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
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
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
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
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
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
Why are Irish kids the most worried in Europe about school? Irish children are more concerned about poor school grades due to Covid-19 than kids in any other European country Children • 18 Nov 20
Why are Irish kids the most worried in Europe about school? Irish children are more concerned about poor school grades due to Covid-19 than kids in any other European country Children • 18 Nov 20
Is the lockdown a good time to brush up on your Irish? This may be the perfect opportunity for those who wish to re-engage with Irish or any other language Languages • 28 Oct 20
Is the lockdown a good time to brush up on your Irish? This may be the perfect opportunity for those who wish to re-engage with Irish or any other language Languages • 28 Oct 20
5 reasons why outdoor learning is a good idea for primary schools Outdoor learning is about more than merely taking lessons designed for the classroom outside on a sunny day Schools • 13 Oct 20
5 reasons why outdoor learning is a good idea for primary schools Outdoor learning is about more than merely taking lessons designed for the classroom outside on a sunny day Schools • 13 Oct 20
As Leaving Cert students have found out, algorithms can be flawed Algorithms increasingly rule our world, but most of us are not sufficiently trained or knowledgeable to know about how they work technology • 08 Oct 20
As Leaving Cert students have found out, algorithms can be flawed Algorithms increasingly rule our world, but most of us are not sufficiently trained or knowledgeable to know about how they work technology • 08 Oct 20
Have reopened creches and schools impacted on Covid-19 rates? Our data analysis shows an increase in child cases, especially females, but low numbers admitted to hospitals Coronavirus • 05 Oct 20
Have reopened creches and schools impacted on Covid-19 rates? Our data analysis shows an increase in child cases, especially females, but low numbers admitted to hospitals Coronavirus • 05 Oct 20
University challenge: higher education faces some tough questions Higher education had a plethora of challenges before Covid-19, but the situation is even harder now Education • 29 Sep 20
University challenge: higher education faces some tough questions Higher education had a plethora of challenges before Covid-19, but the situation is even harder now Education • 29 Sep 20
Why did Michael Collins fund teachers in Northern Ireland? A tale of mistrust, diplomacy, imaginative accountancy and accusations of skulduggery in the early years of partition History • 24 Sep 20
Why did Michael Collins fund teachers in Northern Ireland? A tale of mistrust, diplomacy, imaginative accountancy and accusations of skulduggery in the early years of partition History • 24 Sep 20
Born too soon? Why children born preterm might struggle in school Many preterm born children may not receive additional support in school as some of their difficulties may not be picked up Children • 28 Aug 20
Born too soon? Why children born preterm might struggle in school Many preterm born children may not receive additional support in school as some of their difficulties may not be picked up Children • 28 Aug 20
Why is the Irish government denying gifted children their rights? The lack of provision for the special educational needs of children of gifted intelligence is a breach of their human rights Gifted children • 26 Aug 20
Why is the Irish government denying gifted children their rights? The lack of provision for the special educational needs of children of gifted intelligence is a breach of their human rights Gifted children • 26 Aug 20
Why sugar should be banned from schools You can't argue with the health, dental and obesity advantages of a diet that is low in simple sugars Brainstorm • 26 Aug 20
Why sugar should be banned from schools You can't argue with the health, dental and obesity advantages of a diet that is low in simple sugars Brainstorm • 26 Aug 20
What the return to the classroom means for students Many students have had their courses disrupted, but those studying science have reasons to be optimistic about the future Education • 28 Oct 20
What the return to the classroom means for students Many students have had their courses disrupted, but those studying science have reasons to be optimistic about the future Education • 28 Oct 20
Could teachers use video games to teach history? From Assassin's Creed to Civilisation, there are striking historical parallels in the narratives of many video games Video Games • 24 Aug 20
Could teachers use video games to teach history? From Assassin's Creed to Civilisation, there are striking historical parallels in the narratives of many video games Video Games • 24 Aug 20
How will students deal with public transport and Covid-19 risks? The public transport system and Covid-19 restrictions will have a huge affect on the return of students to classes Transport • 24 Aug 20
How will students deal with public transport and Covid-19 risks? The public transport system and Covid-19 restrictions will have a huge affect on the return of students to classes Transport • 24 Aug 20
How bullying due to race or ethnicity occurs in Irish schools The growing number of racial or ethnic minorities in our schools brings both challenges and opportunities Bullying • 24 Jun 20
How bullying due to race or ethnicity occurs in Irish schools The growing number of racial or ethnic minorities in our schools brings both challenges and opportunities Bullying • 24 Jun 20
Why are so many Irish students not reporting sexual assaults? The findings of a new survey shows the importance of the conversation around consent in Irish universities after Normal People Brainstorm • 22 Jun 20
Why are so many Irish students not reporting sexual assaults? The findings of a new survey shows the importance of the conversation around consent in Irish universities after Normal People Brainstorm • 22 Jun 20
How to reopen schools in a child-friendly way When it comes to returning to education settings, young children's needs are much different to those of older children and adults Children • 21 May 20
How to reopen schools in a child-friendly way When it comes to returning to education settings, young children's needs are much different to those of older children and adults Children • 21 May 20
How much screen time is too much for young children? Other factors than time are important when assessing the impact of screens on development in early childhood Screen time • 18 May 20
How much screen time is too much for young children? Other factors than time are important when assessing the impact of screens on development in early childhood Screen time • 18 May 20
Why learning to play music needs more than screentime The move to online learning has highlighted the deeply social nature of how we learn to play music Music • 15 May 20
Why learning to play music needs more than screentime The move to online learning has highlighted the deeply social nature of how we learn to play music Music • 15 May 20
Why it's the right time to kill off the Leaving Cert There's now an opportunity for Ireland to get off the Leaving Cert merry-go-round and introduce a new system for students and universities Leaving Cert • 13 Jan 21
Why it's the right time to kill off the Leaving Cert There's now an opportunity for Ireland to get off the Leaving Cert merry-go-round and introduce a new system for students and universities Leaving Cert • 13 Jan 21
Living through history: documenting 2020's coronavirus pandemic What should we be observing, recording, noting and collecting in the coming weeks which will be of help to future historians? History • 27 Mar 20
Living through history: documenting 2020's coronavirus pandemic What should we be observing, recording, noting and collecting in the coming weeks which will be of help to future historians? History • 27 Mar 20
