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1,200 students contact NiteLine in 2022/23 academic year

In 516 hours of conversations, college issues, loneliness and relationships were the most frequent topics

Content warning: This article contains mention of suicide, self-harm and mental health.

NiteLine, a student-run a confidential and anonymous listening service, were contacted by 1,200 students in the 2022/23 academic year.

According to NiteLine’s social media team, the helpline spent

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College Head of Medicine: “I can no longer stay silent about the catastrophe in Gaza”

Professor Colin Doherty noted thousands in Gaza are without care as healthcare workers are killed or arrested

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Trinity’s Head of the School of Medicine has said he can “no longer stay silent about the current catastrophe unfolding in Gaza” and has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. 

In a letter seen by Trinity News addressed to students

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Student societies cancel events in wake of riots

Events scheduled for today have been cancelled or postponed by many societies amid fears of further unrest

College societies and publications have cancelled and postponed events due to be held today following riots across Dublin city last night.

Trinity Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (TCD BDS) also postponed its Letters to Gaza event to Monday and Tuesday next …

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Age of the influencer?

Is the pursuit of online fame something to be encouraged as a viable and sustainable career option?

34 million TikToks alongside 3.7 million YouTube videos are uploaded daily. On top of this, 1,074 pictures are posted to Instagram per second, equating to 95 million a day. There is no doubt that the digital sphere plays a significant

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Students complain of lack of support during Erasmus process

A number of students came forward to talk to Trinity News issues with the Erasmus process

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Students currently on Erasmus have complained about a lack of support during the summer, trouble registering for modules, and a need for clarity on other universities’ form of assessment.

One anonymous Joint Honours (JH) Italian and French student told Trinity

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TCDSU Council passes motion to boycott StudentSurvey.ie

TCDSU will boycott StudentSurvey.ie amid fears the survey could be used to justify future tuition fee increases

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) council has passed a motion to boycott and replace StudentSurvey.ie, a survey tool used for Irish third-level educational institutions.

The motion sets out worries among the Council that the survey could be used to

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Taking campus by storm: Slow Girl Run

Aoibhínn Clancy speaks to Samantha Tancredi on founding a female only running club and encouraging women to get involved in sports

“To make sure anyone who tried it was successful” was the motto of founder of Orangetheory Fitness, Ellen Latham. Master’s student Samantha Tancredi adopted a similar ethos upon founding her new female-only running group Slow Girl Runs. Upon moving over

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Is the full college experience a myth?

“The best years of your life.” Aoibhínn Clancy debates the pressure students feel to make the most out of their college years

Starting college can elicit anxieties in students around ensuring they get the so-called “full college experience.” While of course we all come to college to get an education and (hopefully) leave with a degree after of years of hard work,

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Fears that €307m higher ed funding gap will not be addressed as Budget 2024 looms

Concerns have been raised by Provost Linda Doyle, the IUA and the PWO in relation to the lack of funding to be allocated to colleges in the Budget

Provost Linda Doyle has called on the college community to “raise our voices” amid fears that the higher-education sector will not get additional €307 million in promised core funding in Budget 2024.

In a college-wide email earlier this week, Doyle …