The Irish Times

UCD president announces intention to resign to take up new role in Australia

Prof Andrew Deeks was the first person from outside Ireland to lead UCD since 1854

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 10:55

Students demand online exams amid surge in Covid-19 cases

Universities plan to reopen exam halls for the first time since coronavirus pandemic

Sun Nov 21 2021 - 17:41

UCD announces €350 million loan to facilitate huge expansion in student numbers

Ireland’s largest university will add 25 per cent more students over the next decade

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 00:00

‘I got maximum points - and I still lost out’: Is it time to ditch the points race for college?

Many students missed out on their chosen college courses this year despite gaining stellar results. Some say it is time to replace the ‘cruel’ CAO system with a fairer alternative

Tue Sept 28 2021 - 00:00

Call to tackle ‘cruel’ grade inflation as college points hit new high

Some students with maximum points failed to get their first choice of college course

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 04:32

Grade inflation fuels cruel CAO process this year. Is there a way back?

‘We should go back to grade profiles in pre-Covid times ... it’s the fairest way, all round’

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 21:29

What factors should influence your college choice

What should you keep in mind when choosing a course?

Tue May 11 2021 - 00:03

How might Covid-19 affect students’ third-level choices?

The pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation but how will course choice be impacted?

Tue May 11 2021 - 00:00

CAO: Trinity receives 38% more first-preference applications

First-preference applications for environment courses up 70%

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 08:44

Colm Cavanagh believes Tyrone will benefit from ‘fresh approach’

Midfielder has not ruled out a comeback under Fergal Logan and Brian Dooher

Fri Jan 22 2021 - 06:00

Colm Cavanagh keeps possibility of Tyrone return on the table

Announcement of new management team made him think ‘whether there was another run in me’

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 14:37

Guarded welcome by unions and third-level institutions to new LC arrangements

Educational bodies say solution 'far from ideal' but at least gives certainty to students

Fri May 08 2020 - 20:52

Coronavirus: UCD to extend on-campus leases for students unable to go home

TCD instructs students to vacate college accommodation in bid to curb spread of virus

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 15:40

Lemass tapes intended to be former taoiseach’s authorised biography

The series of interviews are to be made available to the public next month

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 09:35

Bioxplor aims to help scientists improve experiment reproduction

Virtual laboratory platform could help reduce the cost of new drug developments

Thu Apr 13 2017 - 00:00

Arts degrees overhaul to target better job prospects

UCD plans major changes to biggest third-level course in the country

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 01:00

UCD gets Connemara film and sound archive of artists and poets

Clifden Community Arts Festival donates 40-year ‘sociological record’ of the arts

Tue Feb 28 2017 - 01:00

Despite ‘free fees’, are universities still bastions of privilege?

Access programmes have failed to significantly loosen grip of better-off on top colleges

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 01:00

Third-level students want flexibility and choice

Maynooth University and UCD have benefitted by providing students with broader entry routes

Mon Aug 15 2016 - 01:00

The sweet and sour of the pick’n’mix degree

Undergraduates at many Irish third-level institutions can now mix core modules with subjects outside that sphere. Is this broadening-out process the future of third level?

Tue Apr 26 2016 - 08:00