Analysis by State determines benefits ‘clearly outweigh’ costs of Technological University buildings planned for Galway and Letterkenny, Carlow and Waterford, and Shannon
University aims to return to financial sustainability following €8.6m deficit and falling student numbers
Fewer students awarded first-class degrees but proportion of high achievers is 40% higher than in 2015
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: Artificial Intelligence provides immense opportunity for Ireland, if we can address its voracious requirement for power
Galway and Limerick universities to offer medicine courses next year to ease CAO points pressure
Thousands of students set to walk out of classes to attend national protest over tuition fees and rising costs
Five senior Science Foundation Ireland staff made protected disclosures last December involving claims against Prof Nolan
New national science forum to enhance ability to respond to challenges such as climate change and pandemic threats
Many students say they are forced to commute long distances due to accommodation shortages
Prof Linda Doyle warns of ‘a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness’ as world-class education threatened by high student-staff ratios
Move to include expanded intakes for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, podiatric medicine and physiotherapy programmes
Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland amalgamates Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council with annual budget of more than €300m
Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy refused to grant orders permitting his return to work at SFI pending full determination of his court case
Prof Nolan is embroiled in a legal row with board of Science Foundation Ireland
Science Foundation Ireland to be subsumed into new State agency but unclear if Nolan will be involved
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
Case likely to hinge on issue of whether fair procedures were applied when board of science funding body summarily dismissed director general
Plan questioned after similar facility, ‘the Explorium’, reopened this year after pandemic
Director general is challenging dismissal without notice from State agency and rejects findings against him of inappropriate behaviour in dealings with management team
It was particularly egregious that allegations of misogyny were made public when they had been dismissed by an investigator as hearsay, says counsel for SFI director general
Nolan is before the High Court seeking extension of orders preventing his dismissal from state agency
Science Foundation Ireland will in the High Court attempt to justify its decision to dismiss Nolan as director general of the State agency
Science Foundation Ireland director general departs as State research agency is in the throes of a challenging merger
More powerful successor to supercomputer - named after pioneering Irish scientist - is due soon but funding has yet to be approved
Minister for Agriculture declines to comment on investigation of Science Foundation Ireland chief executive Prof Philip Nolan
Money will fund 600-plus research roles in bioeconomy, agrifood, neurological disease and advanced manufacturing
Despite their vital role in higher education, many survive on less than €10,000 a year
Pamela Cullotty left school early with no expectations. Now, she hopes to inspire others in the Traveller community to embrace education
SFI has become a flagship funder of scientific research in our universities, with corresponding aid to industry for collaborative research via the IDA and Enterprise Ireland
Ireland spent two decades building the Science Foundation Ireland brand. We know how well it has served the country
Universities in Ireland required to participate in charter to be eligible for State research funding
Developers of two student housing blocks in Dublin told local planners tenants would be offered 40-week leases
Mr Harris was responding to questions about a report that more than 80 children across five counties are tutored at home because of their inability to secure places at local schools
Union accuses Department of Further and Higher Education of failing to honour 2017 agreement on establishment of new universities
‘We must continue to give R&D funding sufficient priority to ensure Ireland remains a strong innovation leader,’ say Simon Harris
Current system widely seen as penalising students in Northern Ireland by requiring them to have four A-levels
Trinity College Dublin will headquarter research drive that will examine ‘challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and water degradation’
Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland follows merger of Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council
CERN membership move is culmination of long campaign urging Irish membership of body developing technology of tomorrow
Dundalk institute has 500 staff and 5,000 students and has been running deficits in recent years
Simon Harris to unveil €434 million partnership between European Investment Bank and Housing Finance Agency
Coalition’s independent science adviser to provide expert assistance in attempts to ‘address complex policy challenges’
Science Foundation Ireland director general identifies three key challenges for the State’s research centres: digital change, green transition and ageing
Staff complain of not being paid out of term and being employed on temporary or part-time contracts
We can no longer assume what we learned in four years of study is sufficient to last a lifetime, says Harris
Jacob Haskins didn’t have enough points to secure his first CAO choice so he took an alternative route to UCD
Plant hire contractors say Government ignores pleas for aid with training
CAO offers: Estimated 80 per cent of college applicants will likely secure one of their top-three course preferences
Here are alternatives to explore when college offers disappoint - because the CAO is no longer the only game in town
Focus shifting from CAO points race and the pressure it puts on students to alternative routes to third-level education
Courses available in healthcare, enterprise, ICT, creative sectors, engineering, manufacturing and construction under unified tertiary system
Leaving Cert scripts were adjusted upwards in recent weeks
Widely-held belief that CAO points are determined by colleges in advance and remain relatively constant is incorrect
Young people are being put off by their parents who remember the last recession when many construction workers lost their jobs, study finds
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
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