- Read more: Analysing the Role of Ireland’s Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Implementing the ‘ESD to 2030’ Policy
This paper examines Ireland’s Second National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) – ESD to 2030 – in light of the role played by Irish HEIs in its incorporation and implementation. This paper argues that HEIs can meaningfully contribute in furthering ESD policy objectives as ‘intermediate policymakers’ with the right infrastructure, resources and support…
- Read more: Student Carers in Higher Education Institutions in Ireland: An Emerging Policy Issue
According to Census 2022 data, there are almost 300,000 people in Ireland who provide regular unpaid personal help or support to a family member or friend with a long-term illness, health problem or an issue related to age or disability (CSO, 2022). This policy paper focuses on one group of informal carers, i.e., student carers…
- Read more: Are universities still male dominated? What can be done?
Introduction In Irish universities 74 per cent of senior academic positions are held by men (HEA, 2019a). This gives an implicit message to women students and early career women that they have no future in these organisations. It also has the immediate practical implication that there are few women in key decision- making fora in…
