Academic writing tips, post-Brexit fees, Engineering shortage

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

There’s no need to pull your hair out: Read Emer Connolly’s tip sheet to help ensure your assignments are up to scratch.

‘Edit, edit, edit!’: The dos and dont’s of academic writing at third level:

Follow Emmer Connolly's simple tips to help ensure your assignments are up to scratch. Read more here.

Higher education fees for students from Northern Ireland to be frozen: Carl O'Brien reports on how students from Northern Ireland and Britain will face the same higher education fees as EU students on an ongoing basis in the event of a hard Brexit. Read more here.

'Critical' shortage of engineering graduates: An acute shortage of engineering graduates means there will not be enough qualified workers to meet the country's current and future needs, the representative body for the profession has warned. Read more here.

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Waterford band O Emperor have won this year's RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year. Their self-released album, Jason, beat off competition from Villagers, Kojaque and Delorentos at a live event in Dublin's Vicar Street on Thursday night. Read more here.

#Fempower: UCC Feminist Society to host inter-varsity conference: Societies are a great way to get to know people in university. They allow you to form friendships with people from across a wide range of disciplines and step outside of your comfort zone. Read more here.

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend: Irish Times writers review Border, The Kindergarten Teacher, Captain Marvel, Maiden. Read more here.

The best books by women of the 21st century: On International Women's Day, writers and critics pick the best works by women since 2000. Read more here.