The Irish Times

Another Life: A brief history of Lusitanian flora in Ireland

Michael Viney: ‘The latest theory ... involves possible drinking habits of Spanish Bronze Age copper miners’

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 06:00

How did Spanish ‘strawberry trees’ make their way to Lough Gill?

Late naturalist Dan Cotton chronicled the Sligo coast, from lost whales to alien species

Sat Jan 22 2022 - 06:00

Figuring out why women don’t figure in Stem industries

How do we encourage more girls to defy the stereotypes and take up Stem subjects?

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 01:00

'If society values third level education, we need to find a way to pay for it'

Friday Interview: Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, president of NUI Galway

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 05:10

‘There’s nothing wrong with women . . . We are more than capable’

Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington says sexism against women in third level is widespread

Mon Nov 12 2018 - 01:00

NUI Galway refuses to divulge cost of settling gender-row cases

Confidential settlement involving four lecturers required sign-off by the Government

Wed Jul 25 2018 - 19:06

Four female lecturers promoted after NUIG gender discrimination dispute

Settlement costs likely to run to hundreds of thousands of euro

Wed Jul 25 2018 - 01:00

When I held the letter of congratulations for my Irish passport application, I cried

They drilled it into our heads as children that we should never forget where we came from

Mon Jun 11 2018 - 12:30

NUI Galway wins recognition for gender equality

NUI Galway and Maynooth University show ‘solid foundation’ in tackling gender bias

Mon May 07 2018 - 01:04

What today’s feminists can learn from the suffragettes

Mocked and abused, they still kept on fighting – and they won

Sat Mar 03 2018 - 06:00

The Women’s Podcast: 100 years of Votes for Women

Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington and historian Margaret Ward feature on today’s episode

Thu Feb 08 2018 - 15:42

Galway lecturer promoted by university after agreement

University accepts Dr Elizabeth Tilley exceeded qualifications for senior lecturership

Mon Oct 23 2017 - 01:00

Waking The Feminists supporters say ‘one more thing’

To mark first anniversary of Waking The Feminists, Gender equality campaigners add 10 points to debate

Wed Nov 16 2016 - 05:00

Feminist pressure group holds theatre organisations to account

Waking the Feminists slate theatre organisations for below-par gender equality record

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 18:28

Fear and loathing on campus: bullying at Irish universities

Irish universities are spending record sums dealing with bullying and harassment allegations

Tue Oct 11 2016 - 06:00

NUIG president says ranking rise down to calibre of staff

Dr Jim Browne says he is confident the university is addressing the gender issue

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 09:34

Judge orders preliminary hearing in NUIG discrimination case

Four female lecturers alleging gender discrimination in a competition for promotion

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 13:55

Women lecturers sue NUIG over alleged discrimination

Four staff members claim they were not promoted to senior role due to their gender

Wed Jul 20 2016 - 20:15

Third-level institutions face targets for women in senior posts

Higher Education Authority report aims to tackle under-representation of women

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00

The great divide: why are there so few senior female academics?

A new report aims to transform gender equality in Irish universities

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00

NUI Galway seeks removal of ‘defamatory’ blog post

Micheline Sheehy Skeffington ‘horrified’ at legal action attempting to shut down campaign

Tue May 31 2016 - 21:43

Gender quotas for senior posts to be introduced at NUI Galway

Move may have significant implications for other colleges and public sector employers

Tue May 17 2016 - 19:44

Mandatory gender quotas will ‘not resolve’ issues at NUIG – Siptu

NUIG has the lowest representation of women at senior levels in Irish universities

Tue May 17 2016 - 12:13

Colleges focus on helping students to relieve stress

NUI Galway tries to calm students’ frazzled nerves with new stress-busting initiatives

Mon May 02 2016 - 01:01

Relatives of victims of Bowen-Colthurst to seek apology

British officer was responsible for deaths of at least five during Rising, including Francis Sheehy-Skeffington

Fri Apr 29 2016 - 21:57

Former academic welcomes gender quota proposal for NUI Galway

Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington won landmark discrimination case against university

Fri Apr 15 2016 - 01:01

Mandatory gender quotas proposed for NUI Galway

Move comes after Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington won key Equality Tribunal case

Thu Apr 14 2016 - 01:01

NUI Galway: Exhibition satirising gender inequality to go ahead

University reverses decision not to allow students show works by ‘secret cartoonist’

Mon Apr 11 2016 - 16:16

NUIG staff recount ‘misogyny’ and ‘bullying’ in workplace culture

Excerpts from female respondents describe discrimination as ‘pervasive’ in institution

Wed Mar 02 2016 - 15:28

NUI Galway appoints vice president for equality and diversity

Post one of four major proposals after Micheline Sheehy Skeffington bias ruling

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 01:02

Planners knew of flood risks to €550m motorway - expert

Sections of new Gort-Tuam route may have to be raised following flooding

Fri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00

World university rankings need to factor in gender equality – expert

Change must come from ‘leadership at top’, forum on contentious issue at NUIG told

Fri Dec 04 2015 - 20:51

Dr Noël Browne: ‘Mesmerising’ and ‘infuriating’

NUI Galway marks centenary of birth and hears of pioneering period as health minister

Mon Nov 16 2015 - 01:00

Women under-represented at senior level in higher education

Only 19 per cent of professors are women despite recent gender equality initiatives

Sun Nov 08 2015 - 20:10