The Arts students of Trinity have a case of discrimination on their hands. In an age of equal opportunities, many remain disadvantaged by the structure of lecture theatres and teaching rooms. A minority sadly underrepresented by the College are those …
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Queer prom: the debs I wished I’d had
Rory Codd details the success of the second Intervarsity Queer Prom hosted last night by Royal College of Surgeons.
Last night, Friday February 24, I had the pleasure of attending the second annual Intervarsity Queer Prom, an event held for LGBT+ students across all of Dublin’s third-level institutions. It was hosted last year by Trinity’s very own Q Soc, …
Globetrotting to Trinity: an international student’s perspective
From Syria to Dublin, Ghalya Farahat  offers personal insight on how Trinity serves the many international students that come here and the peculiarities of Irish culture
Getting to Trinity was one of the greatest emotional rollercoasters of my life, and I can now say that I’m beyond glad I reached my destination eventually. I won’t deny that studying at Trinity was far from being my first …
Martin Scorsese speaks to The Phil
In a jam-packed Exam Hall yesterday evening, renowned director Martin Scorsese spoke on storytelling, the importance of trust in actor-director relations and politics in discussion with The Phil
Uproarious applause and cheers filled the Exam Hall on Front Square yesterday evening, Friday February 24, as Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese received his Gold Medal of Patronage from President Matthew Nuding of the Philosophical society. The enthusiastic reception from the …
“Can we sustainably rely on nuclear energy?”: Debating science’s biggest questions
DU General Science Society has ran a series of science debatinh workshops, inviting those well-versed in physics, chemistry and biology to challenge each other on some of science’s most pressing issues
Over a four week period, DU General Science Society ran a series of workshops to prepare six teams to debate scientific affairs and research assigned topics. Throughout the month, SciSoc hosted forums where both members of the Phil and PhDs …
Palestine Action Week
Ahead of submitting their petition to the Provost calling on College to adopt a full academic boycott of Israel, this week shall see an array of events organised by Students for Justice in Palestine
Yesterday saw the beginning of Palestine Action Week, a campaign week hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine as they call on College to take “a full academic boycott of Israel in line with the Palestinian people’s call for a …
A bookworm’s guide to Dublin’s literary havens
This week saw Lit Soc bring its members on a book crawl across the city, hand-picking the bookshops every avid reader in Trinity should visit.
On Wednesday February 15, the Literary Society gathered with members and book enthusiasts alike at the front of House 6 to begin their tour of bookshops and literary hubs in Dublin. In good spirit, we left campus for the first …
The Glass Wall in Trinity
Trinity students from The Glass Wall Ireland highlight barriers to social action and the refugee crisis
An engaging installation popped up early this afternoon near the cricket pitch on College’s campus. Students might have been surprised to encounter a colourful cling film wall stretched between two trees, and some may have even contributed to the messages …
The Phil Debate: Trinity vs Yale
The Phil argue that globalisation is “doomed to fail” as they face up against Yale at this week’s debating event
Thursday evening, February 17, saw the GMB come alive with the witty discourse of a TCD vs Yale debate, jointly hosted by The Phil and the Student Economic Review. The motion put forward for the evening was, “This House Believes …
An Arts perspective: What is a quantum vacuum?
We sent English student, Rory Codd, along to a Physoc talk by Professor Fry yesterday evening to see how accessible it would be for a non-science student.
Last night I tagged along to DU Physoc’s ‘Quantum Vacuum’ talk, delivered by Professor Emeritus Michael Fry of Trinity’s School of Maths. As well as being a lecturer, Professor Fry is an active researcher and a reviewer for Physical Review. …