‘Some people just laugh’: Meet the students on Ireland’s first influencer degree
Despite eye-rolling over a college course for wannabe social media stars, infuencing is a serious business valued at around $250 billion
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FET: a pathway to endless opportunities for students
Further education and training offers school-leavers a wide selection of career-focused choices
New college places for medicine, dentistry and other high-points courses
Galway and Limerick universities to offer medicine courses next year to ease CAO points pressure
Trinity gives green light for students to leave lectures to attend national protest
Thousands of students set to walk out of classes to attend national protest over tuition fees and rising costs
Why do so few students from Northern Ireland attend college in the South?
A-level conversion rates, the career guidance culture and cost of living are among reasons why just 1% of CAO applicants are from the North
Our higher education system can no longer compete internationally
As a country which once privileged the value of education, we should be deeply ashamed that we have effectively stood by and allowed our institutes of higher education to rot
Abolishing college fees not a priority if returned to Government, say Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
Sinn Féin and Labour express support for scrapping €3,000 student registration charge, but two main Government parties say boosting student grants is more equitable
Universities required to phase out car parking in some areas under climate targets
Many students say they are forced to commute long distances due to accommodation shortages
Do we understand what the Irish education system is doing to our young people?
Use of technology in schools has increased exponentially since the Covid-19 pandemic but why is there so little discussion around it, apart from the continuing debate about smartphones?
Technological universities are an essential part of third level and deserve funding
Resources must be allocated to each link in the higher education chain to guarantee the Irish system can deliver for its students, society and the economy
Irish universities risk ‘quiet and gradual decline’ due to funding shortages, Trinity provost warns
Prof Linda Doyle warns of ‘a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness’ as world-class education threatened by high student-staff ratios
Have your say: Did the CAO work for you?
Following criticisms from secondary school principals we would like to hear your views on the Central Applications Office system
CAO is a ‘cruel lottery’: Is there a fairer system?
There are alternative college admission models, such as university entrance exams and interviews, but none is perfect
Rising student dropout rates may be linked to high rents and commuting, university chief warns
University of Galway president says top students may end up going overseas
After-school activities: How many is too many?
Deciding the number of activities depends on the child, who they are and how their brain works, says psychotherapist Bethan O’Riordan
CAO 2024: Universities set to use random selection for some high points courses
Dentistry, health, veterinary medicine, business and management courses among those most in demand
Irish students ‘significantly less likely’ to engage with complex information
Educational Research Centre publishes Cultivating Creativity report in in collaboration with the OECD and the Department of Education
Universities say they face shortage of funds to pay existing staff this year
€92m hole in college finances due to unfunded pay awards for thousands of staff agreed by Government, says association
Prof Hugh Brady: ‘Quality of Irish university experience is slipping, and going to get worse over time’
Prof Hugh Brady, who helped establish Imperial College London as the UK’s highest ranking university, warns that Irish colleges are suffering
Confusion over new protections for student renters as clock ticks down to new academic year
UL student told he would lose his deposit and be held liable for rent if he vacated property after finishing his studies for the year
Trinity is highest-ranked Irish university despite slipping in world standings
UCD narrows gap by jumping 45 places to 126th in latest QS World University Rankings
My son wants to drop out of his college course. What should he do next?
There are lots of options available, but there is a financial cost to repeating or starting a new degree course
Gardaí called to UCD after students who occupied building were removed by staff
Protesters from pro-Palestine encampment occupied University Club before being removed
Too many college students are working long hours and try to get by with online notes
We have a problem with low class attendance, poor engagement and declining student mental health
TU Dublin ‘pauses’ student intake for 15 college courses to help tackle deficit of almost €9m
University review finds ‘considerable number’ of programmes with low student numbers
My 19-year-old college-going son is depressed and anxious
Ask the Expert: Do you think my son needs to go to see a psychiatrist?
Lecturers ‘under pressure’ to pass foreign students due to financial concerns
Irish universities have become increasingly reliant on lucrative international students to plug holes in their finances despite concerns about their English language proficiency
Family withdraws Trinity bursary in protest over college becoming ‘no-go zone for Jews’
College says all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism, have ‘absolutely no place’ on campus
Trinity students to end protest after college agrees plans to divest from Israeli companies
Protest led to shutdown of city centre campus, including Book of Kells, since last Friday
How did the Book of Kells end up in Trinity College Dublin?
