Changes announced to Hpat system for studying medicine
Modifications to Central Applications Office calculations not to begin until 2027
Irish Universities Association
Britain’s ambassador takes Darragh O’Brien’s name gaffe like a diplomat at summer garden party
‘We’ve so fallen in love with the city, country and people,’ says Paul Johnston, announcing he is to stay in Dublin
DCU took in nearly €13m from its student accommodation last year
The accounts bring Irish universities’ income from student accommodation over €120m for the first time
The future of Ireland depends on the progress of science
Ireland can be a world leader in scientific breakthrough when the right conditions are in place
State in bid to lure from US top researchers and academics disillusioned by Trump
Initiative is expected to target, among others, disillusioned academics who have lost financial backing due to Trump administration
Fund on way in Republic to attract US academics fleeing Trump pressure
Move geared to create professorships in universities and, in some cases, be backed by start-up supports and finance for research teams
Decoding early signals to catch ovarian cancer sooner
Research Lives: Aideen McCabe, PhD student, University College Cork
‘Crude and unfair’ CAO system must change, say school principals
A narrow approach to measuring students’ aptitudes may contribute to high dropout rates
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
Are the mistakes of Junior Cycle reform about to be repeated in the Leaving Cert?
There used to be more than 20 mandatory student practicals in the science subjects but in the new specification there are just 10 to 12 experiments
Thousands of State-subsidised courses on way to upskill in AI, sustainability and construction
More than 650 short, online university-accredited courses subsided by 50-80 per cent of normal costs
Student landlords’ decision to insist on 51-week tenancies a ‘retrograde step’, Irish universities say
Irish Universities Association ‘does not believe there is strong demand’ for longer leases
‘One second over and you’re disqualified’: Students compete in Ireland’s first ‘three-minute thesis’ final
Eight PhD researchers compete against the clock to distil their niche findings into bite-sized presentations
Over one-third of higher education teaching staff are considering leaving - survey
Staff complain of not being paid out of term and being employed on temporary or part-time contracts
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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