College grant applications have seen a drop in compared to recent years, a total of 87,738 claims were made for support for fees and living expenses, which was 0.3% less than last year’s figure.
An increase in Student Universal Support …
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Enclosed by walls, Trinity today still illustrates a class divide
Trinity is disproportionately attended by the privately educated: 35% of a given year against a national average of 7% were privately educated. This is very much in line with trends across the Anglophone world
New figures recently released by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) seem to confirm the widespread perception that Trinity remains an exclusive university that primarily serves the middle and upper class. These figures dealt with the distribution of Student Universal …
Trinity revealed to have the lowest number of students in receipt of student grants
Just 24 percent of first year students in Trinity are on grants compared to a national average for universities of 36 percent
Grants withdrawn from nursing and dental hygiene students
James Prendergast
Staff Writer
A number of dental nursing and dental hygiene students at Trinity College and University College Cork have had their grants withdrawn with immediate effect by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). SUSI is also considering suspending financial …