IUA Statement: Universities coordinate contingency planning for dealing with spread of Coronavirus
The seven universities represented by the IUA are implementing risk mitigation measures across our campuses and are developing detailed contingency plans to respond to the evolving Coronavirus crisis. Our absolute priority is to protect the health and well-being of our staff, students and visitors. The IUA has established a liaison group with senior repres...