The 1,200 year-old manuscript is a significant tourist attraction which earns Trinity College about €350,000 a week
‘Fionn is fluent in Irish. It would be a shame to lose it.’ The boy who can’t access a secondary Gaelscoil
Advocates of Irish-medium education criticise Department of Education over second-level shortage
Plan for extra 1,000 student rooms to go before Cabinet
Firing gun on budgetary process will also be started with economic update from Minister for Finance Michael McGrath
Irish universities risk undermining their autonomy through self-inflicted wounds
Universities are, in many respects, authors of their own misfortune – which threatens to become a misfortune for all of us.
Trinity College Dublin bucks trends with surplus but warns of rising costs across third level
Government urged to honour pledge to boost core funding for higher education sector
I want to do a postgrad, but they’re hugely expensive. Are there grants available?
Grants for postgraduate courses were axed during the recession, but have been restored in recent years
‘Tackle funding crisis, plug skills gaps and boost pay’: the key challenges facing the new Minister for Higher Education
Simon Harris has left his successor Patrick O’Donovan with a series of complex challenges
Limerick Voice named newspaper of the year at National Student Media Awards
Award made following death of publication’s editor Joe Drennan in hit-and-run incident in October
Universities set to run deficits of €15m as some colleges struggle with rising costs
Higher Education Authority officials set to visit TU Dublin and UL amid concern over spending
Low-paid PhD students: ‘I work three part-time jobs to make ends meet living in Dublin’
Despite their vital role in higher education, many survive on less than €10,000 a year
Irish ‘ghost student’ visa scam raises alarm in Dublin language schools
Non-European Economic Area nationals using ‘risky’ fake documents are undermining businesses, English language schools say
How the Dublin language school visa scam works: €1,150 paid to a Revolut account for fake letters
Scammers are offering documents such as school enrolment letters, health insurance and attendance certs
Government is failing technological universities. Can they be saved?
Student numbers in newly created third-level institutions have dropped over the past two years. The sector now faces strong headwinds
‘There’s huge anger’: Disabled students feel they are slipping through the cracks
Pandemic era was life-changing for vulnerable learners who were able to access online lectures and alternative assessment - but many say they feel excluded once again
Many students who drop out of college are working in retail or hospitality a year later
CSO study tracks outcomes for thousands of learners who did not progress to the second year of their degree course
‘A perfect storm’: Why more students are dropping out of college
Latest Higher Education Authority data doesn’t tell us why students have dropped out, but there are clues
College dropout rates climb amid concern over student mental health
Almost 7,000 students did not progress to the second year of their course in 2021/2022
Disused UCD performance space transformed into €2.5m Trapdoor theatre
UCD's old drama society venue has been transformed into Trapdoor, a €2.5 million state-of-the-art performance theatre
Staff requirement to promote ‘gender ideology’ is threat to academic freedom, say lecturers
Universities in Ireland required to participate in charter to be eligible for State research funding
‘It was carnage’: Why schools are powering off students’ smartphones
Once seen as the future of self-directed learning, secondary schools are increasingly moving to restrict or ban phones
Legal students crowned winners of the Irish Times Debate final
Contestants debated the motion that ‘referendums are no way to run a country’
Conviction, clear argument and humour: the secrets of successful debate speeches
As the final of The Irish Times Debate nears, we give contestants some last-minute advice
Harris seeks to deepen education collaboration during US visit
Minister to visit universities in Washington to discuss ways in which educational collaboration between US and Ireland can be deepened
‘We don’t serve the elite’: How Diarmuid Hegarty built Ireland’s largest private third-level institution
Griffith College president says there has been an ideological bias against the private sector - but that may be changing
Students from Trinity College and Kings Inns universities secure places in Irish Times debate final
The final is due to take place at UCD’s Astra Hall on February 22nd, chaired by Chief Justice of Ireland Donal O’Donnell
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