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Labour TD for Galway West Derek Nolan has said that the publication by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) of a rent book, will offer students invaluable advice when it comes to renting.

The extra points awarded to higher level maths students were the main talking point as over 1,400 students across Westmeath received their Leaving Cert results on Wednesday morning this week.

Who doesn’t love a rose? They are colourful, delicate, if not a little prickly.

The waiting is over, for Leaving Certificate results at least. But now, another wait begins, with CAO offers not published until Monday August 20.

As more than 3,000 Leaving Certificate students in Galway received their long-awaited examination results yesterday Minister for Training and Skills, Ciarán Cannon, urged them to “look forward to the future with confidence” and to continue to engage with the education system.

NUI Galway has issued a final call for applications to its Sports Scholarships Scheme for 2012/13. NUI Galway has a long tradition of excellence in sport and this has been enhanced by the recent success in rowing, hurling, basketball, soccer and rugby as well as numerous individual achievements. The deadline for application for current and prospective students is July 31 at 5pm.

Yeats College hosted its inaugural NUI Galway careers event at a parent and student evening which took place at the college last week.

More than 3,000 prospective students and their parents from across Ireland are expected to attend NUI Galway's Spring Open Day on Saturday, April 28. Tailored towards Leaving Certificate and mature students interested in studying at NUI Galway, the Open Day will give the opportunity for students, along with their parents and families, to sample university life at NUI Galway.

Demand for science courses at Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has soared by 30 per cent, with nearly 6,300 mentions recorded through the CAO for science programmes at the institute. The number of applicants for honours degrees at AIT has risen by 20 per cent, to over 4,500.

GAME ON/Re-Newing Media Art, a screening programme of film and video works using imagery and media of video games, desktop interfaces, and online software, opens this in Galway evening.