Around the Universities - Issue 5

University College DublinUCD SU President Katie Ascough has been impeached, and presidential by-elections have been announced for late November.Trinity College DublinTrinity College has announced that their fees will rise by 5% next year for post-graduate and non-EU students, in a move publicly opposed by TCDSU and the USI. National University of Ireland GalwayA recent Equality and Diversity study has revealed that NUIG are above the national average in promoting female staff to senior positions, with 40% of the university’s senior lecturers now women. The national average is 36%.Cork Institute of TechnologyCIT has opened a new multi-million euro building on Grand Parade for their art and design post-graduate students.