DCU took in nearly €13m from its student accommodation last year
The accounts bring Irish universities’ income from student accommodation over €120m for the first time
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Trinity climbs to 75th in world university rankings
Ireland is most improved third-level system in Europe, global league table shows
Mobile bans in schools do not have any impact on student grades or wellbeing, study finds
Findings come as Minister for Education Helen McEntee invites schools to apply for €9m for mobile phone storage
More people in Ireland paying for news than ever before
Interest in news increased in Ireland this year, with 56%of people ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ interested, well ahead of UK, EU and the US
Irish universities earned more than €830m from student housing since 2015
UCD generated nearly €290 million from its accommodation units during the 10-year period
From hormones to lifting stones – studying complexities of strength training
Research Lives: Dr David Nolan, assistant professor of sport and exercise science, Dublin City University
Commitment to climate action hard to find in Government
Half of electricity generated in the Dublin region is now being consumed by data centres
The truth behind the Normans and Ireland: ‘They abolished slavery’
Historians give their view on plans to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conquerer and what was more an English than a French invasion
‘Don’t come to Ireland’: PhD researchers offer advice to US colleagues
Why would you do your PhD in Ireland when you can get decent pay, working conditions and dignity as a researcher in Germany or Sweden?
Drumcondra standardised tests: ‘What do my child’s scores mean?’
Parents of many primary school pupils will soon receive results which provide an indication of their children’s achievement
Students from UCD and TCD are joint winners of 2025 Mary Mulvihill science media competition
Deeply personal essay on the use of animals in biological research and biodiversity game announced as winners
France has pushed ahead with regulation on ‘forever chemicals’, but should Ireland follow suit?
PFAS are almost impossible to get rid of once they have entered an environment
‘Ireland’s answer to Hollows & Fentimans’: The father-daughter team behind Zingibeer are chasing Gen Z drinkers
The ginger-beer makers hit €500,000 in turnover last year in domestic trade, but they have an eye on international markets
The future of Ireland depends on the progress of science
Ireland can be a world leader in scientific breakthrough when the right conditions are in place
Populists trying to ‘buy elections’ in Ireland unlikely to succeed, says Limerick mayor
John Moran, State’s first directly elected mayor, urges Government to ‘not be afraid’ of Dublin voters and allow mayoral elections
Abolition of pre-teen pupil selection will not solve North’s school-leaver problem, says leading academic
Republic’s education system should ‘not be too smug’ as it too streams students, Prof Anne Looney says
A Palestinian in Ireland: ‘I like Cork more than Dublin, to be brutally honest. It’s a very lovely place’
After moving to Ireland in September 2023, Palestinian student Sarraj Alswersawi graduated top of his DCU class
My son wants to study sustainability but has no idea what course to choose. Can you help?
There are lots to choose from at university, with new options well worth considering
What are the Garda rules of conduct for policing protests?
Garda policy is to consider non-physical means before using force to resolve public order incidents
Breakthrough by DCU researcher promises improved ‘chemo’ with fewer side effects
Nanotechnology drug delivery could mean faster treatments and reduced hair loss, nausea and fatigue
Man (20s) arrested at Palestine protest during Taoiseach visit to DCU
Student-led movement describes Garda response as ‘intense’
Getting to the moon with the help of an Irish scientist and 900 tonnes of lunar dust
European Space Agency team create accurate replica of lunar surface to assist astronauts
Rise of the ‘fit-fluencer’: ‘We have people coming in with rashes because a TikTok said shampoo would clear their acne’
Experts say a growing amount of health misinformation is being shared online in the form of exercise and diet advice that’s not backed by science
Climate experts warn Government against move to import LNG from US
Letter to Taoiseach follows his assertion Ireland ‘will have to have an LNG facility of some kind’
UL second-half surge sees off DCU to reclaim Fitzgibbon Cup
University of Limerick hurlers claim third title in four years
DCU win Sigerson Cup with devastating second half performance
Late goal puts flattering scoreline on game for UCD as they were outplayed by opponents
DCU emerge past Ulster University in extra-time to make Sigerson Cup final
Johnny McGroddy produced the super sub cameo as the 2020 champions eventually turned the screw
Walk this way: AI tech analyses gait to assess risk of falling among older people
GaitKeeper app allows clinicians to study human movement to prevent falls and hospitalisations
‘We’re not going back to a world before AI’: how technology is changing the classroom
Teachers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence – and navigating its pitfalls – with the help of new courses
Santry site for with planning permission for a student scheme for €7.5m
Dublin 9 site has potential for a 221-bedroom purpose built student accomodation scheme
Young scientist exhibition: Twin sisters ‘mind the gap’ as they try to modernise study habits
AI brings challenges to contest but more positives than negatives, co-founder says
Academic claims DCU ‘kept her in the dark’ about permanent job while she was on maternity leave
Sociologist Dr Rebecca Murphy accused university of ‘gaslighting’ her in WRC complaint
‘There’s a girl in my course who travels from Monaghan every morning’: Housing the biggest election concern for DCU students
Housing is biggest challenge facing their generation and the number-one thing they want fixed, students say
‘I once brought my team to London and booked an apartment through a popular booking site. When we arrived, the apartment didn’t exist’
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