Unthinkable: Is it ethical to eat plants?Plants are ‘intelligent’, says philosopher Michael Marder, which is why we need to eat them with respectTue Oct 21 2014 - 10:57
Cog notes: How civic-minded are our schools?Concern has been expressed that some schools are dropping Civic, Social and Political EducationTue Oct 21 2014 - 01:00
The ideal graduate, according to University of LimerickIt’s no longer enough to be a scholar – the ideal graduate is also entrepreneurial, collaborative, articulate, responsible, creative, proactive and knowledgeableTue Oct 21 2014 - 01:00
Over €80 million to be spent on recruiting 1,700 school staffDepartment secures an extra €60m to meet demographic demandsTue Oct 14 2014 - 22:57
Unthinkable: What are the limits of civil disobedience?From boycotting water charges to ‘informing’ on your boss, what duties do you have when you protest?Tue Oct 14 2014 - 00:00
Cog Notes: The fallout from the unfilled formsBy last week only 62 per cent of post-primary schools had returned questionnaires designed to determine the allocation of resources for special educational needsTue Oct 14 2014 - 00:00
Planned schools admissions bill a form of ‘micro-management’Catholic church spokesman says schools have constitutional right to faith-based policyMon Oct 13 2014 - 19:13
Bishops warn of secularisation of Catholic schools‘To equate all religions is to empty them of any significance’ - education bodyMon Oct 13 2014 - 11:40
DCU, UCC award more ‘firsts’ in new indicator of grade inflationOver 10 years, 17.7% at DCU and UCC got a first compared to 11.9% at UCDMon Oct 13 2014 - 09:34
Are university grades being inflated to suit jobs market?Employers are increasingly using a 2.1 as a minimum grade for graduate internshipsMon Oct 13 2014 - 01:00
Trinity hails ‘exceptionally bright’ psychology students as 97% get a 2.1Only eight out of 301 students who sat the course failed to achieve a firstMon Oct 13 2014 - 01:00
Poor response from schools to ‘social context’ surveyPrincipals express concern over plan to use data to allocate resources for special needsThu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00
Students hold pre-budget rally over cuts and housing crisisUnion predicts show of thousands including college staff and secondary school studentsWed Oct 08 2014 - 11:32
Leaving Cert appeals have 18% higher-grade rateJust three of 9,267 results appealed were downgradedWed Oct 08 2014 - 11:28
ASTI threatens one-day strike over Junior Cycle reformsTeachers’ union votes overwhelmingly to extend industrial action but turnout was lowWed Oct 08 2014 - 11:23
Regular upskilling to become mandatory for teachersEducators asked to shape rules on standards for professional registerMon Oct 06 2014 - 12:32
School-leavers should look at European options, says O’ReillyStudents can study in EU colleges – ‘some with higher rankings than ours’ – at lower costSat Oct 04 2014 - 08:49
Universities must merge to compete, experts saySlip in rankings should be countered by consolidation according to policymakersFri Oct 03 2014 - 08:47
Science teachers told to ignore consultation on Junior Cycle courseUnions reject claim of U-turn after agreeing with stakeholders that process should go aheadFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
UCD drops out of world’s top 200 league tableSharp decline in rankings leads to calls for a reversal of cutsThu Oct 02 2014 - 09:16
Senator confirms son affected by medical student loans issue she raisedMarie-Louise O’Donnell had accused Bank of Ireland of ‘financial thuggery’Thu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
A number of factors have sent Irish universities down the rankingsFigures show income per student have fallen 22 per cent between 2008 and 2014Wed Oct 01 2014 - 22:15
Science leads the way in inaugural ‘Teaching Hero’ awardsWinners for third-level were teachers who had ‘a key transformative impact’Tue Sept 30 2014 - 21:17
Unthinkable: Are elite students just excellent sheep?Today’s elite students are technically gifted but risk-averse and typically stressed, says former Yale professor William DeresiewiczTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Having a degree in Ireland adds about €350,000 in lifetime earnings, says OECDMinister says she is not ‘kicking to touch’ third-level funding issue by setting up working groupTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Cog Notes: Dublin ITs steam ahead in university raceRegions may lose out in technological university driveTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Universities seek action on ‘crisis’ in fundingIrish Universities’ Association claims new austerity measures are not sustainableMon Sept 29 2014 - 11:43
Ministers to discuss concerns over medical students’ loansBanks accused of ‘immoral’ behaviour of hiking up interest ratesMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Previously unpublished writer wins Patrick Kavanagh Poetry AwardCork librarian kept his poetry to himself ‘mainly because I did not think it was up to standard’Sat Sept 27 2014 - 11:13
Rise of 4% in support grant for Protestant fee-paying schoolsMinister for Education rejects claims that reduced State support created false economyFri Sept 26 2014 - 13:20
Remembering TCD graduate who developed WWI vaccineMore than 50 events open to the public as part of Discover Research DublinFri Sept 26 2014 - 07:23
Voluntary school contributions can lead to ‘blackmail’Department of Education €30m over-budget despite cuts, says MinisterThu Sept 25 2014 - 09:29
School patronage reform is leading to religious ‘segregation’, committee toldIona Institute calls for retention of religious instruction ruleWed Sept 24 2014 - 17:19
Change in ‘archaic’ rule on religious teaching soughtRule 68 decrees ‘religious spirit should inform and vivify whole work of school’Wed Sept 24 2014 - 09:14
Report identifies ‘gap’ in sex education provision to teenagersSex education in schools too ‘formal’, say surveyed youthsWed Sept 24 2014 - 08:29
Can ‘love-in’ between faculties answer life’s big questions?Philosophers are increasingly drawing on psychology and neuroscience for inspirationTue Sept 23 2014 - 00:00
Minister urged to scale down junior reforms to break ‘impasse’School managers say Junior Cert exam should be retained for trial periodThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Mixing age groups in class affects girls more than boysGirls taught with older children had lower reading and maths test scoresThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
University rankings show decline in Irish collegesTCD drops from 61st to 71st, UCD unchanged at 139thTue Sept 16 2014 - 06:39
Schools seeking to reverse cuts targeting private educationSeven private schools in dicussions with Department of EducationTue Sept 16 2014 - 02:15
Minister faces up to cuts, Junior Certs and equalityThe new Minister for Education only has about 18 months to prove herself. There is steel and no small amount of cunning behind Jan O’Sullivan’s genial exteriorTue Sept 16 2014 - 00:00
Community expertise needed on housing crisis, says agencyAgency sets up new BA in housing and community studiesSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:26
Students told they can register in college pending receipt of grantMajority of 100,000 applicants to SUSI system to learn fate next monthFri Sept 12 2014 - 16:39
Should public office be reserved for the over 30s?Plato may be inherently unfashionable but his ideas on compulsory national service and ‘moral’ education remain importantFri Sept 12 2014 - 09:54
O’Sullivan rejects criticism of reformsMinister rejects union claims that Junior Cycle plan a money-saving exerciseThu Sept 11 2014 - 01:09
Junior Cert results point to progress in science and mathsSome 54 per cent of students took higher-level maths compared to 48 per cent in 2012Wed Sept 10 2014 - 06:00
Government ‘working hard’ to provide young with optionsJan O’Sullivan says new apprenticeship council will ‘broaden opportunities’Tue Sept 09 2014 - 14:34
