Exploring the power of urban green spaces to connect
Research Lives: Dr Tadhg MacIntyre, Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University
Research Lives: Dr Tadhg MacIntyre, Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University
The biggest reforms to the exam in a century are due to roll out later this year. Are schools ready for the challenge?
Minister for Higher Education hears of burden of high cost of rental homes for students in letters of complaint at the start of the academic year
Universities are providing more programmes for disabled students - but learners say we need to do far more to promote greater inclusion in education
Fewer students awarded first-class degrees but proportion of high achievers is 40% higher than in 2015
The speed of decline in the ocean current system known as Amoc will determine whether Ireland can adapt or face catastrophic impacts
Marwa Zamir moved to Ireland in 2016 when she was 13. She says she was the only one in her family who was excited
Linda Chanders was diagnosed in 2021 with a malignant melanoma, leading her to develop the SUNiRE Landen face shield, which protects those recovering from skin cancer and anyone who works or plays sport outdoors
Key details about 2024-2025 open days for UCC, UCD, TCD, UL, Maynooth University, University of Galway, DCU and RCSI
Although many young teachers are emigrating, most have chosen to stay in Ireland. Five of them share their experiences
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Maynooth University study finds ‘little and often’ approach is just as effective as longer assignments
Dept of Education paper says universities cite significant increases in demand for accommodation
Students face sometimes ‘chaotic and claustrophobic’ shared spaces and rising prices countrywide
Prospective students can avail of different pathways to university education in the State
Broadway, here he comes. But first there were Ulster feiseanna, sports and his family’s literary drive
If life on our one and only planet is to be pulled back from the brink, the time for voluntary ecological measures from businesses has surely passed
GAA fanatic Jodie Weldon was 16 years old when she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma
Chance of temperature event of 33 degrees increases from 1 in 180-year event in 1942 to 1 in 9-year event in 2020
Astronomers have spotted dozens of rogue planets floating free from their stars
University students give wildly differing accounts of their experience of living in rented rooms in private homes
There is growing evidence that pesticides are implicated in declines of everything from songbirds to bug life in rivers and streams
Social sciences seek to understand how people interact with each other, how society functions and how cultures develop
Ireland contributes to the European Defence Fund but is one of the least active participants
The funds will be used to part-finance three projects and 1,000 beds in UCD, DCU and Maynooth which will offer a proportion of beds at rents below market value
Firing gun on budgetary process will also be started with economic update from Minister for Finance Michael McGrath
Research Lives: Dr Emma Whelan, associate professor, Maynooth University School of Experimental Physics
Ferdinand Levy arrived to study medicine at Trinity College and became a notable and respected figure in the city’s artistic scene
Academic and housing policy commentator to run in Midlands-North-West constituency
Research your funding options well before starting your application for postgraduate studies
The Belfast-born academic had a particularly distinguished and innovative reputation in the field of early modern Irish history
‘We are the generation that will be accused of intergenerational sabotage in years to come, because we have consumed so far beyond what is sustainable’
Women most likely to encounter direct and online abuse from the public, study of local authority members finds
Innovative monitoring project to identify emissions hotspots and provide real-time data on carbon dioxide, methane and air quality
Extra beds come as Government announces €61m for first phase of new student accommodation scheme
More than a quarter of a million graduates will be entitled to vote in the election of his successor later this year
Being open to different ideas and approaches can lead to a more dynamic and rewarding career journey
Last year shattered global temperature record with the largest jump ever recorded
Feeder Schools: What factors should you consider before deciding on a school for your child?
Separate UK Met Office research finds waters off North of Ireland jumped by 5 degrees
‘My fear is the national narrative is making climate change to the 95 per cent of people who are not in agriculture somebody else’s problem,’ climatologist Peter Thorne says
Ukrainians in Ireland say they moved to Ireland to escape the war, they ‘don’t think about supports’ and they ‘came to work’
Two new rules were tested in Belfield this week, and they did not find favour with the UCD coach
Most college open days include workshops on subjects such as admissions and scholarships
Viktor Yushchenko tells Maynooth event Putin is not only ‘problem’ for Ukraine
With communities still dealing with the trauma of Storm Babet, it has prompted the question: should Met Éireann have issued a red alert rather than an orange one?
The State may be reluctant to embrace a new approach to housing delivery, but factory-built housing could deliver thousands of homes
Tech giant says the facility will create a ‘large number of permanent jobs’ once fully operational
The possibility of finding affordable accommodation is, in some cases, determining which CAO options students select
Theft of lands from native nobility — Gaelic and old English — to English and Scottish settlers created new Protestant ascendancy
CAO offers: Estimated 80 per cent of college applicants will likely secure one of their top-three course preferences
All but one of the 39 Dáil constituencies have more than 30,000 people per TD, exceeding the representative people-per-deputy limit set by the Constitution
Leaving Certificate isn’t the be-all and end-all. Most colleges have alternative admission routes not based solely on an accumulation of CAO points
Irish scientist lead the processing of the new image image taken by a mid-infrared instrument
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
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices