UCD opens Beijing office as Irish universities seek to expand into ChinaMinister signs agreement with Chinese government on UCD’s Confucius InstituteSun Oct 26 2014 - 11:39
Waterford IT told it will not get standalone university statusMinister for Education says institute must first resume talks with IT Carlow on planned mergerThu Oct 23 2014 - 15:13
Schools to get free access to Dictionary of Irish BiographyPrimary teachers complain of ‘digital apartheid’ and sub-standard broadband in schoolsThu Oct 23 2014 - 13:20
Department urged to reinstate language programme at primary levelModern Languages in Primary School Initiative closed due to concern about ‘curriculum overload’Thu Oct 23 2014 - 11:38
Has Waterford shot itself in the foot by pulling out of joint university bid?City has been campaigning for a university for 20 yearsThu Oct 23 2014 - 07:48
Waterford IT pulls out of merger with IT CarlowInstitute management to explain reasons to Minister in meetingThu Oct 23 2014 - 01:00
Mediator appointed in dispute over new Junior CycleFormer teaching college president to chair talks after teacher unions agree to mediationWed Oct 22 2014 - 18:43
TCD declares ambition to tackle ‘global research question’ but puts rebranding on holdStrategic plan says TCD must strike a balance between innovation and Trinity’s heritageWed Oct 22 2014 - 11:34
TCD plans to demolish Pearse Street building for new student accommodationPearse Street ‘is becoming Trinity’s street in the city’, says provostWed Oct 22 2014 - 06:50
Trinity shelves rebrand plan and outlines €600m strategyCollege plans to invest in series of projects, including a new business schoolWed Oct 22 2014 - 06:46
Unthinkable: Is it ethical to eat plants?Plants are ‘intelligent’, says philosopher Michael Marder, which is why we need to eat them with respectTue Oct 21 2014 - 10:57
Cog notes: How civic-minded are our schools?Concern has been expressed that some schools are dropping Civic, Social and Political EducationTue Oct 21 2014 - 01:00
The ideal graduate, according to University of LimerickIt’s no longer enough to be a scholar – the ideal graduate is also entrepreneurial, collaborative, articulate, responsible, creative, proactive and knowledgeableTue Oct 21 2014 - 01:00
Over €80 million to be spent on recruiting 1,700 school staffDepartment secures an extra €60m to meet demographic demandsTue Oct 14 2014 - 22:57
Unthinkable: What are the limits of civil disobedience?From boycotting water charges to ‘informing’ on your boss, what duties do you have when you protest?Tue Oct 14 2014 - 00:00
Cog Notes: The fallout from the unfilled formsBy last week only 62 per cent of post-primary schools had returned questionnaires designed to determine the allocation of resources for special educational needsTue Oct 14 2014 - 00:00
Planned schools admissions bill a form of ‘micro-management’Catholic church spokesman says schools have constitutional right to faith-based policyMon Oct 13 2014 - 19:13
Bishops warn of secularisation of Catholic schools‘To equate all religions is to empty them of any significance’ - education bodyMon Oct 13 2014 - 11:40
DCU, UCC award more ‘firsts’ in new indicator of grade inflationOver 10 years, 17.7% at DCU and UCC got a first compared to 11.9% at UCDMon Oct 13 2014 - 09:34
Are university grades being inflated to suit jobs market?Employers are increasingly using a 2.1 as a minimum grade for graduate internshipsMon Oct 13 2014 - 01:00
Trinity hails ‘exceptionally bright’ psychology students as 97% get a 2.1Only eight out of 301 students who sat the course failed to achieve a firstMon Oct 13 2014 - 01:00
Poor response from schools to ‘social context’ surveyPrincipals express concern over plan to use data to allocate resources for special needsThu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00
Students hold pre-budget rally over cuts and housing crisisUnion predicts show of thousands including college staff and secondary school studentsWed Oct 08 2014 - 11:32
Leaving Cert appeals have 18% higher-grade rateJust three of 9,267 results appealed were downgradedWed Oct 08 2014 - 11:28
ASTI threatens one-day strike over Junior Cycle reformsTeachers’ union votes overwhelmingly to extend industrial action but turnout was lowWed Oct 08 2014 - 11:23
Regular upskilling to become mandatory for teachersEducators asked to shape rules on standards for professional registerMon Oct 06 2014 - 12:32
School-leavers should look at European options, says O’ReillyStudents can study in EU colleges – ‘some with higher rankings than ours’ – at lower costSat Oct 04 2014 - 08:49
Universities must merge to compete, experts saySlip in rankings should be countered by consolidation according to policymakersFri Oct 03 2014 - 08:47
Science teachers told to ignore consultation on Junior Cycle courseUnions reject claim of U-turn after agreeing with stakeholders that process should go aheadFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
UCD drops out of world’s top 200 league tableSharp decline in rankings leads to calls for a reversal of cutsThu Oct 02 2014 - 09:16
Senator confirms son affected by medical student loans issue she raisedMarie-Louise O’Donnell had accused Bank of Ireland of ‘financial thuggery’Thu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
A number of factors have sent Irish universities down the rankingsFigures show income per student have fallen 22 per cent between 2008 and 2014Wed Oct 01 2014 - 22:15
Science leads the way in inaugural ‘Teaching Hero’ awardsWinners for third-level were teachers who had ‘a key transformative impact’Tue Sept 30 2014 - 21:17
Having a degree in Ireland adds about €350,000 in lifetime earnings, says OECDMinister says she is not ‘kicking to touch’ third-level funding issue by setting up working groupTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Cog Notes: Dublin ITs steam ahead in university raceRegions may lose out in technological university driveTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Unthinkable: Are elite students just excellent sheep?Today’s elite students are technically gifted but risk-averse and typically stressed, says former Yale professor William DeresiewiczTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Universities seek action on ‘crisis’ in fundingIrish Universities’ Association claims new austerity measures are not sustainableMon Sept 29 2014 - 11:43
Ministers to discuss concerns over medical students’ loansBanks accused of ‘immoral’ behaviour of hiking up interest ratesMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Previously unpublished writer wins Patrick Kavanagh Poetry AwardCork librarian kept his poetry to himself ‘mainly because I did not think it was up to standard’Sat Sept 27 2014 - 11:13
Rise of 4% in support grant for Protestant fee-paying schoolsMinister for Education rejects claims that reduced State support created false economyFri Sept 26 2014 - 13:20
Remembering TCD graduate who developed WWI vaccineMore than 50 events open to the public as part of Discover Research DublinFri Sept 26 2014 - 07:23
Voluntary school contributions can lead to ‘blackmail’Department of Education €30m over-budget despite cuts, says MinisterThu Sept 25 2014 - 09:29
School patronage reform is leading to religious ‘segregation’, committee toldIona Institute calls for retention of religious instruction ruleWed Sept 24 2014 - 17:19
Change in ‘archaic’ rule on religious teaching soughtRule 68 decrees ‘religious spirit should inform and vivify whole work of school’Wed Sept 24 2014 - 09:14
Report identifies ‘gap’ in sex education provision to teenagersSex education in schools too ‘formal’, say surveyed youthsWed Sept 24 2014 - 08:29
Can ‘love-in’ between faculties answer life’s big questions?Philosophers are increasingly drawing on psychology and neuroscience for inspirationTue Sept 23 2014 - 00:00
Minister urged to scale down junior reforms to break ‘impasse’School managers say Junior Cert exam should be retained for trial periodThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Mixing age groups in class affects girls more than boysGirls taught with older children had lower reading and maths test scoresThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
