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University

Education

Opinion: Normalising the corporate funding of higher education in Ireland is a dangerous game

Jennie C Stephens & Conchur O Maonaigh

11 May

9.0k

The Daily Poll

Did you get your first choice applying to college?

13 Apr

15.2k

your stories

'There are very little options': Students and parents on trying to find accommodation for college

“Extortionate prices” and a “dishonest market” is making it difficult for some students to find a place to stay while studying.

15 Sep 2024

26.7k

Leaving Cert

CAO points are out today - find them all on The Journal from 2pm

28 Aug 2024

38.3k

Student Protests

Larry Donnelly: Campus protests are squeezing Biden from left and right

Larry Donnelly

Updated 4 May 2024

13.1k

Cross border

Irish Government to fund 50 medical places for students at Queen's University Belfast

29 Feb 2024

8.6k

life after college

Graduate: Finding work after college is tough - I wish employers would give us a chance

College Graduate

9 Jan 2024

20.8k

Higher Education

New changes will make it easier for students in the North to attend Irish universities

The recommendations on A-Level exams taken by students in the North have been accepted by Minister Simon Harris.

7 Dec 2023

10.1k

Unconstitutional

Up to one million graduates could be eligible to vote under Seanad election reform plan

21 Nov 2023

9.3k

CAO

CAO: 60% of courses see fall in point requirements

31 Aug 2023

11.3k

Higher Education

Harris announces €40 million for third level institutions to improve college campuses

26 Jun 2023

9.7k

doctors and nurses

Government moves to ramp up healthcare and vet college places amid staffing crisis

Updated 21 Jun 2023

18.6k

Pay and Conditions

Opinion: Third-level lecturers are vital to the future of our country - we must value them

Mairéad Farrell

27 May 2023

11.5k

chat tcd

With the rise of ChatGPT, how are universities planning on assessing students this year?

11 Mar 2023

21.2k

The Morning Lead

Students urged to steer clear of ChatGPT essays as bot reopens debate on college assessment

18 Jan 2023

26.7k

College places

Extra 1,056 college places will be available in September, Harris says

28 Jun 2022

12.7k

trinity

Trinity apologises for suggestion that pride flags on campus could cause offence

13 Jun 2022

18.0k

student options

There's a 'national obsession' with the points race, says Harris highlighting CAO changes

5 Nov 2021

14.5k

New technological university announced for the north west

28 Oct 2021

21.5k

University of Limerick appoints Professor Kerstin Mey as new president for 10-year term

8 Oct 2021

18.2k

Round one

Over 55,000 people offered place in CAO Round One - points rise in teaching, business and health

7 Sep 2021

39.2k

back on campus

Occupancy limits and sanitation: Higher education announces plans for 'safe return' to campuses

3 Aug 2021

20.3k

Education

Harris to seek government approval for 4,600 extra college places for upcoming semester

13 Jul 2021

14.1k

College

Staff and students urged to sign up for pilot antigen testing project on four college campuses

12 Jul 2021

19.7k

Quiz

Quiz: How much do you know about China?

6 Jun 2021

40.5k

ANTIGEN TESTING

Rapid testing to be piloted in four universities, says minister

2 Apr 2021

25.7k

Third Level

Over 20% increase in people applying to study nursing, CAO figures show

9 Mar 2021

12.2k

Testing

UL to set up test centre after rise in Covid-19 cases among students living near campus

9 Feb 2021

27.3k

Academic uncertainty

PhD rights have been ignored in new employment framework, says SIPTU

29 Dec 2020

26.8k

moderna

Cabinet agrees to purchase 875,000 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine

1 Dec 2020

28.3k

College

Opinion: We at Irish universities owe it to our students to address our imperial legacies

Ciaran O’Neill

17 Nov 2020

22.6k

Academic uncertainty

Working but no workers' rights: the plight of the PhD revealed

16 Nov 2020

32.4k

Academic uncertainty

'Doing the housework of academia': Women and minorities hardest hit by third-level working conditions

15 Nov 2020

24.8k

Academic uncertainty

On social welfare, unable to buy a house: The reality facing Ireland's academics

15 Nov 2020

85.8k

Calculated Grades

Some students affected by Leaving Cert grade errors may have to defer college course, Foley says

1 Oct 2020

23.0k

NUIG

Some students with reduced campus hours backtrack on decision to live away from home

30 Sep 2020

26.7k

University

College student: 'There's been no dancing on tables or shots at the bar'

Harry McCann

29 Sep 2020

25.6k

diversity

Irish universities will have to provide breakdown of ethnic diversity among staff each year from December

29 Sep 2020

19.8k

Coronavirus

NUIG students warned they could face expulsion if they fail to stick to Covid-19 guidelines

25 Sep 2020

23.7k

Colleges

Colleges did not investigate majority of sexual assault and harassment cases reported by students in 2018/19

24 Sep 2020

11.3k

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