A new study by the Health Education Authority ( HEA) has found that an ethnic pay gap exists amongst staff in third level education in Ireland. Staff from minority ethnic groups are also more likely Read more…
Trinity College Dublin, followed by DCU and then UCD were revealed to produce graduates with the highest wages in their initial years after university according to a HEA study. Read more…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tudents from affluent backgrounds are far more likely to study high-point courses, according to a recent study.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n academic publishing group has reversed their decision to charge Irish universities additional fees to access older research papers following an open letter condemning the proposal, despite claiming that the current system is “unsustainable”.
[dropcap]An[/dropcap] equal amount of men and women enroll for postgraduate research in Ireland, according to the Higher Education Authority. The HEA recently published a Factsheet on Postgraduate Research in Ireland, which looks at the many Read more…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew arts graduates may earn as little as €13,000 a year, according to a HEA report. But most CAO applicants opt for arts and humanities degrees at 22 per cent, while 16 per cent choose Read more…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tudent enrolments to DCU rose by 25 per cent between 2013 and 2016, during the same time there have been cuts in both state funding and staff levels.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n annual contest will be held in the Helix today to celebrate some of Ireland’s elite postgraduate research communicators as five finalists vie for two top prizes.
HEA report suggests rising student numbers and no change in funding will have a negative effect on graduate quality. Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are major concerns over the future of up to 10 of the country’s 14 institutes of technology due to financial deficits and dwindling cash reserves, according to a major review of the sector.
DCU retains its position in the QS Top 50 Under 50 league table of top young universities in the world. Read more…
The building of a 970 bedroom student accomodation complex in the Docklands is to be suspended pending a planning review.
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The Higher Education Authority said in a recent study that 67% of Donegal students receive some level of state funded assistance in comparison to only 35% of students from Dublin.
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The Department of Education rejected a series of tax-related proposals by the Higher Education Authority, in an FOI document obtained by the Irish Times Read more…
The new report from the HEA shows that just 14%-20% of professorships in Ireland’s top universities are positions held by women. Read more…
1,250 additional college places to be added to ICT from next year on. Read more…