Newly branded ‘Maynooth University’ plans radical reform of curriculumUniversity plans to reduce entry courses from 50 to as few as 15 amid calls for further changes to points systemThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
Close to 40,000 students accept first round CAO offers50 per cent received first preference with round two offers to be issued on ThursdayMon Aug 25 2014 - 16:55
Was the 1916 Rising morally justified?An insurrectionary group must have solid evidence that they represent the people, says philosopher James G MurphyFri Aug 22 2014 - 01:00
Report finds that transport links affect choice of university60% of UCD entrants come from schools within a 9 km radiusThu Aug 21 2014 - 01:01
It’s not to late to apply for a student grantApplications for Susi can still be made, despite early deadline, but make sure to send requested documentationThu Aug 21 2014 - 01:00
UCD Students’ Union calls for return of landlord tax reliefBody says scheme aiding conversion of accommodation can ease rental shortageWed Aug 20 2014 - 12:49
Some 99% of Dublin 6 students go on to third-levelEducation Authority finds level of college entrants down to 15% in other parts of DublinWed Aug 20 2014 - 06:01
HSE asks for report into facts surrounding latest caseWoman was refused an abortion and subsequently had her child delivered by Caesarean sectionTue Aug 19 2014 - 06:54
Minister urges colleges to tackle ‘confusing’ array of coursesCompetition between third-level institutions may be hindering reformTue Aug 19 2014 - 01:58
HSE to review care given to woman in abortion caseTony O’Brien wants to ‘establish full facts and sequence of events’Mon Aug 18 2014 - 18:38
Rapid uptake as 23,000 accept CAO offers on first dayO’Sullivan questions need for large number of courses offered by third level institutionsMon Aug 18 2014 - 11:13
Students access TCD courses below CAO entry levelSuccessful applicants were up to 150 points below CAO requirementMon Aug 18 2014 - 06:01
Entry points distorted by small, niche coursesLarge proportion of courses with very few places has lead to higher pointsMon Aug 18 2014 - 06:00
Points increase for science and technology coursesMore than 50,000 students receive course offersMon Aug 18 2014 - 06:00
Colleges criticised over points ‘inflation’ ahead of CAO offersMore than 50,000 students to learn fate from Central Applications Office at 6am tomorrowSun Aug 17 2014 - 14:47
Colleges accused of ‘inflating’ CAO pointsMore than one-third of listed courses have 15 or fewer places, latest figures indicateSat Aug 16 2014 - 16:00
Should the Leaving Cert be reformed?A test of rote learning but alternatives in short supplySat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
TCD and UCD move up Shanghai rankings but UCC slipsIreland placed 24th in the international league table - sandwiched between Austria and BrazilFri Aug 15 2014 - 19:46
Girls beat boys to the honour in 50 Leaving Cert papersFemale participation in higher-level science subjects up by as much as 30 per centFri Aug 15 2014 - 06:38
Why do we use time-saving devices to work longer?Bertrand Russell’s vision of a four-hour day resonates today in another era of high unemploymentFri Aug 15 2014 - 01:00
Long journey for Amy over as she prepares for next stepAs a child with Down syndrome, Amy had to fight for any help the State would give, and the family was forced to seek assistance privatelyThu Aug 14 2014 - 01:00
Progress in science hindered by gender imbalance, researchers warnBos account for three-quarters of Leaving Cert physics studentsThu Aug 14 2014 - 01:00
Leaving Cert student says ‘nothing could prepare him’ for nine A1sConor Gallagher of St Michael’s College, Dublin among 13 students to achieve all A1sWed Aug 13 2014 - 12:53
Record number of Leaving Cert students land bonus points in mathsResults also show growing trend of students dropping to ordinary level maths paperWed Aug 13 2014 - 06:00
Move to science and technology welcomedRecord 27% of maths students opted for higher paper - up from 16% in 2011Wed Aug 13 2014 - 06:00
Higher level As down in key subjects as students opt for tougher papersProject Maths still boosting results, with 1,100 extra students gaining bonus pointsWed Aug 13 2014 - 06:00
