University College Dublin (UCD)

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

Research Lives: Haematologist and clinician scientist Prof Jonathan Bond on how his work is advancing care for childhood cancer patients

Of the nine Irish universities ranked five dropped, three remained in same position, and one, Dublin City University, improved

Case Study: mature student Caroline Cahill (46)

That’s Maths: New scientific theories often use mathematical methods developed decades earlier

Dept of Education paper says universities cite significant increases in demand for accommodation

Understanding immune response in animals pivotal to developing breeding techniques and more to prevent disease before animals sicken

Director Colm Baireád and producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoí recognised for achievements ‘in the field of Irish language filmmaking’

‘We have been given no options at all, we’ll just have to take what we can get or pay through the nose for it’

Students face sometimes ‘chaotic and claustrophobic’ shared spaces and rising prices countrywide

Friends of the Earth report card concludes ‘programme for Government commitments were not strong enough in first place’

Prospective students can avail of different pathways to university education in the State

Study finds in many countries the mental health of young people has declined over the past two decades and was made worse by Covid and the measures taken to contain it

The average person eating a balanced diet is in no need of vitamin supplementation

FarmZeroC wants its approach to be deployed across thousands of farms

More than €370m has already been allocated to 104 projects, 46 of which focus on artificial intelligence

Researchers explain how microplastics are entering almost every part of the human body and their detrimental effects

That’s Maths: Infinity originally fell within the domain of philosophers and theologians but today it is a key concern of mathematics

Research Lives: Frank Convery, adjunct professor, University College Dublin Earth Institute

Lack of alternative parties means Independent candidates attracting disaffected voters

In the Republic, some students have encountered ignorance, distorted views and even hostility

UCD narrows gap by jumping 45 places to 126th in latest QS World University Rankings

Irish researchers confirm tiny worm acts as effective model in detecting human mutations linked to eye conditions that can lead to blindness

Landmark study finds primary pupils most often feel happy, good about themselves, cared for and safe

Entry from Evanna Winters explores ‘wood wide web’, the subterranean fungal network that extends beneath forest floor

Slogans chalked on campus walls include ‘long live the intifada’, ‘Zionism is terrorism’ and ‘death to Zionism’

Poincaré was a French scientific giant in the late 19th and early 20th century who made fundamental contributions to all major areas of mathematics

Social sciences seek to understand how people interact with each other, how society functions and how cultures develop

Directly improving patient well-being can be a very rewarding career.

Organisers issue list of demands to university, including the end of all academic ties with Israel and removal of Israeli goods from campus

Student leaders have tried all the moves in the activist playbook, but it’s hard to rage against the system when a majority of the country, including the Government, agrees with you

Private investors are still circling the Irish student housing market amid a significant shortfall in beds

50% jump in top degrees awarded by universities since 2015 prompts concern over grade inflation

Understanding the inner workings of oscillations holds the key to comprehension of much of the modern world

One in seven people over the age of 50 in Ireland have chronic kidney disease, yet many are unaware of it

The Formalist School regards mathematics as a kind of game where symbols are manipulated according to clear rules but have no inherent or underlying meaning

Rotation of Eirsat-1, which is no bigger than a brick, righted by ground teams after being ejected from SpaceX rocket

Irish patients sought for international study aiming to better understand the connections between the two conditions

UCD's old drama society venue has been transformed into Trapdoor, a €2.5 million state-of-the-art performance theatre

Risks are associated with eating too much meat but some nutritional claims are based on flawed data, say two of Ireland’s leading food and diet specialists