Irish Universities Association
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Ireland secures just one of over 400 European research grants
- Education
- September 13, 2019, 20:50
Just one of more than 400 recently announced European research grants has been awarded to Ireland prompting calls for an overhaul in how the Governmen(...)

Trinity College Dublin drops 44 places in world university rankings
- Education
- September 11, 2019, 19:00
Trinity College Dublin has tumbled down in the latest set of world university rankings, sparking calls for urgent Government funding to reverse a deca(...)

First women-only professorships due to be appointed before end of this year
- Education
- June 21, 2019, 17:49
The first of up to 45 women-only professorships aimed at tacking gender inequality in higher education are due to be made before the end of this year.(...)

Universities lobbied for exemption to student housing rent caps
- Education
- June 20, 2019, 03:55
Ireland’s seven universities strongly lobbied to have college-owned student accommodation exempt from legislation to introduce rent caps and extra ten(...)

Irish universities stay outside top 100 in world rankings
- Education
- June 19, 2019, 00:00
Irish universities show little sign of reversing their decade-long decline in new global rankings. The latest QS World University Rankings show Trini(...)

Twelve researchers each receive €1m State funding for new projects
- Science
- April 12, 2019, 16:41
Ground-breaking basic research in the Republic is to benefit from €12 million in State funding with 12 leading researchers each benefiting from €1 mil(...)

Universities say they may have to limit number of Irish students due to funding shortage
- Education
- April 4, 2019, 01:00
Universities say they may be forced to cap places for Irish students over the coming years due to funding shortages facing the sector. The Irish Univ(...)

Irish university graduates earn more from degrees than in UK
- Education
- April 4, 2019, 00:01
Graduates from Irish universities stand to earn a slightly higher wage premium compared with graduates from some of the UK’s most prestigious universi(...)

Third-level system ‘in danger’ from underfunding and rising student numbers
- Education
- January 29, 2019, 18:22
Ireland is one of just two European countries where the third-level education system is “in danger” due to a funding shortfall and rising student numb(...)

Is a college education worth the cost?
- Education
- January 15, 2019, 00:00
Going to college isn’t cheap. First, there’s the cost of registration fees, currently capped at €3,000. Then students need to shell out for books, acc(...)