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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 23

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 23

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 23

Why the way poetry is taught in school is wrong

The current system privileges the 'study' and not the experience of poetry, favouring words and intellectualism over sensations
Education • 05 Dec 22

What should we be doing before the next Covid surge?

As we prepare to spend more time indoors this winter and kids return to school, we are likely to see another Covid-19 wave in Ireland
Health • 11 Oct 22

Will artificial intelligence be able to write my college essay?

AI can now help write essays that appear highly similar, if not indistinguishable, from that of a human author
technology • 27 Sep 22

The rise and fall of Ireland's Royal College of Science

The college may have been evicted by the Government in 1922, but the spirit of this progressive and experimental institution lives on
History • 05 Sep 22

Why doesn't Malaysia have a problem with women and STEM careers?

While the rest of the world tries to understand why women opt out of tech jobs, Malaysia is proving to be an exception
Malaysia • 28 Aug 22

Is Minecraft the future of education?

One way of equipping young people with the necessary digital skills for the future is through digital games like Minecraft
Education • 24 Aug 22

The annual crisis: school places for children with special needs

We have ended up yet again in a place where some children's education is conditional and up for debate rather than a right
Back To School • 22 Aug 22

What 2022's Leaving Cert class have to say about life since 2020

Research into the pandemic experiences of Irish youths has identified key themes around wellbeing, mental health and the school system
Ireland • 26 May 22

How precarious jobs are affecting Irish third-level education

Precarious contracts and working conditions in the sector have a massive impact on the quality of education on offer
Education • 24 Mar 22

5 ways to get more women playing sport

There's still a lot of work to be done to ensure that women stay engaged with sport on an equal footing with men.
Sport • 08 Mar 22

What do new graduates think of the workplace?

A new survey has found graduates expressing many concerns around their experiences of working in Ireland today
Work and careers • 21 Jan 22

'When people with convictions get degrees, everybody wins'

We should make higher education accessible for people with convictions, not deter them from applying
Education • 17 Jan 22

Why reopening schools is the right decision

'We know more now than we did previously about the harm children experience when schools are closed for prolonged periods'
Education • 05 Jan 22

What's the psychological impact on children of wearing masks?

We know masks are an effective anti-Covid measure, but we know much less about their psychological impact on wearers, especially children
Psychology • 10 Dec 21

The dark, grisly history of body-snatching in Ireland

The 19th century trade in dead bodies saw medical students regularly raiding burial grounds for corpses to dissect
History • 28 Oct 21

How Ireland can rethink its approach to school meals

Food affects students in a myriad of ways and schools are in a unique position to guide what and how young people. Yet we are missing valuable opportunities to help address nutrition, health, wellbeing and sustainability in our schools.
Education • 21 Sep 21

6 tips to help children deal with back to school anxiety

Here's a psychological perspective on how to talk to children about going back to school after the holidays
Education • 26 Aug 21

How balloons will send Irish kids' science experiments into space

Experiments from 300 Irish primary school students form part of the Spaceship Earth project launching this week
Science • 01 Jul 21

Why schools need resources to support traumatised children

The pandemic has increased the economic, social and psychological pressures on children
Children • 09 Mar 21

10 creative ways to learn about Shakespeare

Exclusively academic approaches to Shakespeare can be very unrewarding, off-putting and boring so here are some alternative ideas
William Shakespeare • 10 Feb 21

Can universities reduce harms associated with students' drug use?

Drug use by students is under-researched, and doesn't consider the unique context in which students live, work and study
Drugs • 14 Dec 20

How to teach children about feminism

Feminism is a way of understanding how gender and gender relations silently govern our daily lives
Feminism • 23 Nov 20
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