In an email circulated to students on 27 November, Provost Patrick Prendergast announced plans to increase the amount of in-person teaching next semester. Following this, students were invited to participate in a survey to evaluate their opinions after a full …
Four statues of female scholars to be added to the Long Room
Trinity has chosen scholars Rosalind Franklin, Ada Lovelace, Augusta Gregory, and Mary Wollstonecraft from more than 500 suggestions
College has announced their plans to commission four new sculptures of women for the Old Library’s Long Room.
A panel, composed of the Provost, former Registrars, the Librarian and Academic and Collections experts and other senior staff has chosen Rosalind …
Analysis: DUFC positive Covid-19 cases calls the safety of close-contact sports training into question
Eight players and one coach of the Men’s 1st Rugby team tested positive for the virus last week
Last week, nine members of Trinity Rugby, Dublin University Football Club (DUFC) tested positive for Covid-19 – eight Division 1 players and one coaching figure.
All sports training and events except for professional teams and inter-county GAA are currently suspended …
Analysis: Higher education not prioritised under new Covid-19 restrictions
The increased restrictions placed on universities at the start of term are likely to disproportionately affect Freshers
On September 18, Dublin was raised to Level 3 restrictions in response to rising Covid-19 cases in the capital. The levelled guidance system was published by the government only three days previously.
Despite the guidelines indicating universities would remain open …
Analysis: International students returning to Irish universities during Covid-19 face high costs
Some Trinity students could pay as much as €950 for two weeks bed and board on campus
International students from countries that are not on the green list are required to restrict their movements for 14 days after their arrival. International students in this situation are likely to be dependent on their universities to support them during …
Additional places to be allocated in high-demand courses
Plan could see more students gaining entry to nursing, law, medicine, engineering and other courses
According to the Irish Times, a new plan asking universities to increase their capacity in many courses is due to be presented to the Cabinet by Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris next week.
Oversubscribed courses including …
Trinity alumnus named first female head of the European Medicines Agency
Emer Cooke will be leading the agency at a crucial time for public health in the European Union
Trinity alumnus Emer Cooke has been named the new executive director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). She will be the first woman to lead the EMA in its 25-year history.
The EMA is a decentralised agency of the European …
Explainer: How the shape of College Board is set to change
What the changes are, their implications for students, and the feedback process
Trinity’s Board is on track to adopt a significantly changed structure in the near future, with the clearest image of what that may look like to date outlined in a consultation paper published on Wednesday by the Board Review Working …
University theatrical societies apologise for costumes using blackface
DU Players and UCD Musical Society have issued statements apologising for their use of blackface and brownface
DU Players have issued a statement saying they have taken down an image from their Facebook page showing former members of the society wearing blackface in 2009.
The statement from DU Players said the picture “depicts an indefensible and triggering …
Analysis: Government’s back and forth on Leaving Certificate left colleges in uncertain positions
Calculated grades have eased the burden on students, but have left colleges uncertain on starting dates for first years
After a long period of uncertainty, Leaving Certificate students have finally been given clarity on exams. Minister for Education Joe McHugh announced on May 8 that examinations would be cancelled and replaced with calculated grades in a U-turn from the …