Regardless of whether they are still at home, or in their own place, younger adults seem to be finding it harder to form long-term relationships
Students face a dearth of on-campus beds, hours-long commutes, couch-surfing and a scrap for rooms in an already overheated private rental market. There is no quick fix
Research Lives: Jens Walter, professor of ecology, food and the microbiome at UCC
While radio waves are the method of choice when searching for signals of intelligent alien life, other detectable signs also exist
Carbon budgets should be sent back to the climate council with clear instructions to reassess them against Paris commitments
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A student is not contracted to an employer and is not paid, whereas an apprentice is, but a student has more time to socialise and join clubs
Government is under pressure to end its extensive culling programme
Leaving Cert grades still subject to an ongoing distorting effect
UCC historian Jerome Aan de Wiel unearths diplomatic archive material showing Collins’s associate overture to French intelligence
Poet and spoken-word artist Dagogo Hart has written a new children’s book about his experience of moving from Nigeria to Ireland
Dr Nina Cnockaert-Guillou’s love of Irish history started at a young age in France and has taken her a long way
Despite recent publicity, Ireland’s rate of infection is low, with good safety procedures in place
UCC, Galway and Maynooth researchers to investigate modelling and resilience
‘For Ireland, with outsized methane emissions, to base its long-term climate target on stabilising warming sets a dangerous precedent’
At a Time of Climate Crisis: There are serious questions over the sustainability of hydrotreated vegetable oil and the industries that are promoting its use
Cumbersome planning systems greatly delay grid developments
Louise O’Keeffe, who took State to court over failure to protect her, questioned Government’s guidance on issue
There is evidence that mood can boost the immune system – watching funny films, for example, strengthens immunity and reduces allergic reactions
Social worker Abeer Ali Ansari moved from Karachi in Pakistan to Cork to study at UCC in 2017
Students’ annual holiday pilgrimage is in full swing and some parents are even jetting out to stay nearby just in case
At a Time of Climate Crisis: Focusing solely on the feasibility of 1.5 risks paralysis; instead, debate should centre on how to reduce warming and prepare for large-scale carbon drawdown
When should you start saving? ‘When a child is born’
Iodine is essential for thyroid hormone production that supports a baby’s brain development
Rosalind Franklin’s contribution to discovering the structure of life’s genetic material rarely receives more mention than a footnote
Ireland is most improved third-level system in Europe, global league table shows
UCD generated nearly €290 million from its accommodation units during the 10-year period
Signatories from 11 universities describe response to October 7th, 2023 attacks by Hamas as ‘a well-televised genocide’
PhD researchers in Ireland say the payment they receive is simply not enough
At a Time of Climate Crisis: Pioneering Donegal project shows how long-duration energy storage can make a big contribution
System has blind spot, leaving adults and children silenced and at risk, says Women’s Aid
Labour Party criticises delay to proposals to introduce leave for pregnancy loss
Research Lives: Dr Seán McCarthy, Hyperion
Business Post Group COO says move `probable’ but with no completed plans
Ireland can be a world leader in scientific breakthrough when the right conditions are in place
Policymakers should ‘reassess the nature of bonus points’ to reduce the incentive to aim for a low passing grade, study says
Irish artist says: ‘I think there’s a freedom here that comes from being postcolonial’
Prof Dorothy Breen has set up coaching and mentoring service by doctors for doctors
In a billion years’ time the sun will become hot enough to boil our oceans
Simon Harris said tertiary degrees meant students would not have to worry about Leaving Cert points
Cork city has ‘particularly high density of otters’ and council can do more to monitor them, experts say
We are creatures of habit for a reason. The automatic nature of habits helps people meet their daily life needs more effortlessly
Recent high-profile corporate backtracking from climate commitments shows the fragility of pledges when attention and accountability drift
O’Callaghan considering reforms to in-camera rules restricting reports on sensitive court proceedings
Spending €24bn on projects such as upgrading the grid and electrifying transport and heating could transform the nation
Coláiste Chiaráin in Leixlip, Co Kildare sent highest proportion of students to third level last year
The greatest cost of new fossil fuel projects may be the missed opportunity to build clean energy
From GM foods to nuclear power, there is no shortage of incorrect and harmful messaging on the left side of the spectrum
Minister signals the €1,000 cut to third-level fees could be reversed this year
A new book by the artist Dorothy Cross tells the remarkable story of Cecil, UCC’s Egyptian mummy, and his return home
World sleepwalking towards social upheaval sparked by extended period of falling births, unless urgent action taken
The Floral study will give researchers more vital data onthe effect of the pandemic on the microbiome, allergies and social development
From the Galway pantry tackling food waste to breakfast clubs and training restaurants, campus dining is having a moment
Ireland’s third-level institutions offer a range of postgraduate degree options. Here we explore a selection of available courses.
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