Students with intellectual disability lack further optionsFunding at third-level restricted to certain coursesWed Aug 13 2014 - 06:00
Calls for ‘inequitable’ guidance counselling cuts to be reversedReport showing working class students depend on in-school advice ‘strengthens argument’Wed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Social class of school a key factor in third level attendanceCreating ‘high expectations’ in working class schools key to boosting equality – reportTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:56
Stress in sixth year makes transition to third level more difficult, says ESRI‘Mismatch’ in teaching and learning modes between secondary and higher educationTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:44
Students who ‘fail’ higher level should get points for effortProposal aims to encourage Leaving Cert students to stick to honours coursesMon Aug 11 2014 - 18:14
Liquidator appointed to Dublin language schoolBCT Institute closed last month with debts of more than €350,000Fri Aug 08 2014 - 19:42
The moral sense of Down man Francis HutchesonThe forgotten Irish philosopher liked to think the best of peopleFri Aug 08 2014 - 01:00
DCU to boost off-campus students with digital planOnline learners ‘not recognised’ by current third-level funding modelThu Aug 07 2014 - 18:20
Older people living alone urged to let out rooms to studentsPilot project by UCD students seeks to tackle accommodation crisis and lonelinessThu Aug 07 2014 - 01:09
US has ‘blood on its hands’ over arms sales to IsraelCondemnation of deaths ‘deeply cynical’, says Amnesty’s Colm O’GormanWed Aug 06 2014 - 12:50
CAO points set to rise for construction courses figures showScience and humanities expected to remain largely unchangedMon Jul 28 2014 - 01:01
Replace annual charge with student loans, says UCD presidentProf Andrew Deeks calls for new model for ‘underfunded’ third-level sectorSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:05
‘In terms of world profile, UCD is punching below its weight’Six months into the top job at the university, Australian Andrew Deeks is thinking long-term funding, staff morale, the pursuit of excellence and a shot at the Top 100Sat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00
Trinity seeks to triple intake of Northern Ireland studentsRecent decline in numbers from North linked to requirement to have four A-levelsFri Jul 04 2014 - 07:19
Is the selfie an act of narcissism?‘Byron scratched his name into the supreme temple at Sounion, and compared with that a selfie is quite harmless,’ says philosopher Simon BlackburnFri Jul 04 2014 - 01:00
Quinn’s reforms were never going to be realised but a start has been madeNext Minister can build on successes but gets a ‘hospital pass’ on third level feesThu Jul 03 2014 - 01:00
Catholic school guidelines on inclusion to be published later this yearBishops welcome Department’s rejection of ‘one-size-fits-all’ modelWed Jul 02 2014 - 17:21
Ruairi Quinn report card: B for pluralism but D for higher education reformJunior Cycle, special educational needs, and third-level funding top next education minister’s in-trayWed Jul 02 2014 - 16:31
Quinn’s reforming zeal acknowledged by educatorsASTI says it was ‘unfortunate’ his ministry came at time of financial crisisWed Jul 02 2014 - 13:19
Crucifixes in schools should be joined by other religious artefactsDepartment of Education says change of school patronage ‘has not been as rapid as envisaged’Wed Jul 02 2014 - 08:08
Schools urged to publish polices showing they are ‘genuinely inclusive’Department says change of religious patronage ‘has not been as rapid as envisaged’Tue Jul 01 2014 - 21:09
Former union leader to chair expert group on third level fundingPanel led by Peter Cassells to look at revenue raising measures such as a graduate taxTue Jul 01 2014 - 15:40
Audit of primary teachers sought as pupil numbers rise 10,000Call for provision of sufficient teachers in the ‘priority subjects’ of the futureMon Jun 30 2014 - 07:59
Education league tables having ‘detrimental’ effectSocial scientists tells Maynooth conference policy should not be ‘solely based on data’Fri Jun 27 2014 - 16:33
