Overcoming unconscious gender bias in academiaMethod addresses issues such as the prioritising of male opinions during meetingsTue Jun 23 2015 - 06:00
Pay for student interns up but at expense of entry-level jobsSurvey indicates only 10% of employers value postgraduate qualification above experienceMon Jun 22 2015 - 01:00
College lecturers say they are spending more time teaching ‘basic skills’Almost 73% of academics surveyed indicate increasing student diversityMon Jun 22 2015 - 01:00
College lecturers: More time being spent on basic skillsLanguage difficulties and inadequate writing skills are cited as core academics problemsMon Jun 22 2015 - 00:01
Trinity College entry scheme may be extendedProject involves admission of small group of students from outside the CAO processFri Jun 19 2015 - 01:00
Ulster University to cut student numbers by 1,200Stormont budget cuts blamed for reduction in number of places and staff at North collegeFri Jun 19 2015 - 01:00
DCU buys All Hallows College for student accommodationSite valued at €14m and all remaining students will transfer to university after closureThu Jun 18 2015 - 21:42
Half of girls believe science and maths are ‘too difficult’Almost 30% believe STEM subjects better fit boys’ brains or boys’ personalitiesThu Jun 18 2015 - 01:00
New York Times apologises for ‘insensitive’ language in Berkeley articlePaper criticised after article suggested J-1 students an ‘embarrassment to Ireland’Wed Jun 17 2015 - 18:51
New board for under-fire National College of Art and DesignAudited accounts up to the end of 2012 have now been presented to C&AG, says collegeTue Jun 16 2015 - 19:31
Families being assisted after ‘appalling tragedy’ - FlanaganMinister for Foreign Affairs says up to nine Irish students injured in Berkeley balcony collapseTue Jun 16 2015 - 18:18
A third of 8,000 Irish J-1 students head for CaliforniaUniversity of California Berkeley offers visiting J-1 students summer accommodationTue Jun 16 2015 - 18:06
Teachers’ qualifications don’t match subjects taught - surveyDepartment review finds large number teach classes without the relevant credentialsMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
NCAD rejects censor claim over withdrawal of nude from showShane Berkery’s image depicting naked NCAD director a ‘light-hearted’ protestFri Jun 12 2015 - 01:00
Hibernia graduates still unsure on eligibility in Catholic schoolsNo decision made by Irish Episcopal Conference on approval of teacher collegeFri Jun 12 2015 - 01:00
Enda Kenny says suspected BSE case ‘a setback’‘I think it’s accepted it will be a positive test when it’s absolutely confirmed’Thu Jun 11 2015 - 16:38
Hibernia College seeks bishops’ approval over graduate fearsJobseeker posted letter from Catholic employer saying college’s religious diploma not recognisedWed Jun 10 2015 - 01:00
Project Maths linked to decline in third-level performanceResearch indicates that B grade in 2013 corresponds roughly with a C in 2003Tue Jun 9 2015 - 01:00
Further education funding to be linked with ‘performance’State agency regulating the sector to direct funds to ‘where it’s going to be most effective’Mon Jun 8 2015 - 01:00
Overqualified: Workers who know too muchIreland has Europe’s highest rate of ‘overeducation’: too many people have qualifications they can’t use; many others lack the skills that employers want. Do we need to rethink our education system?Sun Jun 7 2015 - 12:00
Would an unconditional basic income save democracy or breed laziness?The idea of a living wage has been around since the 1700s, but Switzerland is set to put it to a vote next yearSat Jun 6 2015 - 01:00
11% of women students believe they were sexually assaultedSurvey in NUIG and UCC reveals different attitudes between genders to casual sexThu Jun 4 2015 - 01:00
Hibernia College sells UK e-learning subsidiaryFunds from sale will go back into developing private college in Ireland, says presidentWed Jun 3 2015 - 14:25
Do Irish teachers work long hours by international standards?Working hours of secondary teachers are 4th longest in Europe but shorter than US, AustraliaWed Jun 3 2015 - 13:45
