New research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental effect on the mental health of young Irish adults. Growing Up in Ireland COVID-19 survey has been published by the ESRI and produced in partnership with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY). Poor mental health Carried out in December 2020 […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris TD last week confirmed further restriction of onsite third level activity in response to the deteriorating COVID-19 situation. Further and higher education are operating primarily online with most activities delivered remotely during this academic year. Institutions have used some limited discretion to identify and schedule essential onsite […]
Measuring the Impacts of COVID-19 on Education: Coronavirus learning losses may have a dramatic impact not only on the success of individual students, but on the performance of the education system as a whole. Knowing that future progress may be at stake, countries are now trying to find ways to assess just what impact the […]
The Irish Universities Association have stated that universities in Dublin have agreed a set of enhanced measures in response to a request from government / NPHET to deal with the rising incidence of Covid-19 in the county. All universities already have detailed plans in place for the safe re-opening of campus over the next two […]
Universities have been spending the Summer getting ready for the new academic year and preparing to overcome all the challenges the current situation has put before them. Below we take a look at some of the ways Universities have been preparing for the new academic year. Delivering Programmes The main focus for third-level […]
