higher education in Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (Nicra) had been formed the year before by a broad coalition – trade unionists, radical socialists, republicans and members of the Northern Irish Labour and Liberal parties – with the same basic aim: to challenge anti-Catholic discrimination in jobs and housing.

"This is a positive and welcome result for the development of industrial apprenticeships in the college, city and region. "If we are to realise our economic potential in this region, as well as becoming a university city, we need to become an apprenticeship city. "This substantial investment and support from the ...

The paper reports that the Education Authority has advised Coleraine College, Dunluce High School and the North Coast Integrated College to address ... say that three electoral areas - Scrabo, Glen and Central - are not receiving as much financial support as other deprived areas in Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland-born composer, musician, singer and producer will receive the award of Doctor of the University at a ceremony at Dublin's Croke ... "I have long admired how the Open University has made higher education accessible to students who might otherwise never have aspired to getting a ...

For instance, one of the planned campuses is in Ballycastle, County Antrim, where Cross and Passion College and Ballycastle High School will move into new ... "Discussions are ongoing with the Northern Ireland Office and HM Treasury on potential future expenditure under the Fresh Start programme, ...

The first observations are planned for 2027, and Queen's University is one of the main organisations behind the project in the UK. The university's Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis said: "Currently we know very little about the Sun. "It gives us light and energy, which are indispensable for life on Earth.

The legacy of the Troubles has clearly impacted and exacerbated this problem, with the post-conflict nature of Northern Irish society throwing up social hurdles for those seeking to enter higher education. Divisions in academic achievement are perhaps unique in Northern Ireland, with class, religion and ...

Northern Ireland has been marking the 20th anniversary of the signing of an agreement which ended decades of violence. The key players of the Good Friday Agreement have appeared together at an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the historic deal at Queen's University. The deal brought divided ...

By way of comparison, in the latest census 62 per cent of households reported relying entirely on oil for heating in Northern Ireland, whereas the percentage for ... After having grown up and attended university in Northern Ireland, my history of renting in different parts of Britain has given me a wide-ranging ...

The inquiry into a reportedly corrupt renewable energy scheme in Northern Ireland that served as one of the factors leading to the current political deadlock ... While Arlene Foster is at Queen's University with Clinton, Blair, et al. marking the Agreement, the RHI inquiry has published her longstanding Spad's ...

Business cases are usually submitted by June to get the pay through in time. Colleges Northern Ireland said the delay was caused by the Department for the Economy not releasing its guidance until December 2017. This has been rejected by the University & College Union, which represents FE lecturers, ...

George Mitchell, who headed the talks that produced the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, said that while challenges remain, "Northern Ireland today is ... Mitchell was attending a conference at Queen's University Belfast alongside Clinton, Blair, former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and other architects of ...

The research estimates that if violence had continued in Northern Ireland 360 paramilitaries, 680 security forces and 1,350 civilians would have lost their lives. By the time of the Good Friday Agreement more than 3,500 people were dead and at least 50,000 injured as a direct result of the conflict. Despite ...

One of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement has said he is sad and angry at how politics in Northern Ireland sits 20 years after the landmark deal. ... George Mitchell and Jonathan Powell during an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, at Queen's University in Belfast.

Under Section 5 of the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 [text], healthcare professionals have a duty to report instances of abortions. ... legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.