The Minister for Higher Education is set to impose new targets to boost apprentice numbers in state departments, councils and government bodies

Strict new rules will slim down third-level boards and give HEA authority to replace members and withhold funding

Public disillusion will increase if official ‘advice’ is seen as ineffective and loopholes regarding international travel remain unaddressed

Varakdar accused the opposition party of trying to reheat the controversy as Paschal Donohoe raised the latest disclosures in the Dáil

Solving the sector’s funding problem has the potential not only to contribute to our post-pandemic recovery but to underpin the next decade and more of growth

Technological universities help people build lives and careers near to where they were born, says Simon Harris

On New Year’s Eve 2019, a mysterious pneumonia strain was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan. We could never have imagined then the devastating impact it was going to have on the world in the ensuing months

Minister for Higher Education also planning to ‘slim down’ boards of universities, which can have 40 members