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The Trinity Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group handed in a petition calling for a referendum on Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU)’s support of a College-wide boycott of Israel on “anti-apartheid” grounds today.
The group gathered approximately 1,200 …
Just 323 Trinity students took part in Erasmus or study abroad programmes in the 2016/17 academic year. This is in comparison to the 806 inbound students to Trinity, according to figures released by the Academic Registry (AR) to Trinity News. …
A Participatory Advisory Group in Trinity has been set up to work towards applying for University of Sanctuary status. The group will report to the Engagement Advisory Group, which is chaired by College Registrar, Prof. Paula Murphy, with the aim …
A campaign has been launched calling on students to vote to reopen nominations (RON) in the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) presidential race.
Luke Smyth, a member of the campaign, gave a statement to Trinity News, saying: “We are …
Ulster University Students’ Union (UUSU) has passed a motion to call for the revocation of the Professor Emeritus title from Prof. Richard Lynn following views the motion states as “racist” and “sexist”.
The motion, as seen by Trinity News, alleged …
Following a letter sent by Trinity students, “parallel Arabic language classes” will now be offered to facilitate students who have complained about lecturer Dr. Ali Selim. College have stated that a letter of complaint has been sent to the Head …
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) President Kevin Keane has called for the dismissal of Trinity lecturer, Dr. Ali Selim, who had made comments that female circumcision should be permitted.
In a letter to Provost Patrick Prendergast, TCDSU President Kevin …
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) has condemned the comments made by Trinity lecturer, Dr. Ali Selim, on the issue of female circumcision. Selim had argued that female circumcision should be permitted with medical approval.
In a press statement, the …
Students in University College Cork (UCC) have launched a petition to make consent classes mandatory for all incoming first year students.
Launched yesterday by UCC Feminist Society, the petition currently has over 700 signatures, surpassing the original aim of 500 …
Students at University College Dublin (UCD) are launching a campaign to boycott the catering company Aramark on February 7. The students are lobbying for UCD to end ties with the business, who caters for three direct provision centers across Ireland. …