Higher Education

Critical Report Chronicles Serious Management Issues in UL

The University of Limerick has come under fire for a series of exorbitant severance payments and the mishandling of several staff disputes.
By Dominic McGrath

90% Retention Rate Among TAP First Years

In 2016, 286 students entered the College through the Trinity Access Programme.
By Ciaran Molloy

Technological Universities One Step Closer, After Cabinet Approval

The government approval brings Ireland one step closer to having a legal foundation for the ambitious technological universities project.
By Róisín Power

Government Threatens Funding Withdrawals, as Gender Taskforce Launched

Marie O'Connor will chair the taskforce, which also names the President of Maynooth University as a member.
By Kathleen McNamee
Editorial

TCDSU Should Watch Maynooth’s New Union Structure Closely

Maynooth Students' Union's new senate structure is a radical departure that other students' unions could learn from.
Editorial

Twenty Years of TAP and an Imperfect CAO System

The success of TAP has vindicated those who believe in a better route to higher education.
Analysis

The Strange Death of Student Loans

Dominic McGrath asks why countries around the world are getting cold feet about loan schemes.
By Dominic McGrath

Irish Students Pay the Second-Highest Fees in Europe, says New EU Report

The report by the European Commission showed the landscape for third-level fees and supports across Europe.
By Róisín Power
Contribution

Trinity’s Fee Hike Confirms Our Fears: Postgraduates are Cash Cows

Ralph Moore argues that postgraduates are the latest victim of a college trying to find new ways to raise funds.
By Ralph Moore
Editorial

How Can College Justify Springing Fee Increases on Postgraduates?

Trinity has once again plunged postgraduate students into a precarious financial position.