Ireland has highest rate of third-level education in EU
Some 56% have degree-level qualification with rates higher among young people and women
Third Level
News and advice covering the third level education system.
Fine Gael to announce plans to ‘phase out’ third level fees in election manifesto, says Simon Harris
Paschal Donohoe accuses Fianna Fáil of inflating campaign figures by up to €5.2bn
I want to upskill but can’t do a full-time course. Are there grants for part-time study?
Funding for eligible part-time undergraduate students was introduced for the first time last summer
Government provides funding to conserve Robert Fisk’s archive at Trinity College Dublin
Veteran war reporter’s records over 50-year career include notes from interviews with Osama bin Laden
‘Some people just laugh’: Meet the students on Ireland’s first influencer degree
Despite eye-rolling over a college course for wannabe social media stars, infuencing is a serious business valued at around $250 billion
‘My daughter enjoys college, but it is getting her there consistently that is the problem’
Ask the Expert: Our daughter has autism and would not attend school for three years. Now at college, her attendance has improved greatly, but we walk on eggshells around her. How can we better support her?
I’m not sure my son will be organised enough to meet upcoming CAO deadlines. Can you help?
There is no great urgency in selecting courses, but it is very important to read up on all-important instructions
Third-level open days: Questions Leaving Cert 2025 students should ask
Open Day visits provide prospective students with a valuable opportunity to investigate third-level facilities
National University of Ireland elects former UCC president as chancellor
Prof Michael Murphy succeeds Dr Maurice Manning as NUI’s sixth chancellor since 1908
Are we entering the twilight of diversity, equity and inclusion?
These educational programmes are implemented in the spirit of PC/woke, but that exerts a chilling effect on free expression of ideas
Rise of metascience: Turning science on itself
Focus on the ‘science of science’ is ensuring better research outcomes
Why do so few students from Northern Ireland attend college in the South?
A-level conversion rates, the career guidance culture and cost of living are among reasons why just 1% of CAO applicants are from the North
Our higher education system can no longer compete internationally
As a country which once privileged the value of education, we should be deeply ashamed that we have effectively stood by and allowed our institutes of higher education to rot
Trinity College Dublin renames former Berkeley Library after poet Eavan Boland
The Eavan Boland Library will be the first building on Trinity’s campus to be named after a woman
‘I got 550 points in my Leaving Cert. I’ve always had this feeling that I had a purpose in life’
The second-year law student at University of Galway on discrimination she has faced as a Traveller and how education became her refuge
My approach to college resulted in a just-about-scraped-a-pass degree. I regret nothing
I regarded university as a resource to be used, not a place to be told what to do
Dating in college: ‘It can be easy to throw around the phrase healthy relationship’
Ask Roe: Know what is healthy and unhealthy in a relationship, practise and value kindness, make a point of being yourself, and understand consent
Budget 2025: Tax cut, mortgage interest relief and other measures in Coalition’s final roll of the dice
USC, inheritance tax, childcare, child benefit, social welfare, college fees, VAT rate: How the budget will affect parents, students, renters, mortgage holders, farmers, pensioners and carers
‘I refuse to accept the horror that has become the status quo’: what did politicians say when students wrote to them about their lives?
Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Holly Cairns and others reply to letters from students and recent graduates on the key issues they face today
ChatGPT on campus: ‘Silicon Valley overlords have unleashed one of their ingenious, idiotic products, dismissing the downsides’
Trinity College Dublin lecturer and author Kevin Power gives his take on students’ use of AI to help them with exam papers
Sally Rooney: ‘I think I should have read more at university’
Intermezzo author explains how she treats quotation marks in her writing
Young students with Susi grants less likely to complete degree, study finds
Phenomenon reversed for mature students, with those receiving support more likely to finish
Varadkar says immigration numbers have risen too quickly in Ireland
Former taoiseach warns against populism and prejudice but concedes immigration a challenge for Irish society
‘We’re facing huge issues at the moment keeping kids in school’: Meet three Irish groups making a difference to young people’s lives
Not everyone gets the same start in life, but some organisations are doing their best to address disadvantages
‘You see coke every second night you’re out’: students and drugs on campus
Third-level student says smoking weed is so normalised you might need to make an excuse for not wanting to smoke
As tail-end Gen X, I do not speak fluent student. They can speak for themselves
Having students and new graduates take over The Irish Times Magazine for an edition has been exciting, challenging, inspiring and mildly terrifying
Abolishing college fees not a priority if returned to Government, say Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
Sinn Féin and Labour express support for scrapping €3,000 student registration charge, but two main Government parties say boosting student grants is more equitable
Universities required to phase out car parking in some areas under climate targets
Many students say they are forced to commute long distances due to accommodation shortages
One of best-kept secrets for access to college is a new route that does not require CAO points
One of best-kept secrets for access to third level is a new route that does not require Leaving Cert points
10 tips on how to prepare for the workforce
How recent graduates can adapt to and thrive in their new work environment.
Technological universities are an essential part of third level and deserve funding
Resources must be allocated to each link in the higher education chain to guarantee the Irish system can deliver for its students, society and the economy
Irish universities risk ‘quiet and gradual decline’ due to funding shortages, Trinity provost warns
Prof Linda Doyle warns of ‘a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness’ as world-class education threatened by high student-staff ratios
Food on a student budget: our pick of the best dining-out deals for college students
As the college year begins, we’ve scoured the country for some of the best budget food offers out there
My son in sixth year still has no idea what to do after he leaves school. Can you help?
No matter what option he eventually chooses, he has until the end of sixth year to make his choices
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