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Provost election: candidates share plans for improving Hamilton and Goldsmith Hall buildings

The three candidates for provost faced questions from staff members of the faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) this afternoon which also touched on the issues of bureaucracy and research funding

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During a hustings event hosted by the faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), Professors Linda Doyle, Linda Hogan, and Jane Ohlmeyer were challenged on how they would improve facilities on campus were they to be elected provost.

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Clinical placements must be expanded, provost candidates say at Health Sciences forum

Improvements to Academic Registry and a review of student to staff ratios were among questions posed to candidates this afternoon

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Clinical placements for health science students should be expanded, the candidates for Trinity’s next provost have said.

Professors Linda Doyle, Linda Hogan and Jane Ohlmeyer agreed at a forum of Health Sciences staff today that access to clinical placements should

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Petition to include Dr Alyn-Stacey in provost election reaches nearly 200 signatures

Five PhD students from three different schools co-authored the petition to allow Dr Alyn-Stacey to be reinstated in the race

A petition has been launched by five PhD students to allow Dr Sarah Alyn-Stacey to run for election as next provost of Trinity. 

At the time of publishing, the petition has garnered 190 signatures.

The petition was launched to the

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Provost candidates look at future of online learning in AHSS forum

The three candidates faced questions that gave one of the most significant insights in the campaign so far on topics where they diverge

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A view to utilise opportunities presented by online learning beyond the end of the pandemic is on the mind of all three candidates in the race to become Trinity’s next provost.

The three candidates spoke about the future of online

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Provost election swaps podiums for Zoom in highly unusual race

Trinity’s Registrar, who oversees the election, says its online format won’t stem collegiate spirit

For the first time since Trinity’s establishment by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592, the role of provost will go to a woman, whose ten-year term will commence on 1 August 2021. Professors Linda Doyle, Linda Hogan and Jane Ohlmeyer are

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Provost election: Candidates cover student numbers, funding and staff contracts at first campaign event

Doyle, Hogan and Ohlmeyer pitched their campaign promises to staff over Zoom this evening

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A policy to expand the number of students in Trinity appears unlikely in the next decade as all three candidates for provost agreed that student numbers should not rise at the first live event of the election campaign.

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Provost election: Voters get first look at campaign promises in candidates’ manifestos

Equality, research and climate change are recurring themes as candidates for Trinity’s next provost launch their campaigns

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Staff and students have gained a first look this afternoon at the issues candidates for Trinity’s next provost are putting on their agenda.

Candidates for provost have launched their digital manifestos and websites today following the confirmation of nominees.

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Provost election: Three candidates to contest for position

In the first ever all-female lineup, Professors Linda Doyle, Linda Hogan, and Jane Ohlmeyer have been confirmed as candidates for the position

Shortly after noon today, College published the list of successfully nominated candidates seeking to become the next provost of Trinity, with an entirely female lineup for the first time in the university’s history. 

Three Trinity academics have been nominated: Professors

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Over 1,000 postgraduates to see €2,500 boost in stipend

The “enhanced” funding has been welcomed by members of the IRC and GSU President Gisèle Scanlon

Over 1,000 early-career researchers are to benefit from a boost in government funding to the Irish Research Council, with an increase in the council’s postgraduate stipend from €16,000 to €18,500.

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Provost election: Sarah Alyn-Stacey enters application for candidacy

The Associate Professor of French and member of the College Board had previously indicated she was not putting her name forward

Sarah Alyn-Stacey, a Trinity Fellow and current member of the College Board, has announced her intention to apply for candidacy for the provost election. Dr Alyn-Stacey, who is also an Associate Professor in the Department of French, had previously indicated …