Higher Education Authority (HEA)

TUS is a multi-campus technological university with 2,000 staff across four counties

Universities are, in many respects, authors of their own misfortune – which threatens to become a misfortune for all of us.

South East Technological University’s gender expression and identity policy sparked controversy last year

Higher Education Authority officials set to visit TU Dublin and UL amid concern over spending

O’Donoghue report for UL’s governing authority criticises problems with planning status of homes at Rhebogue, 3km from campus, which the university acquired for student housing in 2022

UL president Prof Kerstin Mey asked to consider position after project that overpaid €5.2 million for 20 homes

Overspending of more than €8 million raises question about internal controls

Despite their vital role in higher education, many survive on less than €10,000 a year

More than 650 short, online university-accredited courses subsided by 50-80 per cent of normal costs

CSO study tracks outcomes for thousands of learners who did not progress to the second year of their degree course

Almost 7,000 students did not progress to the second year of their course in 2021/2022

Latest Higher Education Authority data doesn’t tell us why students have dropped out, but there are clues

Strongly worded letter sent by HEA chief Dr Alan Wall outlines ‘serious concerns’ about handling of financial crises at the institution

University president tells staff a comprehensive plan is in place to achieve a surplus

It is important to understand the component parts: there are two key numbers associated with each school listed.

Financial pressures and personal or family reasons cited as main factors by students

Rental costs a barrier for entry to higher education among young people leaving care

Employment rates highest for education courses and lowest for arts and humanities

Dundalk institute has 500 staff and 5,000 students and has been running deficits in recent years

Dr Hannagh McGinley is just the third Traveller to be awarded a PhD in the State’s history

Move will increase pay to €22,000 a year for doctoral researchers funded by Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council

One in seven students are from overseas with US, China and India the most common countries of origin

They provide a wide range of education and research opportunities to meet society’s needs

No degree? No problem. Growing numbers of companies are looking beyond third-level qualification as a recruitment requirement

Increasing recognition that graduates from arts/humanities are also employable in the tech sector for various reasons

Opinion: Our State’s higher education institutions need to be clearly differentiated by mission and purpose — not lumped together with similar goals

Widely-held belief that CAO points are determined by colleges in advance and remain relatively constant is incorrect

Rigorous methods for seeking approvals from governing body adopted in wake of university spending €4.7 million on reports into structure, communication and change management

University president acknowledges accounting error in which €7m in Government funding allocated to wrong financial year

Simon Harris says €1.5 billion surplus could be used to help upskill or reskill thousands of employees

Students will begin their studies at a further education provider before completing their course at higher education colleges

Simon Harris opens €9 million fund to support students entering universities and colleges

Midterm review of Government-backed €300m Human Capital Initiative finds course and student numbers ahead of projections

Continuous education and training essential for lifelong success in rapidly evolving society

With female levels of participation in the industry still low, Deanna O’Connor asks if enough is being done to encourage women to take up engineering careers

A degree in social science can give students the skills and knowledge to understand and critically analyse complex social issues

Focus on business and management: hundreds of courses available with every higher education institute offering a range of programmes

Prof Orla Feely on pressures facing today’s students and the urgent need to boost funding for research

Opinion: A third of college staff from minority groups say their contributions have been minimised at work based on their race or ethnic background

Real-time visual learning aid with planned September launch when spun out of Maynooth University can also cut time teachers spend correcting papers