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Education race: Bev Genockey on why the union needs to be “always striving” to improve engagement

In the race for Education Officer, current Deputy STEM convener hopes to improve student engagement and support

Having served in several representative roles, and currently as Deputy STEM convenor, senior sophister Zoology student Bev Genockey enters the race for Education Officer with a focus on “engagement, employability and equality”.

In an interview with Trinity News, Genockey identified

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Trinity Ability Co_op receive €4,800 from the Trinity Trust Special Fund

The Trinity Ability Co_op is a co-operative movement by students with disabilities in College who work towards making Trinity an inclusive environment for students with disabilities

The Trinity Ability Co_op announced earlier today that the organisation has been chosen as one of the groups to receive the Trinity Trust Special Fund

The Trinity Ability Co_op is a co-operative movement by students with disabilities in College who

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USI urges students to register to vote before November 25

President Lorna Fitzpatrick argued that “all citizens should have the right to vote in Seanad Elections”.

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) issued a statement on November 16 encouraging students to register to vote before November 25. 

The USI advised students to download voter registration forms online and post them to their local office in

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Colleges encouraged to increase on-campus activity in the coming semester

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has advised colleges to increase on-campus activities due to a concern over the potential rise in drop-out rates for first-year students

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris is encouraging colleges across the country to increase in-person learning, in a bid to decrease drop-out rates.

Harris has reportedly been in negotiation with third level institutions in recent days about the

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Harris promises increased autonomy of universities

In a speech at IUA’s Future of Ireland webinar on Friday, Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris called for increased flexibility and freedom of universities in their decision making

Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, made a speech on October 23, which promised the increased autonomy of universities going forward.

The speech was given at the Irish Universities Association’s (IUA) Future of Ireland