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
Irish Universities Association
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
Colleges’ capacity to deliver skilled graduates is ‘stretched to the limit’, warn university presidents
Government told rising student-staff ratios threaten education quality in a sector facing a €600m financial shortfall
‘Staggering’ surplus in State training fund may be used to boost workers’ skills in face of AI threat
Simon Harris says €1.5 billion surplus could be used to help upskill or reskill thousands of employees
Ireland needs to double healthcare places in college to meet skills demand, Donnelly says
Expansion plans would see a sharp increase in medical and nursing students in ‘coming years’
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