Trinity is to adopt a two-phase approach in the return to campus with restrictions easing after reading week, Provost Linda Doyle has announced.
Doyle announced this morning in an email to students and staff that there will be a phased …
Jamie Cox is current News Analysis Editor for Trinity News and previously served as Higher Education Correspondent. He is a Junior Sophister Ancient and Medieval History and Culture student.
Students urged to get vaccinated before term starts
Presidents of HEI issue statement encouraging vaccine uptake, whilst commending students for high turnout
Presidents of the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) represented by the Irish University Association (IUA), the Technological Association of Ireland (THEA) and the Higher Education College Association (HECA) have issued a joint statement, urging college students to get vaccinated before the …
Module enrollment delayed two hours despite no prior communication with students
Second and third year students were expected to fill out their module choices at 2pm today, however a message on the academic registry login claims this has been pushed until 4pm
Online module enrollment has been delayed two hours today, despite students receiving no communication from College about the push back.
Senior fresh and junior sophister students were previously told they would be invited to enroll online for this year’s modules …
Analysis: Breakdown in democratic norm isn’t the only issue facing the GSU
The current GSU has increasingly isolated itself from organisations it should seek to align with, leaving it in a position of questionable leadership
The last few months have seen the Graduate Students Union (GSU) placed under the spotlight repeatedly, for reasons such as calls for the impeachment of both president Gisèle Scanlon and vice president Abhisweta Bhattacharjee following a controversial EGM in April, …
Students to be requested not to attend campus on day they are not timetabled to
Communication from College requested that students not be on campus on days they do not have classes when Michaelmas term begins
Students are going to be asked not to attend campus if they do not have classes or lectures scheduled that day, an email to students and staff said today.
Students received an email this morning from Trinity Communications with some …
Module enrolment delayed to unknown date in August
Reflecting events of the previous academic year, the module enrolment system has been pushed back
Student representatives have been made aware that the Online Module Enrolment System, with which students would be able to apply for modules for the coming College year, has been delayed and will go live in August.
Emails detailing this were …
Delivery of course in Chinese History and Politics in UCD draws opposition from staff
Critics say the Irish Institute for Chinese Studies is too closely linked to UCD’s Confucius Institute
Several academics from University College Dublin (UCD) have strongly objected to the delivery of a course covering Chinese history and politics by the college’s Irish Institute for Chinese Studies (IICS) because of reports that the Institute has a strong relationship …
Analysis: Funding for disability services will not be effective without greater effort from College
Recent funding for disability services is a step in the right direction but a disconnect still exists between College and the needs of its students
Last week saw Minister for Further and Higher Education and Research Simon Harris announce that €105 million had been secured for the safe return of third level students to campus this September. The package included an extra €21 million to …
Gabrielle Fullam wins best individual speaker at Irish Times Debate Finals
The event on Saturday saw contestants debating the motion “This House Believes Privacy is Dead”.
The finals of the 61st Irish Times Debate competition was held last Saturday outside the Museum of Literature Ireland at St. Stephen’s Green. Awards were given for best team speakers, as well as best individual speakers. Those speaking in …
€160 million student accommodation proposal approved by An Bord Pleanála
Planning permission for eight blocks comprising 698 beds was granted despite appeals from locals
A €160 million development of eight blocks of student accommodation with 698 beds is set to proceed in Goatstown, South Dublin.
The plan was proposed by Colbeam Ltd, an Irish arm of Michael Cox’s building company, Hollybrook Homes, based in …