It is difficult for most of us now to imagine a time before Trinity had access to the Internet. And yet just 16 years ago, Trinity’s staff and students were highly suspicious of the new phenomenon. “We first introduced Wi-Fi …
Volunteering abroad: who benefits?
Eva O’Brien delves into the world of volunteer programmes; the volunteers who choose to go abroad and the varied approaches organisations take in funding these journeys
Why do so many young Irish people choose to spend weeks in discomfort and heat, thrown into challenging circumstances, working often in an area in which they may have little or no experience?
This year, Suas sent 73 people abroad …
‘It’s a big time commitment, it’s a big resource commitment’
Speaking to Vice-Provost Linda Hogan, Eva O’Brien examines the early challenges facing the Trinity Education Project.
Why are computer science drop-out rates so high?
A lack of understanding from prospective applicants, pushy parents and attractive job offers all contribute to computer science having the highest drop-out rates in College.
“So this is what you’re all going to be doing for the rest of your lives,” one lecturer joked to a class of first-year Computer Science students some years ago. One of the people in the class was Kevin H, …
Faith in Irish schools
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin explains why he supports the divestment movement, and where he thinks the resistance to it is coming from.
Collaborating on ideas
The participants and organisers behind the Suas Ideas Collective speak about their projects, and hopes for social justice and environmental change.
“We found ourselves doing a lot of things outside our comfort zone – in fact the whole thing was entirely out of our comfort zone!” Eoghan Martin grins, slightly sheepishly, across the table. He is speaking about his experience this …
The Great Famine Voices
Eva O’Brien takes a look at a Trinity-led project aiming to bring the history of The Great Famine into the digital world.
