As the new academic year gets underway, old and new students are spilling onto campus with the hope and determination of a Junior Fresh. One difference is that returning students know what to expect when it comes to dealing with …
Shauna Barron Ward is a staff writer at Trinity News. She is a Junior Sophister Law student.
Trinity students strike as pressure rises on climate crisis
Thousands participated in strikes and protests on climate change around the world this afternoon
Trinity students joined tens of thousands of schoolchildren and college students striking around the world this afternoon in a bid to urge governments to take drastic action against the climate crisis.
Students gathered in Front Square this morning, with Trinity …
Trinity falls dramatically in Times Higher Education rankings
Trinity calls for government action after falling 44 places to 164th in global rankings
Trinity has experienced a significant fall in the Times Higher Education world university rankings. The newly released data shows Trinity at 164th place, a significant fall from 120th place in 2019.
Trinity has been on a downward trajectory in the …
Trinity students show solidarity with striking nurses
Nurses strike for improved pay and working conditions
Trinity students are joining the striking nurses and midwives today at St. James’ Hospital in solidarity with the strike, which calls for pay restoration and improved conditions to provide a more stable health care system.
Students gathered outside House 6 …
Trinity ranks top in Ireland for graduate employability in THE rankings
College has risen from 131 to 120
Trinity has climbed 11 places since last year in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) global employability rankings, increasing from 131 to 120. Trinity is the only Irish university to place within the top 150 institutions across the world for …
Academic Registry reports 5% drop in student registrations
Registration rate for first year students stood at 90% two weeks into term
Academic Registry has reported a 5% decrease in student registration as compared to September 2017. On September 20, completed student registration stood at 73%. This represents a fall of 5% from last year’s 78%. Although registration is higher than average …
Government investment in Higher Education to triple
The Department of Education announced €116 billion investment and development plan this morning
Capital investment in higher education is to be nearly trebled as part of Project Ireland 2040. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, and Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton and Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor announced today a …
Galway students stage campout to protest rising rent costs
The protest is taking place this evening in Eyre Square
Students from both National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) are set to hold a campout at Galway’s Eyre Square in protest of the rising rent prices for student accommodation.
From 6pm today 250 students …
House of Oscar Wilde project shown at Trinity
The installation replicates Trinity alumnus Wilde’s London home
The Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre presented a multimedia installation, “House of Oscar Wilde (as imagined by Arthur Craven)”, about the famed Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde this week.
The installation replicated Wilde’s house in London as described by writer …
UCD’s NovaUCD building to receive €6.5 million upgrade
The investment will allow 50% more startups to be housed there
University College Dublin (UCD) have announced a new €6.5 million development project to expand NovaUCD’s capacity for startups. The project will include the renovation and extension of the facility’s east courtyard over the next 12 months.
The development of the …