Athlone Institute of Technology

Getting the right advice: How to choose a postgraduate course

Choosing a course that suits you doesn’t have to be difficult

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 01:00

Former suspect extends sympathies to Ashling Murphy’s family

Radu Floricel says he has been threatened, his sister arrested and his solicitor verbally abused

Sat Jan 15 2022 - 14:41

Are you beginning or returning to college? Here’s how to look after your mental health

Expert Tips: Counselling psychologist Treasa Fox shares her advice for third-level students

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 06:01

College after Covid: what to expect

Vaccine certs, pre-booked library seats; it’s college, but not as you know it

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00

Full list of walk-in vaccination clinics operating this weekend

HSE chief says ‘finishing line of this phase of the vaccination programme is so close now’

Sat Aug 28 2021 - 13:00

Further 1,098 cases of Covid-19 confirmed as 10,000 attend first day of walk-in vaccination centres

HSE chief reports high numbers attending a ‘good indicator’ of vaccine uptake among younger age group

Sun Aug 01 2021 - 18:23

Insurance broker Ardonagh to add 60 jobs in Mullingar

Expansion comes as company opens global data and risk management centre

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 05:10

New technological university for the Midlands is named

Third level institution is to be established from merger of Limerick IT and Athlone IT

Tue May 25 2021 - 13:16

‘It looked like a scene from the movie Carrie, as I was drenched in blood’

A clotting disorder means Shannon Carey suffers from regular bruising and heavy bleeding

Tue May 25 2021 - 06:01

Plan to form technological university for the west moves a step closer

GMIT, Letterkenny IT and IT Sligo submit bid to create new university in January 2022

Fri May 21 2021 - 19:18

Trainee mechanic says more school-leavers should consider apprenticeships

‘ I can’t recommend the earn-and-learn route enough. We all learn differently’

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 00:01

Thousands of higher education places available for people reskilling

Springboard+ offers 392 free, part-time conversion courses in higher education

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 01:00

Three new technological universities may be established by next year

Harris says new bodies likely in Mid-West, North-West and South-East

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 17:30

College Choice: Support available to level the playing field

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds significantly under-represented in third level

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 05:00

Does Ireland have a diversity problem at third level?

A new report shows there is just one full-time black female academic professor in Irish academia

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 00:00

‘It’s about being agile with your qualifications’

Further Education Colleges seeing greater interest in pandemic-related courses

Tue Sept 08 2020 - 00:00

Tender process for six higher education buildings due ‘immediately’

Pledge to deliver 11 buildings set to facilitate extra 8,000 student places upon completion

Tue Aug 18 2020 - 00:01

Welltel acquires Intellicom in €5.5m deal

Acquisition of voice and data services business is third by Dublin company this year

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 05:40

Informatica teams up with Adapt Centre for AI collaboration

Company working with SFI-backed centre to help automate data management offerings

Thu Jun 25 2020 - 10:31

Will healthcare prove a popular choice?

Covid-19 might persuade more students to opt for healthcare courses

Tue May 26 2020 - 07:38

‘People think I’m drunk because of my slurred speech’

World Rare Diseases Day: Three people on how their unusual conditions affect their lives

Thu Feb 27 2020 - 06:01

Twenty women-only professorships to be established this year

Mary Mitchell O’Connor says the gender equality move is ‘game-changing moment’

Fri Jan 03 2020 - 02:30

Health experts stress importance of strength training for older people

‘Strong older people fall and get back up while weak older people fall and stay down’

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 06:01

Surge in number of international students attending third level

Pace of growth significantly outstrips number of Irish students

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 00:00

‘In Ireland people saw my potential even if they knew little about me’

New to the Parish: Patrycja Jurkowska arrived from Poland in 2004 and again in 2005

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 06:00

Leaving Cert students in direct provision face barriers to college

Asylum seekers must pay international fees to go on to third level in Ireland

Tue Aug 13 2019 - 20:34

Reliability the key asset for Apollo 11 computers

Systems behind Apollo 11 were thousands of times less powerful than a modern phone but they did not crash or malfunction

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 04:35

Ireland gets set to join the space race

Space sector in Ireland employed 2,000 in 2014; and is set to rise to 4,500 by 2020

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 06:41

Colleges log cost overruns of almost €70m for new buildings

Watchdog questions capacity of institutions to manage large-scale construction projects

Thu May 30 2019 - 07:43

Young people need to learn from older generation to put down phones and talk

Centenarians attribute long life to friendships and interest in world around them

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 16:04

‘Edit, edit, edit!’: The dos and don’ts of academic writing at third level

Follow these simple tips to help ensure your assignments are up to scratch

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 06:00

Students and sexual assault: ‘We had sex. Well, he had sex’

Sexual assault at college is usually a hidden issue. This week it tumbled into the open

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00

18-year-old knocked down outside Athlone IT has died

Gardaí in Athlone appeal for witnesses to fatal collision on Tuesday morning

Tue Sept 11 2018 - 15:23

Wildfire victim’s mother already lost son and husband tragically

‘Rosemary is well used to tragedy,’ says family friend and priest Fr Shea Casey

Thu Jul 26 2018 - 10:12