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News
23 OCT

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”

NEWS

Trinity will launch a new international recruitment campaign next month, which will see it recruit 40 new academic posts across a range of subject areas from children’s literature to pharmaceutical chemistry as part of the College’s current strategic plan.

A …

News
21 OCT

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.

NEWS

Trinity has commenced a review of its relations with third-level institutions in both Israel and Palestine, Trinity News has learned.

Academic secretary, Patricia Callaghan, is currently conducting the audit, which concerns the “formal and informal relationships currently in place between …

News
21 OCT

Trinity professor criticises College for not rewarding merit among academic staff

Professor Malcolm MacLachlan spoke of a need for Trinity to abandon “arrogant and defensive rhetoric about being Ireland’s leading university”

NEWS

A professor in Trinity’s school of psychology, professor Malcolm MacLachlan, has spoken out about internal issues in the College surrounding the promotion of staff, claiming that this has contributed to the College’s decline in international university rankings.

Writing in the …

Features
06 OCT

The Great Famine Voices

Eva O’Brien takes a look at a Trinity-­led project aiming to bring the history of The Great Famine into the digital world.

FEATURESWe have always known that we are who we are because of our past, but this truism might be even truer than previously thought. Leading geneticists now claim that the experiences and traumas of people who go through extreme hunger, …

Comment
03 OCT

I’ve spent my degree tiptoeing around sexist lecturers

Teaching staff aren’t held accountable for their behaviour; female students pay the price.

COMMENT

I had two ideas for a dissertation. I weighed up pros and cons. One probably had more sources, the other was more straightforward; one was more controversial, the other was more unique; etc. My decision, however, came down to a …

SciTech
29 SEP

The Trinity Walton Club

There are many very talented young people in Ireland. They could become great scientists, engineers and mathematicians. But does the education system in Ireland allows these students to fulfil their potential? The School of Physics at TCD has come forward with an initiative called the Trinity Walton Club.

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The Trinity Walton Club, named after E.T.S. Walton, is a non-profit initiative aimed at post-primary school students in Ireland established through collaboration between the Schools of Physics, Mathematics, and Education at TCD. It began in 2014 with 60 students participating …

News
07 APR

Provost refused to meet student representatives over cuts

James Prendergast

Deputy News Editor

  • Provost waging “war of attrition” against officials opposed to slashed funding
  • Lenihan feels “let down” by lack of consultation, regrets not taking direct action

Provost Patrick Prendergast refused to meet with the heads of the …