2025 is the last chance for Government to advance its €307m commitment to closing the higher education funding gap. Read our Pre-Budget Submission in which we urge the Government to accelerate the closure of the funding shortfall in our universities. iua.ie/wp-content/upl…

It was a pleasure to welcome Neale Richmond TD back to his alma mater University College Dublin today in his new role as Minister of State in Department of Finance to discuss higher education, research and innovation.

We are calling on the recently appointed Minister Patrick O’Donovan TD Patrick O'Donovan, for Department of Further and Higher Education, to urgently address higher education funding gap to secure the pipeline of future talent, fundamental to the needs of the economy. 🔗 iua.ie/wp-content/upl…

Fresh of the press! 🆕 We published today our position 'Empowering excellence: European Universities Alliances as laboratories for success stories'. Check it out 👉cesaer.org/content/5-oper…

In the Pre-Budget Submission we call for: 🔴A €92m supplementary budget in 2024 to cover the costs of existing staff 🔴A further €171m in Budget 2025 to continue covering existing staff costs 🔴At least €120m additional Funding the Future allocation ➡️iua.ie/wp-content/upl…

IUA Presidents told Oireachtas members today that the gains in funding for higher education in the last 2 years have been wiped out by unfunded government agreed pay awards. They call for action in the upcoming Budget iua.ie/wp-content/upl…

I was delighted to join other Irish Universities Assoc. university presidents and representatives in Leinster House today to highlight the urgent funding needs in Irish higher education and research. Thanks to all who came along and to Malcolm Byrne 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 for hosting. iua.ie/wp-content/upl…

This is a really important opinion piece by Orla Feely and Danny McCoy. Ireland’s continued long term social and economic development will depend on investment in education and research. The implementation of Funding our Future must be a budget priority. Irish Universities Assoc. Union of Students in Ireland

Failing to fund higher education adequately is blunting Ireland’s competitive edge Orla Feely & Danny McCoy Ibec spell it out irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

The last round of investment in research tools and resources was launched in 2010. The equipment funded by government is now badly out of date, with no comparable scheme to support its renewal ⁦Irish Universities Assoc.⁩ ⁦Orla Feely⁩ ⁦Ibec⁩@ucd irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

Minister Patrick O'Donovan today welcomes the establishment of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, Ireland’s new competitive research and innovation funding agency. Read more in 🔗 gov.ie/en/press-relea…

.Mary C. Murphy has been appointed the new director of the IrishInstitute at BC. She is the former head of UCC Ireland's Department of Government and Politics and an expert on the complex relationship between Ireland, Northern Ireland, & Europe. on.bc.edu/MaryMurphy_BCII

This autumn’s Budget is the last opportunity for the current government to deliver on its Funding the Future commitments. Click to read our pre-budget submission: iua.ie/wp-content/upl…

Thanks to An Taoiseach Simon Harris TD and Minister Patrick O'Donovan Department of Further and Higher Education for a very constructive meeting today on priorities for higher education nationally. Irish Universities Assoc.

Meeting the heads of our third level sector this afternoon with the Taoiseach. Really positive engagement on such an important sector. Simon Harris TD Irish Universities Assoc. Department of Further and Higher Education

Ahead of #Budget25 we want to highlight the essential work IUA Universities are doing to equip students with #WorkReadySkills, addressing the significant skills gap, and driving economic development across all sectors in Ireland Dublin City University Department of Further and Higher Education Patrick O'Donovan Peter Burke Fine Gael

The The Irish Times highlights the critical underfunding in Ireland's third-level education sector. Despite 83,000+ students receiving CAO offers, government investment hasn't kept up with growing enrolments. irishtimes.com/opinion/editor… Patrick O'Donovan Peter Burke Jack Chambers TD Paschal Donohoe

Delighted that University College Dublin has been awarded the Athena Swan Charter institutional Silver Award in recognition of our work towards gender equality. Thanks to all who contribute to this effort across UCD, and in particular to Colin Scott, Emma Sokell, Marcellina Fogarty and all in UCD Equality Diversity & Inclusion