At this time of final year, one of the best ways to strike fear into the hearts of myself and my Hamilton peers is with one question: “So, how are the masters applications going?” Upon hearing this, many students feel …
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The key to understanding the future of economics lies in the past
Patrick McDonagh argues that economic teaching needs a change in direction to avoid another crash
Almost a decade has passed since the onset of the great recession which caused enormous damage to the world economy, both in its initial onslaught, and from ill-considered policy responses which have often proved to be nothing short of folly. …
Trinity’s QS Ranking Underlines the Desperate Need for Funding
In the wake of Trinity’s substantial drop in the QS rankings, Rory O’Sullivan highlights low funding provided to Irish universities as a pivotal issue.
The news that Trinity has dropped 20 places, from 78th to 98th, in the QS world university rankings, isn’t a Trinity story; it’s an Irish one. Of the 8 ranked Irish universities, 7 fell in this year’s rankings; only NUI …
Trinity’s Biomedical Sciences Institute receives donation to support search for autoimmune disease treatments
It is hoped that the funding will help in discovering treatments for “a range of inflammatory disease”
Matrimony and Academia
Trinity researchers Dr. Ann Devitt and Dr. Gareth Bennett both received Fulbright awards this summer. They also happen to be married.
“We didn’t expect to get it. It’s unusual the Fulbright is awarded to a couple.” Dr. Gareth Bennett is quite right. At a ceremony in Iveagh House, Dr. Ann Devitt, and her husband Bennett, recently became the first married couple …
College should let us see more of the world outside the classroom
Rigid attendance requirements make it too difficult for many students to get involved in the kind of extracurricular experiences that change lives.
Trinity begins international recruitment campaign to fill 40 new academic posts
Mike Jennings of IFUT says “the dangers” of the new plan “far outweigh the benefits of getting additional staff”
Trinity to review its links with Israeli and Palestinian third-level institutions
The move comes after numerous student initiatives campaigning for College to cut its academic links with Israeli institutions over the past three years.
Things I wish I’d known before starting my PhD
Laura Fray talks supervisors, job hunting and the struggle to grow up while still in the classroom.
