Can your body help you to learn science? Researchers have been using embodied cognition to teach science concepts in Irish schools Science • 13 Nov
Why the commute to school is a 'postcode lottery' for Irish teens Research has found disparities between areas are not due to population size, but are more to do with differences in educational provision. Transport • 07 Nov
Why it makes sense for children to make sense of maths Too often we learn by memorising without understanding, but the new primary school maths curriculum changes this Education • 20 Oct
What are the key elements of literacy for autistic children? For autistic children beginning to read and write, it starts with the child's perception of their own lives and what reading is to them Autism • 06 Oct
Why we bother funding universities Universities may not directly improve the performance of the economy, but they improve the skills of the people who do Education • 06 Oct
Can universities find 'missing entrepreneurs' in the community? There are a number of groups who are under-represented in entrepreneurial activity and universities can play a part in changing this Entrepeneurship • 12 Sep
7 tips for those starting college or university this month Here are seven ways to back yourself if you want to thrive in third level education Education • 07 Sep
Where have all the teachers gone? The school year may have just begun, but hundreds of teaching positions are currently unfilled in schools across the country Education • 06 Sep
6 ways psychology can help you learn Irish Here are some psychological concepts which can be adopted to help you improve your cúpla focal Gaeilge • 05 Sep
Why CAO points don't have to define your career choice As young people weigh up CAO offers, they would do well to reflect on what they like to do rather than points Education • 31 Aug
Is a school ban on smartphones the way to improve online safety? Should Ireland introduce a ban on smartphones or should schools be left to implement their own policies? Education • 29 Aug
Why you never forget the languages you learn in school It turns out our knowledge of the languages we learn in school actually lasts a lifetime Linguistics • 28 Aug
Who attends fee-paying secondary schools? The decision by parents to send their children to fee-paying schools is influenced by location, parental education and occupation Education • 23 Aug
How children learn to read It turns out that literacy development is anything but as easy as A, B, C Back To School • 21 Aug
What do autistic teachers have to say about Irish schools? A new study has looked at the experience of autistic teachers who work in the Irish education system Education • 16 Aug
What we've learned from teaching in prison Prison education has a long tradition in Ireland north and south and is of immense value to imprisoned persons Criminology • 16 Jun
The Leaving Cert battle between simplified & traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese dominates how the Chinese language is taught and learned in Ireland, which seems out of step with global trends Leaving Certificate • 16 Jun
ChatGPT or CheatGPT? Irish students weigh in on the latest AI New research shows Irish students are in the midst of deciding whether it's ethical or not to use the new AI tools Education • 14 Jun
Why kids find computing jobs to be a turnoff Secondary school students have many misconceptions about a career in computing so how can these be fixed? Education • 29 May
How did your school building impact you? Simple, cost-effective changes to the classroom and school environment can create a better place for all students to learn Children • 16 May
Why are we pushing children to start school so early? It's a widespread misconception that doing lots of seated academic work at a young age gives children an advantage Children • 12 May
Can a diversity of patronage be achieved in Irish schools? Few issues in Irish education are as intricate and complex as school patronage Education • 26 Apr
Are attacks on Iranian schoolgirls part of war on education? The suspected poisoning of more than 1,000 Iranian schoolgirls should act as a clarion call for urgent change Iran • 08 Mar
Is running an Irish primary school a job for a principal or CEO? A policy that sees everything in our schools as little more than a problem of management has taken hold in Irish education Education • 05 Jan
Why social media diminishes student performance and wellbeing Research finds that social media technostress and poor self-control leads to lower grades and reduced wellbeing for students Social Media • 04 Jan
