Paludiculture could see Ireland’s peatlands store vast amounts of carbon and yield profit
University of Galway leads EU-funded project exploring wetland farming technique’s dual potential
University College Dublin (UCD)
From Delhi to Dublin: ‘I ended up making really good friends, they are my safety net’
New to the Parish: Nishtha Khanna moved from India to Ireland in September 2020
‘Punch to the gut’: Students condemn potential €1,000 rise in third-level fees
Minister signals the €1,000 cut to third-level fees could be reversed this year
Wearable tech: ‘It’s like having a personal health coach in your pocket. I live a healthier, better life because I have this’
Developments in health technology allow us to take more personal responsibility for our wellbeing, which may have significant consequences for the future
The Routledge Companion to 21st-century Irish Writing: academics deliver hefty report from the coalface on the state of our culture
A mixed-bag on purpose, the volume spans prose, poetry and drama then looks at the new in an uncertain era of change
Vernal equinox marks the emergence of spring
That’s Maths: The Earth’s axis is at right angles to the line from sun to Earth, the sun is directly over the equator and the lengths of day and night are approximately equal
Food on campus: Greasy college grub makes way for smart student-led initiatives
From the Galway pantry tackling food waste to breakfast clubs and training restaurants, campus dining is having a moment
Spotlight on postgraduate options
Ireland’s third-level institutions offer a range of postgraduate degree options. Here we explore a selection of available courses.
Irish company to unveil world-first quantum computing server
Equal1, a spin-out from UCD, has developed a sillicon-based server for use in data centres and high-performance computing
Philosopher Richard Kearney and healthcare pioneer Michael Dowling awarded St Patrick’s Day Medals
Taoiseach pays tribute to ‘exceptional work being carried out by the Irish research diaspora across the US’
New system for appointing judges is an ‘important safeguard’ for judicial independence – Chief Justice
Commission of judges and lay members to begin public work this week
Dublin Bus services between Heuston and UCD restored after policy U-turn
Direct connection between Heuston and UCD had been lost following implementation of the BusConnects network redesign
The company of wolves: should large predators be reintroduced to Ireland?
What we really need is a study, not on the feasibility of wolves or lynx here, but on people and how our values, attitudes and perceptions might evolve to accommodate them
Quantum physics, a century old, still passes understanding
That’s Maths: Werner Heisenberg’s seminal work on quantum theory, published in 1925, represented the dawn of a new era in physics
Unforgotten star Sinéad Keenan: ‘UCD had an awful lot of arty-farty people. I felt, oh Jesus, I can’t compete with that’
The Dublin actor got her break in Fair City more than 20 years ago but left for London soon after. Now she plays Jess James, the Irish top copper in ITV’s acclaimed cold-case crime drama
Student solicitors win place in Irish Times debate final
David Rattigan and Emer Nolan take team place, while Trinity’s Mary Woods makes individual final
Surprising discoveries in the family tree of mathematics
A vast project tracing the history of mathematics reveals that this column is brought to you thanks in part to an illustrious thinker from nearly 1,000 years ago
Exploring the power of urban green spaces to connect
Research Lives: Dr Tadhg MacIntyre, Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University
Parents struggling to meet rising cost of student accommodation among complaints to Minister
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
The surprising utility of square wheels
Among their uses are smoothing out bumps in a track, and allowing a bridge to roll
Decoding early signals to catch ovarian cancer sooner
Research Lives: Aideen McCabe, PhD student, University College Cork
Dervilla Donnelly obituary: Internationally renowed chemist
UCD professor was a mentor, friend and role model to many, particularly to women
The Dead review: James Joyce’s tragicomedy wraps around the audience in a hugely engaging, immensely accomplished evening
Theatre: Marty Rea and Maeve Fitzgerald star as Gabriel and Gretta Conroy in Louise Lowe’s promenade staging of the beloved Dubliners story
Grade inflation falls at Irish universities following concern over integrity of degrees
Fewer students awarded first-class degrees but proportion of high achievers is 40% higher than in 2015
Goodbye to the 46A: End of legendary Dublin bus route made famous in song
The bus memorialised by Bagatelle, which runs from Phoenix Park to Dún Laoghaire, is a cross-section of the city, geographically and socially. It will soon be replaced by a 24-hour service
The never-ending quest for enormous prime numbers
That’s Maths: As they get larger, prime numbers spread out, separated by growing gaps which make the search more challenging
The Dead brought to life: how James Joyce’s celebrated short story is being re-created as an immersive experience
Featuring Marty Rea, Maeve Fitzgerald and Marie Mullen, Louise Lowe’s re-creation is taking over Newman House, on St Stephen’s Green in Dublin
University open days: when they take place and what makes each university unique
Key details about 2024-2025 open days for UCC, UCD, TCD, UL, Maynooth University, University of Galway, DCU and RCSI
Joe Duffy’s Liveline can sound unmoored when not anchored by weighty subjects
RTÉ presenter hears rambling nostalgia and minor gripes, while Myles Dungan keeps history fresh
New project to explore potential for restoring oyster reefs in Dublin Bay
University College Dublin teams up with Codling Wind Park to promote and enhance marine biodiversity
Tom Garvin: UCD politics professor and author dies
Professor made major contribution to establishment of his discipline in Ireland and taught generations of students
Why weather forecasts in Ireland and across the world are about to get more accurate
With the rapid advance of artificial intelligence, forecasting skill is expected to increase significantly
Why do so few students from Northern Ireland attend college in the South?
