Third Level

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

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

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

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

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

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

Phenomenon reversed for mature students, with those receiving support more likely to finish

Former taoiseach warns against populism and prejudice but concedes immigration a challenge for Irish society

Third-level student says smoking weed is so normalised you might need to make an excuse for not wanting to smoke

Not everyone gets the same start in life, but some organisations are doing their best to address disadvantages

Having students and new graduates take over The Irish Times Magazine for an edition has been exciting, challenging, inspiring and mildly terrifying

Sinn Féin and Labour express support for scrapping €3,000 student registration charge, but two main Government parties say boosting student grants is more equitable

Many students say they are forced to commute long distances due to accommodation shortages

One of best-kept secrets for access to third level is a new route that does not require Leaving Cert points

How recent graduates can adapt to and thrive in their new work environment.

Resources must be allocated to each link in the higher education chain to guarantee the Irish system can deliver for its students, society and the economy

Prof Linda Doyle warns of ‘a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness’ as world-class education threatened by high student-staff ratios

As the college year begins, we’ve scoured the country for some of the best budget food offers out there

No matter what option he eventually chooses, he has until the end of sixth year to make his choices