The Atlantic Philanthropies on Tuesday announced the biggest philanthropic donation in Irish history, and the largest ever received by Trinity College Dublin. A total of €138.4 million has been awarded to College and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), …
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Notes from a college dropout
Miriam Guiney reflects on the benefits and disadvantages of dropping out of college and filling out the CAO twice.
What can you gain from an Arts degree?
Arts students shouldn’t live in a bubble, but their choices are as valid as anyone else’s.
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.
On being ‘religious’ in college
Jason McCann talks through his experience of attitudes towards religion in college.
Freshers’ Week Is Better the Second Time Around
Freshers, the supposed target audience, often don’t know how to “do” Freshers’ Week properly. Saoirse Ní Scanláin explains why she got more out of it this time around.
Leaving Cert appeals: stress upon stress
Niamh Lynch examines the prolonged influence of the Leaving Certificate appeals system on students.
Help! My Brothers are Successful and I Am Doing A Drama Degree
Following your dreams in college can be a daunting, but fulfilling experience.
Trinity falls 22 places in world university rankings
Dean of Research John Boland welcomed the results remarking that they were commendable “given the extent of the international competition”
Trinity College Dublin has fallen 22 places in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, dropping from 138th to 160th position.
The annual rankings, released today, are based on five main performance indicators: teaching (30%), research (30%), citations …
Live blog: College admin problems
Though College has come back a week later from summer break, students are discovering the headache of admin hasn’t gone away
Though College has come back a week later from summer break, students are discovering the headache of admin hasn’t gone away. We’re trawling through social media to see what problems students are highlighting, from dissertation supervisors suddenly going on sabbatical …