Ireland lagging in global research race due to little public spending on R&D
State needs to treble level of public R&D investment to catch up with leaders Denmark
Time for reality to match rhetoric on R&D investment
Ireland languishes near foot of EU league table regardless of how you measure it
Department ‘ignored’ advice on third-level education
Former Higher Education Authority chief criticises Government ‘control’ over sector
Will new powers to regulate third level erode autonomy of universities?
Government insists moves will simply place key functions on a legal footing
What issues will dominate Irish education in 2019?
Leaving Cert reform, compulsory Irish and sex ed will be key issues in the coming year
Concerns raised over HEA interim chief’s ‘lack of experience in higher education’
UCD vice-president questioned Paul O’Toole’s suitability for role in internal email
Higher Education Authority seeks new laws to clarify its independence
HEA chief resigned this year amid frustration over Department ‘micro-managing’
Higher education chair urged chief to change his mind on resignation
Graham Love resigned as HEA boss amid frustration over ‘risk’ faced by colleges
Solas chief executive to head Higher Education Authority
Dr Graham Love resigned as authority chief amid claims of Government interference
If we don’t support students, how can we expect our society to flourish?
Opinion: Many students wonder how they will find accommodation in a housing crisis
Investors losing faith in State’s education credentials – Ibec
Employers’ group says projects being lost because of lack of funding for higher education
Higher education chief resigns amid frustration over lack of autonomy
Sources claim some key proposed reforms have either been stymied or delayed
Large gender gaps in senior levels of Irish academia
Vast majority of top-paid posts held by men despite policies to promote equality
Government to examine ways of improving university performance in global rankings
Higher Education Authority chief warns that funding for system is ‘not sustainable’
Cork Institute of Technology in line of fire over party
CIT may face penalties over €13,000 retirement function which featured ice sculpture
Poorer students twice as likely to drop out of college in year one
Concern over males failing to progress studying computers and construction
More third level spending needed to attract top academics
Lack of education funding sees Irish universities fall in global rankings, conference told
Work of geologist, psychologist recognised by Royal Irish Academy
Prof Malcolm MacLachlan and Prof John J. Walsh praised for ‘world-renowned contributions’
Surge in numbers of young people taking apprenticeships
Almost 13,000 young people opted for ‘earn and learn’ options last year
Reviews finds weaknesses in safeguards over sale of college spinout firms
Report prompted by concerns over potential conflicts of interest among staff over commercialisation of research
Employment rates for graduates return to boom-time levels
ICT graduates earn most while those who hold arts degrees have lowest incomes
UL lifts suspension of whistleblowers whose claims sparked inquiry
University president accepts ‘serious mistakes in past’ and apologises for hurt caused
Number at third level with disabilities triples over a decade
Support funding per student drops by almost two-thirds to €1,025 between 2007 and 2015
Is doing a PhD a waste of time?
There are almost 9,000 PhD students in Irish third-level institutions
Irish parents blamed for high rate of overqualified workers
Education chief says parents are ‘obsessed’ with sending their children to third-level
Too few women at top levels in colleges, report shows
Only 21% of professors are women, with no female university head in 400 years
Universities resisted declaring tens of millions in assets
Audits also reveal extra payments to staff and non-compliance with procurement rules
More than 6,000 students drop out of college in first year
Highest drop-out rates in construction, computer science and engineering courses
Sale of ‘spinout’ company raises concerns over confict of interest
WIT president says his involvement with software firm FeedHenry was fully declared
Brexit could lead to increase in CAO points for Irish students
Higher international fees may lead to thousands of students staying at home
New HEA chief tells of ‘opportunities’ for colleges
Dr Graham Love says Ireland’s higher-education sector faces series of challenges
Alcohol and other drugs kill two people a day in Ireland
Fatalities up 62% over 10 years, with half of those who died aged 39 or younger
Young people have highest rate of psychiatric admissions
Report shows depression is the main reason for treatment in all age groups
Three people die from alcohol a day in Ireland, report shows
Irish drinkers consume 445 pints a year as State ranks fourth in OECD for consumption
Tissue storage could help to identify risks of pre-eclampsia
The Infant Biobank freezer facility contains more than 1.5 million tissue samples from pregnant women and their babies
Lady in bread: why Rosanna Davison has the pastry police up in arms
It's all the fault of gluten, says former Miss World Rosanna Davison, as she sets out to put our diets to right
Fluoride review finds no definitive evidence of negative effects
Most studies examined not suitable to prove or disprove link to health effects, research finds
‘Medicinal mushrooms’ among 36 projects to win €13.5m funding
Miniser for Health Leo Varadkar announces winners of funding from Health Research Board
Making use of surplus or donated tissue in fight against diseases
Biobanking makes donated human tissue accessible for research, so why isn’t more of it being done?
177,000 dependent drinkers in Ireland
Widespread harmful consumption of alcohol revealed in Health Research Board report
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