Higher Education

IUA Calls for €840m Package for Higher Education in Budget 2023

The Irish Universities Association is seeking funding for measures including increasing staff numbers, green campus investment and combating inflation-related costs.
By Seán Cahill

Trinity CAO Points Fall Slightly, Random Place Allocation Continues

A record high 11,091 CAO applicants chose Trinity as their top choice.
By Seán Cahill

Trinity and IBM to Engage in Collaborative Research

The existing pre-PhD programme is set to be extended to students interested in PhDs in quantum computing, security and accelerated discovery.
By Seán Cahill

Government Considering Fee Reduction, SUSI Expansion Ahead of Budget 2023

The options for potential measures to reduce the cost of higher education were published today in the first annual options paper of the “Funding the Future” framework.
By Seán Cahill

Harris Announces Scholarships for Climate Action in Third Level Education

The scholarships cover undergraduate students, graduates and apprenticeships to work in sustainable development.
By Faye Madden

The Best is Yet to Come: Why My College Years Shouldn’t Be the Best of My Life

While we might look back on them with rose-tinted glasses, our years at college shouldn’t be the best of our life, writes Hosanna Boulter
By Hosanna Boulter

Harris Announces 1,056 New College Places For 2022/23

The announcement comes as part of an effort to expand the third-level sector through college places and apprenticeship programmes.
By Charlie Hastings

University Governance Bill Delayed Until September

The bill was originally scheduled to be passed before the summer recess but will now be pushed to September 14th.
By Ailbhe Noonan

Medicine Places for EU Students To Increase by 200 Over Next Five Years

The agreement will see a total of 60 additional places for EU students in the 2022/23 academic year.
By Michael Archer

Displaced Ukrainian Students to Pay European Fees for 2022/23

Cabinet approved a number of measures to ensure displaced Ukrainians living in Ireland can access further and higher education.
By Ailbhe Noonan