Small school merger plan would have hit Galway-Mayo hardestTaoiseach’s opposition key to rejection by Government of report’s recommendationsMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
Irish Loreto nun champions ‘inclusive schools’ in IndiaDisadvantaged children gain 50% of places in Sr Cyril Mooney’s school in CalcuttaSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
Primary teachers vote to accept Lansdowne Road pay dealINTO ballot carried by 65% to 35% but other teacher unions set to oppose agreementThu Jul 02 2015 - 16:33
Exam body failed to follow advice on special needs supportsState Examinations Commission did not implement 2008 report’s recommendationsThu Jul 02 2015 - 01:00
Special needs assistant officials clash over allocations delayOireachtas committee hears ‘worrying’ 35% of SNA applications were refused in 2014Wed Jul 01 2015 - 20:51
Students told to prioritise ‘genuine’ interests in CAO choicesCouncillors give advice to third-level applicants ahead of change of mind deadlineTue Jun 30 2015 - 20:18
Jan O’Sullivan seeks extra funding for special needs assistantsMinister to confirm allocations to schools in ‘next 10 days’ as demand for services growsTue Jun 30 2015 - 18:40
Is bitter better? The philosopher’s coffee questAre you a sourist, a bitterist or an Americano? A Trinity College professor has turned his attention to the ancient beverage as part of an intellectual exerciseFri Jun 26 2015 - 06:00
‘Lazy’ strategy set to result in poorer learning - expertDr Pasi Sahlberg: Parental choice likely to mean educational inequality in IrelandFri Jun 26 2015 - 01:00
Provision of special needs supports for state exams to be reviewedLeaving Cert scheme operates on ‘tighter’ basis than Junior Cert, committee toldWed Jun 24 2015 - 19:51
The Leaving Cert: It’s in the bag. Inside State Exams HQNo examiner allocated papers from school or county as scripts held in colour-coded bagsWed Jun 24 2015 - 12:00
Doctoral programme enrolments fall 9% in five yearsHigher Education Authority calls for greater financial support for postgraduatesTue Jun 23 2015 - 18:42
NUIG agrees to gender taskforce recommendationsUniversity welcomes report as Siptu branch questions credibility of group’s findingsTue Jun 23 2015 - 18:29
NUIG staff should undergo gender bias training, report saysGroup calls for new measures to counteract discrimination against women at universityTue Jun 23 2015 - 06:00
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 09 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 08 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 07 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 06 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 04 2015 - 01:00
Hibernia College sells UK e-learning subsidiaryFunds from sale will go back into developing private college in Ireland, says presidentWed Jun 03 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 03 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 03 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 02 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
