TikTok has caused fast fashion retailers to increase their profits by as much as 44% following the viral videos of clothing hauls. These trends, which are encouraged by the popular styles and garments on social media apps, lead to a …
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Making a four day week work for Ireland
The chairperson of Four Day Week Ireland speaks to Trinity News about a new perspective on productivity and flexibility in the workplace.
In 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes wrote his famous essay entitled Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren, in which he made a bold prediction: by the twenty-first century, technology would have advanced far enough that the average work week would be …
How accommodation is allocated in Trinity
Trinity’s Accommodation Allocation Plan leaves many students without housing
As the new academic year rears its head, a slew of Trinity students are returning to Dublin. Some have been granted accommodation through College either on campus, near campus, or in Trinity Hall. However, for most, finding accommodation has been …
Mature students: balancing academic ambitions with adult responsibilities
A second-year mature student and parent spoke to Trinity News to share their experiences of parenting and student life, as well as the effectiveness of support services available to them from the College.
When students are depicted in the media, they are mostly shown as teens and young adults, on their own for the first time in their lives with little to show for themselves other than the hope of a degree and …
Open book exams: contingency plan or permanent component?
An investigation into the benefits and drawbacks of open book examinations
For the entire 2020/21 academic year, students and professors alike were forced to adapt to a year confined and defined by Covid-19. For most, this meant a transition completely online, and as exam season reared its head, the easiest contingency …
The international fight to defend academic freedom
June’s Scholars at Risk conference highlighted the threat of authoritarian rule, neoliberal policy, and other less obvious issues
In March, College fiercely defended its autonomy as an academic institution in the face of Government plans to reform the governance of colleges and universities. College officials voiced fears for Trinity’s institutional independence and the academic freedom of its scholars. …
Thrilling times at Trinity as filmmakers take over campus
Trinity’s head of central events explains what attracts studios to the university
Instead of the usual cast of lecturers, students and tourists, this summer Trinity’s campus has been populated with cast and crew members. Filming of the TV series Harry Wild and the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends took place …
The activists uniting across party lines to see conversion therapy banned in Ireland
Grace Butler of the ACTC explains that the practice doesn’t always take the forms we expect
This article contains discussion of homophobia, transphobia and other forms of discrimination.
Like many countries across the globe, Ireland prides itself on being a bastion of freedom, a liberal democracy where it does not matter if you are gay or …
GSU President Election: John Tighe believes “we should be working together not apart”
Tighe hopes to “rebuild” the GSU’s relationships with other College bodies
John Tighe is running against incumbent Gisèle Scanlon for the presidency of the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU). Like Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), the GSU is a one of College’s student-led capitated bodies, which represents, supports, and provides services …
GSU VP Election: Abhisweta Bhattacharjee says “next year is going to be a good year”
Bhattacharjee envisions a year “full of wins”, promising in-person events and supports for international students
Abhisweta Bhattacharjee is an MSc student in Applied Psychology at Trinity, hailing from West Bengal in eastern India. She completed her BSc in Psychology at the Victoria Institution (College) in Kolkata in 2018. Bhattacharjee is the incumbent Vice President (VP) …