Almost 119,000 students begin State exams todayLatest figures show cost of Leaving Cert and Junior Cert last year was €63 millionWed Jun 3 2015 - 01:00
Leaving Cert: A third of students to take higher-level mathsAlmost 119,000 students are registered for the State exams that begin on WednesdayTue Jun 2 2015 - 11:39
Funding doubts causing university ‘brain drain’ - RIA presidentCERN scientist and Glen Dimplex chair among 19 new members admitted to RIAFri May 29 2015 - 15:51
Irish academic to be first woman to lead Oxford UniversityTramore native Louise Richardson nominated for post that paid £434,000 in 2013Thu May 28 2015 - 16:39
Gender inequality ‘a systemic issue for Irish higher education’Review of gender policies in third level colleges to be completed within a yearThu May 28 2015 - 14:01
Over €3 million spent on technological universitiesConcern expressed by Public Accounts Committee members about high cost of the projectThu May 28 2015 - 14:00
Poor infrastructure ‘contributing to slip’ in university rankingsReport says Irish universities losing competitiveness by failing to invest in technologyThu May 28 2015 - 07:56
Many girls ‘lose sleep with worry’ ahead of Leaving CertGirls link success in exams more closely to their personal identity, ESRI study findsWed May 27 2015 - 17:11
‘Rhetorical gestures’ on poverty not good enough, says President HigginsIrish missionaries praised for showing ‘a commitment that goes beyond logic’Wed May 27 2015 - 17:08
UCD generates €1.3 billion a year, report saysSenior UCD staff give 14 days unpaid public service a year, according to consultantsWed May 27 2015 - 07:57
Pre-schools facing unannounced inspections after summerService providers will be invited to give their views on new inspection regimeTue May 26 2015 - 16:17
Unthinkable: Is thought the best medicine?If you don’t have meaning in your life you won’t have mental health, says Stephen J CostelloTue May 26 2015 - 13:09
Junior cycle reform deal contains enough for both sidesTeachers unions and Department of Education save face with new agreementFri May 22 2015 - 17:56
Teacher unions agree to put junior cycle plan to ballotNew ‘profile of achievement’ to be issued by schools rather than the stateFri May 22 2015 - 16:00
Teacher unions may put junior cycle deal to ballot without endorsementUnion members express concern they are being given little time to analyse the dealFri May 22 2015 - 01:01
Special needs budget for schools to increase by 4%Extra resource teacher posts allocated to primary and secondary schoolsThu May 21 2015 - 20:01
State urged to sign up to Safe Schools DeclarationThe declaration aims to give places of learning special protection from military useWed May 20 2015 - 22:21
TUI and ASTI committees to meet on junior cycle dealUnions to discuss whether to recommend agreement with Department of EducationWed May 20 2015 - 18:31
English language schools to be obliged to provide student ‘insurance’Reform proposals to go before Cabinet today also to seek details on ‘shadow directors’Wed May 20 2015 - 01:00
Cuts to guidance counselling have ‘entrenched privilege’Counsellors’ Institute says austerity measure leading to inequality in education systemTue May 19 2015 - 16:08
Unthinkable: Should children be encouraged to doubt?School debating is no substitute for Socratic inquiry, argues author and campaigner Peter WorleyTue May 19 2015 - 09:12
Teachers oppose plan for mandatory upskillingProposal to link training credits to teaching register in doubt following backlashMon May 18 2015 - 01:00
Fee-paying schools miss worst of cuts to counsellingLess serious impact of cuts on fee-charging schools put down to ‘parent power’Mon May 18 2015 - 01:00
History teachers criticise union stance on junior cycle subjectsCivic, Social and Political Education (CSPE) being singled out for ‘preferential treatment’Sat May 16 2015 - 12:18
Twenty years on – could the ‘Irish Press’ have been saved?Journalist’s sacking in May 1995 led to a lock-in; the newspapers never returnedSat May 16 2015 - 01:00