Irish university rankings rise in 'extremely challenging' landscape 

University College Cork (UCC) was ranked as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 20 subjects, with Nursing its top-rated course. File photo: Denis Minihane

Irish university courses in the arts, humanities and nursing rank highly on a global scale, despite an “extremely challenging” landscape.

The latest round of university rankings show the sector has increased its footings in the top-200 global subject rankings, despite budgetary constraints, according to the latest round of QS rankings.