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.
90% Retention Rate Among TAP First Years
In 2016, 286 students entered the College through the Trinity Access Programme.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Editorial
How Can College Justify Springing Fee Increases on Postgraduates?
Trinity has once again plunged postgraduate students into a precarious financial position.