Simon Harris

Funded projects to cover areas such as as crop resilience and DNA

Many programmes are designed with local employers and are attuned to their needs

‘We spend so much time fighting for our kids. Parents are made out to be the villains’

Industry making ‘considerable effort’ to bring greater gender balance to the sector

Third-level funding plans seeks university reforms in exchange for extra funding

Donnelly says new hospital will be fully operationally and clinically independent

Proposal for extra third level funding and fee cuts to be considered by Cabinet

South east gets its first university following merger of Waterford IT and IT Carlow

Key Irish figures recall the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic’s early days

Minister wants senior cycle reforms that recognise more talents – but what does this mean?

Veronica Campbell will bring ‘energy, vitality and leadership’ to role, says chair of board

School leaders support move to reward team work and communication skills

SETU to have campuses in Waterford, Carlow, Wexford and Wicklow

Technological universities are not intended to be the same as traditional universities, writes Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education.

Ireland’s third-level sector is undergoing a process of wide-ranging reform

Martin set to get his choice of cabinet posts while botched secondment could have repercussions for Donnelly

Analysis: Industrial action threat fades despite anger over pay and spiralling inflation

Maynooth University initiative to provide one-stop shop for students and academics

Harris to tell teacher conference of plans to boost pathways for access to third level

Opinion: As teacher union conferences get underway, there’s no shortage of urgent issues

Move is aimed at easing Covid-related pressures on CAO points system for top courses

New bodies considered essential to Sláintecare reform agenda, first announced in 2019