# higher-education-authority - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
A 2015 review found several institutions had no public appointment or tendering procedure for the employment of chaplains.
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# higher-education-authority - Thursday 14 February, 2019
Three-quarters of students complete their courses, with women more likely than men to finish.
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# higher-education-authority - Friday 18 January, 2019
New figures show that Ireland’s undergraduate population has grown by 8% over the last five years.
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# higher-education-authority - Monday 12 November, 2018
Mary Mitchell O’Connor said the positions will be for world-class academics and are not ‘easy jobs’.
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# higher-education-authority - Tuesday 21 August, 2018
Dr Graham Love only took up the role in March 2017.
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# higher-education-authority - Friday 18 May, 2018
“Those entering with lower points are much more likely to not progress compared to those entering with higher points,” a new report claims.
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# higher-education-authority - Monday 22 January, 2018
Just under half of third level students’ monthly expenditure is provided by someone other than the student, usually a parent or partner.
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# higher-education-authority - Friday 19 January, 2018
Concerns have been raised about the lack of graduates finding employment in regional areas.
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# higher-education-authority - Tuesday 16 February, 2016
It is claimed that there will be a “substantial” lack of graduates in building-related sectors
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# higher-education-authority - Wednesday 3 September, 2014
We have irrefutable evidence that children’s social and family circumstances impact on their life chances, but we also know how to maximise their potential.
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# higher-education-authority - Wednesday 20 August, 2014
It is unacceptable that Dublin school leavers from affluent areas are six times more likely to continue to third level education than their counterparts.
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A report from the Higher Education Authority says we “urgently need to tap into the deep reservoirs of disadvantage”.
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# higher-education-authority - Monday 14 July, 2014
7,000 students from the 2010/11 academic year didn’t make it to second year.
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# higher-education-authority - Thursday 8 May, 2014
The minimum grade requirement for job applicants is different depending where someone graduated.
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# higher-education-authority - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Equal access data from the Higher Education Authority has shown that third level entrants from the top three socio-economic backgrounds continue to increase, with those from less wealthy background dropping off.
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# higher-education-authority - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
By reducing the number of institutions, the HEA believes it will improve quality, increase capacity and be better value.
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# higher-education-authority - Tuesday 13 November, 2012
Around 48,000 students are still waiting for their grant applications to be processed. Ruairí Quinn has said the delay is “not satisfactory”.
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# higher-education-authority - Monday 14 May, 2012
The Drumcondra teacher training facility is set to be upgraded over two years to accommodate 2,500 students.
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# higher-education-authority - Friday 9 March, 2012
Rising tuition fees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have seen hundreds more students apply to come to colleges here.
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# higher-education-authority - Monday 13 February, 2012
Plans published by the Higher Education Authority will ask small colleges to merge with bigger ones or face the financial chop.
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# higher-education-authority - Thursday 22 December, 2011
A report published by the Department of Education today was critical of “rote learning” and highlighted the common practice of memorising pre-packaged answers.
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# higher-education-authority - Tuesday 8 November, 2011
Ruairí Quinn is set to receive a report outlining the need for student numbers to be capped in order to avoid the return of fees.
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