Higher Education

Editorial

Ireland Does Not Need a Teaching Framework that has Divided UK Higher Education

When the issues facing Irish higher education are apparent, it’s unclear what a framework that has divided academics in the UK is meant to achieve.

Níl gá le Creat Múinteoireachta in Éirinn a scoilt an t-ardoideachas sa Bhreatain

Leis na fadhbanna atá ós ár gcomhair san ardoideachas in Éirinn, níl sé soileir céard atá beartaithe leis an gcreat seo a dheigil acadúlaithe sa Bhreatain.

Government to Undertake Review of Higher Education, as Funding Debate Continues

The review comes as decisions loom on how to fund Irish universities and colleges.
By Dominic McGrath

Planned Union Protest Put on Hold, Pending Government Guidance on Temporary Contracts

The protest comes as the dispute between Trinity's three unions and the College continues.
By Dominic McGrath
Editorial

The Third-Level Sector Should Expect More Regulation, Not Less

Fervent arguments for loan schemes in the hopes of more autonomy now seem little more than foolhardy.

Government Taskforce to Consider Quotas as Solution to Higher Education’s Gender Inequality

The news comes days after a new HEA report revealed that gender inequality still persists in Irish higher education institutions.
By Jake O’Donnell

Progress in Gender Equality Among Irish Academic Staff at “Snail’s Pace”

A new HEA report has once again drawn criticism of the level of gender inequality in Irish higher education.
By Eleanor O'Mahony

Promising Apprenticeships and Promoting Opportunity, DIT Launches New Access Programme

The programme, launched today by the Minister for Education, gives young people from inner city communities the opportunity to experience different types of apprenticeship.
By Ivan Rakhmanin
Editorial

Government’s Kowtowing to Employers in Response to Education Levy Sets a Risible Precedent

A minor increase in an already-existing levy is no justification for a kind of pandering that could see employers have a great degree of influence on the future of education in Ireland.

Tá Fasach Áisféiseach ann anois le hUmhlaíocht an Rialtais i leith na bhFostóirí de bharr an Tobhaigh Pinsin

Ní bhonn é méadú íseal ar thobhach reatha do chinéal lútáil, rud a chiallaíonn go mbeadh tionchar ollmhór ag na fostóirí ar thodchaí an oideachais in Éirinn.