Although the combination of the summer holiday and social distancing guidelines has rendered the Trinity campus almost completely empty, many of the staff are as busy as ever. Work research and projects continue, much of it related to the effect …
Olivia Flaherty-Lovy is the Features Editor of Trinity News, and a Senior Fresh student of English Studies.
To stay or to go?
In response to Covid-19, Trinity is allowing Erasmus to continue for Michaelmas Term on a voluntary basis
The Erasmus programme at Trinity has given students the opportunity to experience both a new university and culture since the 1980s. For many students, the chance to study abroad is considered a vital part of their college experience and may …
Drama in drama: The effect of Covid-19 on Trinity’s drama students
Studying drama while social distancing presents a unique set of challenges
Since Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced the closure of schools and universities on March 12 and Trinity suspended classes, students and staff across a variety of disciplines have been forced to adapt to unprecedented conditions in an increasingly uncertain society. Students …
The Hist to celebrate 250 years since founding
The Hist will recognize its 250th anniversary March 2-6 through the program Hist250
The College Historical Society, more commonly known as the Hist, is not only known as the world’s oldest debating society but also as one of the principal hotbeds of rhetoric, discourse and thought at Trinity. This is evident from the …
Promoting equality in Trinity through the power of a podcast
Dr. Michelle D’Arcy pairs a native Irish person with a refugee to explore the “common threads” that knit them together
The week before classes start, lecturers are busy preparing lessons, sorting their timetables, and tying up loose ends in preparation for the academic year. Assistant Professor of Political Science Michelle D’Arcy, however, had much more on her mind.
Dr. D’Arcy, …
Minister urged by universities to offer “positive solutions” to funding crisis
Universities say they have taken as much action as they can to solve the crisis
The Irish Universities Association (IUA) has urged the government to offer a solution to the university funding crisis, following a statement from the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh, ruling out increasing student fees.
The IUA, the representative body …