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John Tighe is running against incumbent Gisèle Scanlon for the presidency of the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU). Like Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), the GSU is a one of College’s student-led capitated bodies, which represents, supports, and provides services …
Abhisweta Bhattacharjee is an MSc student in Applied Psychology at Trinity, hailing from West Bengal in eastern India. She completed her BSc in Psychology at the Victoria Institution (College) in Kolkata in 2018. Bhattacharjee is the incumbent Vice President (VP) …
It’s no secret. Underrepresentation of women as workplace leaders remains a pressing problem. According to Deloitte, women hold only 16.9% of board seats globally. McKinsey (2019) further highlights the issue by reporting that females represent just 38% of first-level managers, …
Less than one in five Irish adults now identify as smokers. Will the sight of a lit cigarette be alien to our grandchildren’s generation? Speaking to Trinity News, Health Promotion officer Martina Mullen says that: “smoking is the really big …
Learning has looked entirely different for all of us this year. The switch from lecture theatres to recordings and tutorials to breakout rooms has significantly shifted the ways that we can interact with our lecturers, teaching assistants, and fellow students. …
Coupled with the winding down of an unprecedented academic year, this April is also set to see the return of the Cassells Report from review in Brussels. Published in 2016, the report assessed the long-term funding requirements of higher education …
Tuesday lunches in the college Chaplaincy have been a staple of student life in Trinity for years; up until the Covid-19 pandemic led to the closing of Trinity and the postponement of in-person services. The effects of this have not …
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic just over a year ago, there has been a visible rise in anti-Asian racism worldwide, and Ireland is no exception. The Irish Network Against Racism (INAR) reported a significant increase in racist crimes, …
This year, on the fiftieth anniversary of the first tower, the Poolbeg stacks apprehensively await the ruling of their fate. Visible from many of the city’s quarters the twin red and white chimneys are catalysing much debate at present, following …
Set in the corner of Front Square, nestled beside the Main Arch, the walk across the cobblestones to House 6 is often thought of as a cornerstone of the Trinity student experience. Home to not only the SU but also …