Third Level

Applying for college this year? Whether applying for a course at home or abroad, here’s all you need to know

Rejection rate for manuscripts is around 90%, which is an issue because successful research and publishing are crucial to rankings

AI brings challenges to contest but more positives than negatives, co-founder says

Apprenticeships and new tertiary degrees could be combined into a single applications system, says Department of Education advisory board

Revenue figures show roughly one in four PAYE worker is overpaying tax, mostly by failing to claim reliefs to which they are entitled

Within nine months of graduating 80% of graduates employed, with most earning up to €40,000 a year

Universities are providing more programmes for disabled students - but learners say we need to do far more to promote greater inclusion in education

Man in his 20s claims decisions of university, fitness-to-practise committee and visiting panel ‘unfair and unjust’

Feeder Schools data shows how Ireland’s children progress after completing second-level education.

Irish-medium schools continue to outperform the national average in third-level progression but figures show cause for concern

Class gap persists with greater numbers from affluent areas attending college

Just two of the 10 schools with the highest third-level progression rate in 2024 were fee-paying

Brian Mooney outlines key aspects of third-level progression analysis and some common issues that arise

Recent increases in grant eligibility to result in higher numbers qualifying for financial assistance

Eligibility rules for grants are more generous - but the cost of student accommodation can still be prohibitive

University to transform flagship exhibition space on Pearse Street into campus’s first student centre

Fewer students awarded first-class degrees but proportion of high achievers is 40% higher than in 2015

The move to almost double the number of graduates in this area means points should fall, but not by a huge amount

A degree in this area opens a vast array of career pathways and is highly valued around the world

Some 56% have degree-level qualification with rates higher among young people and women

Paschal Donohoe accuses Fianna Fáil of inflating campaign figures by up to €5.2bn

Funding for eligible part-time undergraduate students was introduced for the first time last summer

Veteran war reporter’s records over 50-year career include notes from interviews with Osama bin Laden

Despite eye-rolling over a college course for wannabe social media stars, infuencing is a serious business valued at around $250 billion

Ask the Expert: Our daughter has autism and would not attend school for three years. Now at college, her attendance has improved greatly, but we walk on eggshells around her. How can we better support her?

There is no great urgency in selecting courses, but it is very important to read up on all-important instructions

Open Day visits provide prospective students with a valuable opportunity to investigate third-level facilities

Prof Michael Murphy succeeds Dr Maurice Manning as NUI’s sixth chancellor since 1908

Focus on the ‘science of science’ is ensuring better research outcomes

These educational programmes are implemented in the spirit of PC/woke, but that exerts a chilling effect on free expression of ideas

As a country which once privileged the value of education, we should be deeply ashamed that we have effectively stood by and allowed our institutes of higher education to rot

A-level conversion rates, the career guidance culture and cost of living are among reasons why just 1% of CAO applicants are from the North

The Eavan Boland Library will be the first building on Trinity’s campus to be named after a woman

The second-year law student at University of Galway on discrimination she has faced as a Traveller and how education became her refuge

Ask Roe: Know what is healthy and unhealthy in a relationship, practise and value kindness, make a point of being yourself, and understand consent

I regarded university as a resource to be used, not a place to be told what to do

USC, inheritance tax, childcare, child benefit, social welfare, college fees, VAT rate: How the budget will affect parents, students, renters, mortgage holders, farmers, pensioners and carers

Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Holly Cairns and others reply to letters from students and recent graduates on the key issues they face today

Trinity College Dublin lecturer and author Kevin Power gives his take on students’ use of AI to help them with exam papers

Intermezzo author explains how she treats quotation marks in her writing