New university places lead to sharp fall in uptake of PLC courses
Proposal for extra third level funding and fee cuts to be considered by Cabinet
University or technological university – what’s in a name?
Technological universities are expected to have an emphasis on level six to eight programmes and industry-focused research
Company assessing country’s non-profit sector shuts after funding withdrawal
Benefacts received yearly financing of about €1.3 million from public and private sources
‘We won’t be teaching philosophy’: Meet Ireland’s five newest universities
Higher education is being transformed with merger of institutes of technology - but some fear it is a step in wrong direction
Grade inflation: lowering standards in higher education
It is denied as a serious problem but could cause reputational damage
Has the Leaving Certificate been ‘dumbed down’?
Experts differ over significance of grade inflation in this year’s record-breaking results
Welfare services should stick to giving advice and recommending education
Policy that assumes people are lazy and prone to welfare dependency is dubious
‘Shocking, shocking:’ Justice Sean Ryan on the abuses of children uncovered in his report
Interview: On the 10th anniversary of the report’s publication, Ryan looks back
‘Huge drop’ in literacy levels of Irish university graduates – OECD study
Up to 6% of Irish university graduates are functionally illiterate
Revealed: the universities most likely to award higher grades
Grade inflation risks undermining confidence in degrees, campaigners claim
Academics are in the crosshairs of the populists
Opinion: Higher education must engage with populism and its root causes
Populism poses ‘major threat’ to autonomy of universities
Academics told that ‘over-educated, over-bearing’ elites are key targets
Is it time to cut back on criticism?
Unthinkable: An ‘arms race’ of critique is hindering social progress, argues sociologist Tom Boland
Time to rebuild trust between higher education and political system
Universities and institutes of technology have recently come into the crosshairs of critical politicians
Fifty years on since ‘free education’, it’s time to reflect on who the system really serves
The 1960s ushered in an ambitious and strategic education policy approach
Fifty years after free secondary education, what big idea do we need in 2017?
We ask influential figures in Irish education on what needs to come next
Protest at Department of Education over ‘inaction’ on UL misconduct claims
Campaigners end sit-in aimed at highlighting calls for independent inquiry into allegations
New HEA chief tells of ‘opportunities’ for colleges
Dr Graham Love says Ireland’s higher-education sector faces series of challenges
Hostility among politicians to higher education sector must end
Instead of making a case for investment, the government system points to alleged excess
Broke Irish universities are slipping down the rankings and missing Brexit opportunities
State could become global hub for research but underfunding has hamstrung colleges
HEA to conduct full review into funding
Announcement follows publication of Cassells report on future funding for third-level
Brexit may lead to surge in third-level students in Ireland
Irish education authorities are concerned about the fallout of the UK vote on the EU
CAO countdown: Tech graduates in demand amid skills shortage
Policymakers out to encourage ICT careers ahead of Friday’s change-of-mind deadline
Universities face funding cuts if they fail to promote more women
Key decision-making bodies in colleges must be gender balanced, HEA report says
Anne Looney named interim head of Higher Education Authority
Adviser on curriculum and assessment takes over as third level faces funding issues
Arts for arts’ sake but many careers beckon
Arts and humanities: Courses promote a range of skills that are useful in a wide selection of jobs
Computer science graduates in demand, but arts earn least
Employment opportunities knocking for college graduates, with salaries on upswing
Oxford models TCD’s access programme to recruit disadvantaged students
UK university’s Irish-born vice-chancellor plans to tackle elitism through new scheme
College students should be treated as partners not consumers – HEA
Higher Education Authority report advises against US ‘market model’ approach
Technological universities: are they really such a good idea ?
One of the first big problems facing a new minister will be the issue that is being described by some as ‘the Irish Water of higher education’
Plan to increase access to third level for 1,500 poorer students
Some 90 per cent of those from affluent areas go to college, 15 per cent do so from poorer areas
WIT seeks repayment of over €100,000 incurred by ex-president
PAC told Kieran Byrne spent funds on chartering aircraft, hospitality and other items
Universities have lowest level of students receiving grants
Trinity had 24 per cent of grant recipients compared to 67 per cent at Letterkenny IT
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