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
‘We want to make cancer treatments less toxic for children with leukaemia’: A genomic boost to treat children’s cancer
Research Lives: Haematologist and clinician scientist Prof Jonathan Bond on how his work is advancing care for childhood cancer patients
Trinity College Dublin drops five places to 139th in world university rankings
Of the nine Irish universities ranked five dropped, three remained in same position, and one, Dublin City University, improved
‘If you’re my age and finally arriving at university, you have a great appreciation for being there’
Case Study: mature student Caroline Cahill (46)
Hamilton’s dynamics: A prescient framework for quantum mechanics
That’s Maths: New scientific theories often use mathematical methods developed decades earlier
Student accommodation crisis: Three applications for every bed on campus
Dept of Education paper says universities cite significant increases in demand for accommodation
One Health approach focusing on link between animal and human wellbeing key to preventing pandemics
Understanding immune response in animals pivotal to developing breeding techniques and more to prevent disease before animals sicken
Filmmakers behind Oscar-nominated feature An Cailín Ciúin conferred with honorary UCD degrees
Director Colm Baireád and producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoí recognised for achievements ‘in the field of Irish language filmmaking’
Concern mounts over student accommodation availability as CAO offers issued
‘We have been given no options at all, we’ll just have to take what we can get or pay through the nose for it’
Most third-level colleges increase on-campus accommodation costs for coming year
Students face sometimes ‘chaotic and claustrophobic’ shared spaces and rising prices countrywide
Government ‘scrapes a B- grade’ in climate action report card
Friends of the Earth report card concludes ‘programme for Government commitments were not strong enough in first place’
Alternative access routes to Irish universities
Prospective students can avail of different pathways to university education in the State
Global research warns of accelerating mental health problems and illness among young people
Study finds in many countries the mental health of young people has declined over the past two decades and was made worse by Covid and the measures taken to contain it
Multivitamin supplements are little more than expensive placebos
The average person eating a balanced diet is in no need of vitamin supplementation
The cows are smaller, hardier and more efficient: Inside a ‘climate-neutral’ Irish dairy farm
FarmZeroC wants its approach to be deployed across thousands of farms
Applications reopened for disruptive technologies innovation fund
More than €370m has already been allocated to 104 projects, 46 of which focus on artificial intelligence
Microplastics are in the heart, lungs, penis, breast milk. Can we keep them out of our bodies?
Researchers explain how microplastics are entering almost every part of the human body and their detrimental effects
To see a world in a grain of sand
That’s Maths: Infinity originally fell within the domain of philosophers and theologians but today it is a key concern of mathematics
Number of Independents doubles in 15 years as public tire of traditional parties
Lack of alternative parties means Independent candidates attracting disaffected voters
Crunching the carbon count for climate action
Research Lives: Frank Convery, adjunct professor, University College Dublin Earth Institute
‘You’re not Irish. You’re not one of us’: Northern students on a year in the South
In the Republic, some students have encountered ignorance, distorted views and even hostility
Trinity is highest-ranked Irish university despite slipping in world standings
UCD narrows gap by jumping 45 places to 126th in latest QS World University Rankings
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