The capitated bodies’ accounts came before the Capitations Committee last Thursday, with full coverage and analysis published in the News section of this issue of Trinity News. Those bodies include Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), the Central Societies’ Committee …
Students deserve better than student newspapers profiting off the housing crisis
It is hugely hypocritical to take money from luxury student accommodation blocs, while also telling housing activists how to run their campaigns
When the University Times posted an advertisement for the private luxury student accommodation bloc #LIVStudent on its Instagram account this week, many students were shocked. Such was the strength of the criticism to this post, the University Times felt that …
Mary Mitchell O’Connor opens conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education in Trinity
Up to 400 academics will attend the conference in Trinity this week
Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor opened the 10th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education this morning. It is being held in Trinity, and is the first time that the biennial conference has been held …
UCC students face delay in planned student accommodation
The development would provide 120 beds to Cork students
A planning decision on a 120-bed student accommodation project near University College Cork (UCC) is facing a delay.
The decision on the project was expected to be given this week. The delay has occurred due to Cork City Council requiring …
Trinity launches eighth annual Samuel Beckett Summer School
This year’s theme is Beckett’s relationship with disability
Trinity has launched its eighth annual Samuel Beckett Summer School, hosted by the School of English and the School of Creative Arts. This year’s theme is Beckett’s relationship with disability and how he portrays it in his work.
The Summer …
Trinity Professor elected to Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences
Padraig Carmody was elected on the basis of his research
Trinity Professor Padraig Carmody, Head of the Geography department, has been elected to the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences in Belgium.
Carmody was elected to the Academy on the basis of his research, which focuses on the political economy of …
DCU announces Ireland’s first open access university press
DCU Press is set to reduce barriers to accessing research
Dublin City University (DCU) has announced the launch of DCU Press, Ireland’s first open access university press. DCU Press aims to increase barrier-free access to university related publications.
DCU Press is set to make university research available to the public …
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle delight crowds during Trinity visit
The Duke and Duchess are visiting the Book of Kells on their two-day trip to Ireland
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in Trinity today to visit the Book of Kells on their two-day visit to Dublin. The trip marks the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first official engagement as a married couple since their wedding …
World Cup 2018: Semi-final previews
With the final looming large, each of the semi-finalists are likely contenders to lift the trophy on Sunday night
World Cup 2018 has entered its final week, and it has certainly saved the best for last. After a tantalising set of quarter-finals, both semi-finals look set to be enthralling contests between worthy challengers. In this tournament so far, uncertainty …
Deciphering the EU’s new copyright directive
Trinity professor Eoin O’Dell assesses the new law set to radically change the internet in Europe
Crafting good legislation is a challenge for any governmental body. Let alone almost an entire continent. This is made all the more difficult in relation to the social media, digital media platforms and the wider internet overall. The European Commission …