Trinity College has announced today its intention to sell off investments in fossil fuel companies, becoming the first Irish university to do so. The move comes in response to a 15 month student campaign, spearheaded in Trinity by Fossil Free …
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Students launch new TEDx society
Six Senior Freshman students have received “auxiliary status” by the CSC
Senior freshman students have founded a new TEDx society. Richard Patrick Chui, Henri Delahaye, Ross Kelly, Connie Lillis and Francisco Onofre have been granted “auxiliary status” by the Central Societies Committee (CSC) to hold a weekend event in the latter …
Students from fee-paying secondary schools are 4 times more likely to get a place in Trinity
Analysis of feeder school data illustrates Trinity’s place in the Irish educational divide
The most recent data on “feeder” schools to third-level institutions has illustrated Trinity’s place within the Irish educational divide.
Students who attend one of the country’s 51 fee-paying schools are more than four times more likely to attend Trinity than …
Graduate Students’ Union runs €10,000 deficit for 2015-16
Increasing expenses are attributed to publications, salaries, and events
Trinity’s Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) ran a deficit of over €10,000 in the 2015-16 academic year, according to annual accounts shared with Trinity News.
The accounts, which were audited by Cregan Accountants and presented to a meeting of College’s capitated …
Trinity academic warns against complacency as cases of tuberculosis rise
The warning comes as the Centre for Disease Control updates its international guidelines on TB today
Trinity professor, Professor Joseph Keane, has warned against complacency towards tuberculosis (TB) as the number of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) cases rise. The greater number of MDR-TB cases reflects the European trend which is attributed to the movement of people …
Trinity scientists develop new option for targeted cancer therapy
The research will help to reduce side effects as well as improving diagnosis
Trinity scientists have discovered a new therapy that will target cancer cells with improved specificity than current options.
The researchers have demonstrated that a class of naturally occurring enzymes, named glycosidases, are heavily overexpressed in tumour tissue and can be …
94% of DCU students vote to remain in USI
2,304 students from DCUSU voted over the last two days
Dublin City University Students’ Union (DCUSU) has voted to remain part of the Union of Students’ in Ireland (USI) by a margin of 94%. The result was announced this evening at the end of two days of voting. A total …
College to sell naming rights to donors for €1 million
The plan has been called “embarrassing” by the Irish Federation of University Teachers
Trinity is seeking to sell the naming rights to areas of campus in a deal which will earn €1 million over the first five years. College will appoint consultants to identify individuals or organisations willing to participate in the deal, …
Sexual consent workshops to be rolled out for all students following initial success
The workshops are organised by Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Students’ Union and Trinity Hall JCR
Over 400 new first year students took part in Trinity College Dublin’s first workshops on sexual consent during Freshers’ Week. The workshops were available for first year students moving into Trinity Hall residences.
Due to the success of these consent …
Trinity temporarily removed from Times Rankings following data error
College submitted incorrect data which affects both 2015-16 and 2016-17 rankings
Trinity College Dublin has been temporarily removed from the Times Higher Education (THE) world university rankings. Phil Baty, editor of the THE rankings, has said: “we have been obliged to exclude Trinity College from this year’s ranking due to a …