After 429 years, Trinity is set to have its first female provost. Linda Doyle, Professor of Engineering and the Arts, won 517 votes out of 791 votes cast in the second round of the elections.
Doyle is to take office …
Kate Glen is a News Analysis Editor for Trinity News. She is a Senior Sophister History and Political Science student.
A United Ireland would require a considerable culture shift
Nationalist Irish culture may be the biggest obstacle to a United Ireland
The quest for a United Ireland (UI) has long been a matter of the thrill of the chase, like a dog running after a car. But as a UI grows more plausible the question must be asked: when the dog …
Emer Moreau elected University Times Editor on the first count
Moreau received 82.5% of first preference votes
Emer Moreau has been elected as the next editor of the University Times, receiving 82.5% of the vote.
Moreau secured the editorship with a wide margin, defeating her opponent Peter Caddle, who received 13.4% of the vote.
Moreau received 2,410 …
UT Race: Emer Moreau says she will hold College to account
“UT is a newspaper and we have a very stringent set of editorial and ethics policies… and I don’t see a lot of that from the Burkean”, Moreau told Trinity News
Emer Moreau is a third year English and psychology student, and is currently the Deputy Editor of the University Times. She previously served as News Editor and Assistant Editor before taking up the position of Deputy Editor in December 2020.…
Analysis: A packed field of candidates for what is likely to be a highly competitive set of TCDSU elections
Unusually, there is a near-equal gender divide among candidates this year
The candidates for the upcoming Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) elections were announced from the steps of House Six on Monday evening. With a total of thirteen, this election will see more candidates than usual, with an almost equal …
Analysis: Trinity’s management of the Goldsmith Hall Covid-19 outbreak
Trinity’s “failure to communicate” the Covid-19 outbreak and testing process has meant a chaotic end to the first week of Hilary Term for Goldsmith Hall residents
Trinity’s communication to residents during the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Goldsmith Hall and the subsequent testing of all residents, caused “confusion and unnecessary stress” for students with one resident telling Trinity News that “the communication from Trinity was absolutely horrendous”.…
TCDSU and JCR to try to provide “clarity” following students’ concerns in Halls
First years living in Halls voiced questions at a town hall meeting this evening
Student representatives are to try to provide “clarity” for residents in Trinity Hall (Halls) who have asked questions and raised concerns about the implementation of Covid-19 restrictions.
At a Town Hall this evening, students expressed to Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ …
Analysis: Trinity’s path to becoming a University of Sanctuary
Trinity has become the sixth Irish university to have received the University of Sanctuary Award
Trinity has become the sixth university to have received the University of Sanctuary Award by the People of Sanctuary Ireland, an initiative which has been running since 2016. The aim of the initiative is to encourage universities and other higher …
Analysis: Trinity survey highlights pitfalls of remote learning
72% of respondents not able to keep up with their studies
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 …