€38 million Equipment Fund Announced to Aid Students’ Return to Campus
An additional €38 million has been announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris,
Free Higher Education Bill Defeated in Dáil
On the evening of the 25th, the members of the Dáil voted on the motion to end college fees for
Minister Harris launches €5 million National Student Mental Health Framework
The National Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework has been launched by Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris, in
Conway-Walsh: Sinn Féin Higher Education Spokesperson on “Unsustainable” Model | Interview
On the 22nd of July, Rose Conway-Walsh, Sinn Féin TD and opposition spokesperson on Higher Education, Innovation, and Science, spoke
Harris Launches New Strategy To Promote “Overlooked” Further Education
A new Further Education and training strategy titled ‘Further FET: Transforming Learning’ was launched this morning in Richmond Barracks. Minister
Government Releases Strategy for Increasing Traveller Participation in Higher Education
On the 4th of July, the Irish Government published their National Action Plan (NAP) for Increasing Traveller Participation in Higher
How the New Department of Higher Education Will Affect Students
With the formation of a new government comes the announcement of the new Department for Higher Education, Innovation and Science.
UCD Jumps Eight Places In World Rankings, While Brexit-Ridden UK Takes A Tumble
The QS World Universities Rankings were updated this week and have presented good news for University College Dublin (UCD). The
Minister Publishes Framework for Consent in Higher Education
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, has published a Framework for Consent in Higher Education
President Deeks: ‘Since the Global Economic Crisis, Trust in Universities has Reduced Around the World’
UCD President Andrew Deeks has told staff that ‘trust in universities has reduced around the world’, following the global economic
Long-Awaited Cassells Report into Third-Level Funding Crisis Released
The cost of funding the higher education sector will need to increase by €600 million a year by 2021 stated