Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin, a post-primary school in An Cheathru Rua, Galway improved from a C3 Building Energy Rating to a B2 Building Energy Rating under the 2020 Schools Energy Retrofit Pathfinder. The school is expected […]

Dublin City University is calling on anyone with a great early-stage business idea which is based on technology, to take advantage of its Fusion Programme. The programme is open to experienced people with an idea […]

The Government has recently announced Ä40 million in funding for a new North-South Research programme. The investment will be provided through the Shared Island Fund and will support the deepening of links between higher education […]

A new international report has commended Irish higher education institutions for ensuring both the standard of awards, and the quality of student experience, by ‘professionalising’ the delivery of postgraduate research education and training in Ireland. […]

Irish and Celtic Studies research at Ulster University is involved in research across the breadth of the discipline, in particular Early and Modern Irish Literature, Celtic Philology and Linguistics, Irish and European Ethnology and Folklore, […]

Three new Local Creative Youth Partnerships (LCYP) will be based in the Cork ETB, Mayo Sligo Leitrim ETB and Galway Roscommon ETB regions. These new partnerships, which will commence in mid-2021 brings the total number […]

Peter Lampl, a British educational philanthropist and charity founder, has questioned the value of third level education to many young people. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, he said the he believes that many […]

UNESCO and the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 are collecting information on teacher prioritization within national COVID-19 vaccine deployment. While the protection of teachers is essential for schools to reopen safely, just […]

The Government has launched 10,158 places on 294 courses under Springboard+ 2021.  In addition 1,101 places on 1 and 2 year ICT graduate conversion courses are also on offer under the initiative. Springboard+ courses are […]

In a submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Irish language, the Gaeltacht and Irish-speaking communities, ASTI has called for research into implementation of the ‘T1 agus T2’ programme before it’s extended to the senior […]

Up to 80 per cent of adolescents experience sexual harassment in a 12 month period, with a quarter reporting sexual violence.  These are among shocking findings contained in a report: Storm and Stress: An Exploration […]

The higher education institutions represented by the Irish Universities Association (IUA) and the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, have announced their plans for a safe return to […]

A co-designed approach to energy saving in schools The creation of a comfortable and energy-responsible learning environment in schools is a complex but rewarding task, which has multiple interlinked dimensions.  The ENERGE (Energising Education to […]

Steven Roberts is head of marketing at Griffith College. He is a certified data protection officer and vice-chair of the ACOI’s data protection and information security working group.  The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) recently […]

Ireland’s first online sexual health educational course for teenagers Richie Sadlier may be known for his uncompromising approach both on and off the field, but when it comes to educating students on how to navigate […]