Only 6 trainee priests to attend St. Patrick’s college in Maynooth
The number of trainee priests attending St. Patrick’s college in Maynooth has hit its lowest numbers since the forming of the college in 1795. According to statistics from the Irish Catholic Church, there are 15 men currently undergoing preparatory work in order to become seminarians in autumn of next year. The college, which was […]
Joe Biden visits Trinity
Joseph Biden, former Vice President of the United States, is visiting Trinity campus. He was in Trinity today to visit the Book of Kells and The Long Room. Vice provost Chris Morash accompanied him this morning on his visit. Biden received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College in 2016 during his 5 day trip […]
PROBE: Research Uncovered
On Friday, September 29, PROBE: Research Uncovered will kick off in Front Square. PROBE is an annual, pop-up series of events in college that’s part of the hundreds of events which constitute European Researcher’s Night: a continent-wide assortment of talks, events, and research experiments. These are organised to involve expose ordinary people to academic and […]
New study shows supporting a college student can cost more than €10k
A recent survey carried out by Aviva Ireland, reported that the average cost of sending a student to college when they are living at home is €5,122. This doubles to €10,125 for students that live away from home while studying. This high cost is mainly attributed to the current rental market. As for the […]
Trinity ranked at 81st in world for arts and humanities
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has ranked 81st in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings for arts and humanities. This places Trinity first out of the nine universities in the Republic of Ireland and has risen 7 places from last years ranking. Trinity ranked highest for International Outlook at 81.5%, and scored 50% for Teaching. […]
Filming for Neil Jordan film to take place in Trinity
Filming for a new feature film, Neil Jordan’s “The Widow”, will take place later this week at the Climbing Wall in the Sports Centre. Set-up by the production company will take place on Wednesday, while filming with occur the next day. However, there will be no access to the Climbing Wall from 8am on Wednesday […]
UCD is Ireland’s best university for getting a job
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) global higher education analysts and career advice specialists have announced the world’s 500 leading universities for graduate employability. The rankings indicate that University College Dublin (UCD) is the strongest provider of highly employable graduates. It ranks 75th and is followed by Trinity College Dublin (TCD) at 111-120. UCD leads overall in […]
New fibre speed broadband installed in Universities
HEAnet (Higher Education Authority network) has upgraded its broadband ultra high-speed fibre broadband to Universities and Institutes of Technologies across Ireland. Over the past three years, €5 million has been invested by the Department of Education and Skills through the Higher Education Authority (HEA) into Ireland’s newly upgraded national education and research network. […]
New HEA study shows majority of nursing graduates stay in Ireland
Recent findings by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) states that 96% of Irish nursing graduates are employed in Ireland nine months after graduating. The HEA released a fact sheet, detailing various facts about nursing and midwifery in Ireland. The HEA reported that over 70% of nurses with graduate degrees earned between €25,000- €45,000, […]
Trinity to hold conference on freedom of speech on the academic boycott of Israel
Trinity College will hold a conference on the Freedom of Speech and Higher Education: The case of the Academic boycott of Israel this Monday and Tuesday. The conference will take place in the Synge and Robert Emmet lecture theatres. The conference will be interdisciplinary, and will include law, the arts, social science and humanities. […]
