Third level institutions face cuts to their funding if they fail to address gender inequality.

Seven out of every 10 agriculture and veterinary graduates in 2014 were in employment nine months after graduation, according to the Higher Education Authority’s annual survey and report on the first destination of graduates.

A quarter of arts and humanities graduates earn less than €13,000 after leaving university — the poorest rate of pay of Irish graduates.

The Government has been coy about its new plan to force people into work, however unsuitable, suggest Tom Boland and Ray Griffin.

The chief executive of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) strongly rejected suggestions that he “went looking for the head” of the former president of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT).

The latest university league tables show mixed results for Irish third-level colleges but the country still has nine in the top 5% in the world.

A national debate without the myths associated with unemployment is needed as we start to rethink social welfare after the crisis, write Tom Boland and Ray Griffin

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Ex-chair of Higher Educational Authority says tech university for south east doable within three years

The withdrawal of grants for postgraduate studies poses a concerning risk for hard-up students’ chances to progress, says the head of the Higher Education Authority (HEA).

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 The ‘back to work’ mantra is used to force people, despite their skills and training, into precarious work, offering the choice between hard labour and destitution, say Tom Boland and Ray Griffin 

The number of students enrolled for doctoral degrees has dropped by nearly 11% in two years since grants were withdrawn for postgraduate studies.

A review of gender equality among third-level staff is to recommend ways to improve women’s representation at senior academic levels.

Making a truly equal society will require more from politicians and taxpayers alike, writes Tom Boland

“Lamentably slow” changes by some universities to first-year entry systems have been criticised by the head of the Higher Education Authority (HEA).

The president of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), Ruaidhrí Neavyn, is unlikely to return to the job after his move to advise on higher education policy was approved yesterday.

A review of equality policies in third-level colleges is being considered by the Higher Education Authority amid ongoing controversy over a lack of promotion for female academics.

Efforts to get the institutes of technology in Waterford and Carlow back in talks about a joint technological university application could still be successful, the head of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) has said.

Teaching graduates are more likely than most others to have work soon after finishing their studies, but fewer than one in 12 secure permanent contracts in the first nine months after college.

Schools are still waiting to find out if they will get Department of Education funding for repairs this year or if they will have to ask hard-pressed parents to pay the maintenance bills instead.

More than one in three college students in a national survey do not feel well supported by academic staff.

The creation of 1,000 additional teaching posts may be good news for unemployed teachers but will result in little change in the daily operations of schools.

Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan has told college bosses they will not be allowed keep the €250 extra that most students must pay next year — and says the Higher Education Authority should not be seeking such "massive increases" for the sector.

The latest college rankings again make for disappointing reading for Irish colleges. It’s time to stop being so complacent, writes Tom Boland

Ireland’s universities have fallen down the international league table again. Should we be concerned, asks Kyran Fitzgerald.

Looking out of place in a 'Boole is Coole' t-shirt, President of UCC Michael Murphy today accepted his Ice Bucket Challenge.

Decisions should be made by November on whether technological university applications can be made by two planned mergings of colleges in the south-west and in Dublin.

Student grants may no longer be enough to help keep financially strained young people in college, according to the Higher Education Authority.

The Government should reverse cuts to third-level education and eventually reduce student fees that are heading for €3,000, an economic think tank has recommended.

The 14 institutes of technology have the smallest classes and most non-traditional students but universities have higher-qualified staff and generate far more research income.

The number of graduates emigrating for work after getting their degrees has doubled in just four years.

Changes to student grant eligibility may be compounding the reduced likelihood of poorer people who live further from college going to third-level education, researchers claim.

The Government is ageist.

Buying chick-lit novels and flying first-class while a colleague was in steerage form part of a court claim by Waterford Institute of Technology for repayment of €120,000 from its ex-president.

Efforts to bring more international students to colleges here are failing despite major Government strategies.

One of the world’s biggest companies is hosting a careers event in Dublin this month that will highlight Ireland’s skills shortages.

The contribution of Irish writers, artists, and musicians to our international reputation is to be considered in a review of creative arts and media education in Dublin.

A college has admitted it chartered two more previously secret private jet trips for an expert assessing its bid to become a university.

Being unemployed is hard, but our relationship with work makes it more so, writes Tom Boland

Ireland’s three youngest universities are among the world’s 100 best colleges that are less than 50 years old, says a new ranking.