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University of Limerick retains top spot in gender balance

COMPULSORY training in unconscious biases, dignity and respect has helped the University of Limerick retain its top spot when it comes to the representation of women in senior positions. The introduction of protected research time for returning ...

12 Aug 2018 at 14:00

Education

UL tops league for women in senior academic posts

THE University of Limerick has the best record in the country for the number of senior posts which are held by women for a third year in a row, a review by the Higher Education Authority has found. The review found that 33 per cent of senior ...

29 Jun 2016 at 11:00

Local News

Department of Education 'will trump' any UL action says O'Dea

FURTHER protests due to be scheduled outside the Dail to highlight the case of two suspended University of Limerick staff have been postponed, as a concerned group hope that action by the Department of Education and the Higher Education ...

01 Jul 2016 at 14:00

National News

Education programmes for nursing and science to be rolled out from September

A doubling of new degree programmes available outside the Central Applications Office points system will be made available from this coming academic year. Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris is expected to announce ...

07 Jan 2024 at 11:00

National News

Government to boost number of medicine and veterinary college places

The Government plans to fund third-level institution places to boost the number of medicine, dentistry and veterinary graduates. It comes as the Government announced the results of a review that looked at boosting college places for ...

21 Jun 2023 at 19:23

Hurling

Three Limerick colleges involved in Fitzgibbon quarter-final action

IT'S A red letter day for Limerick involvement in Higher Education GAA with three local institutions involved in the Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals. Mary Immaculate College welcome TUS Midwest to their grounds on the South Circular ...

07 Feb 2024 at 10:00

National News

'We need to listen to survivors' - Harris launches survey on bullying in higher education

A national survey on student experiences of bullying in higher education has been launched. The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, launched the department-commissioned ...

29 Oct 2022 at 15:18

National News

Irish students can expect cuts to college fees says Simon Harris

Irish students can expect a cut at a future date in college fees, the Minister for Further and Higher Education has said. Simon Harris said the announcement of a new funding plan is a landmark moment for staff and students ...

04 May 2022 at 15:12

Northern Ireland

Research proposes justice system overhaul for victims of institutional abuse

A new justice framework is required to better meet the needs of victims and survivors of non-recent institutional abuse across the island of Ireland, a research project has suggested. The academics behind the new research ...

29 May 2025 at 00:01

National News

Government cannot confirm when 'austerity-era' student fee will be cut

There is not yet a clear date for when the Government will cut the student contribution fee, the Higher Education Minister has said. Minister Simon Harris was speaking this morning (Wednesday May 4) as he prepared to ...

04 May 2022 at 11:54

National News

Four Irish universities set to receive €100million in capital investment funding

Four Irish universities are set to receive millions of euro in capital investment funding. That's according to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, who today ...

20 Apr 2023 at 13:13

'I want to speak more Irish' - Further Education Minister set to take language classes

National News

'I want to speak more Irish' - Further Education Minister plans to take language classes

The Minister for Further and Higher Education is planning to take Irish language classes. That's according to a tweet posted by Minister Simon Harris yesterday evening (Wednesday March 30) in response to a Conradh ...

31 Mar 2022 at 17:06

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