Editorial
Editorial
In Arguing for a Properly Funded System, More Allies are Available to Us
From Northern Irish students to postgrads to parents going into debt – the free-fees movement has parallels and allies.
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Discussions Over Grants Provide an Opportunity to Bring Postgraduate Issues Back Into the Mainstream
The lack of maintenance grants is not the only issue faced by postgraduate students, who are too often seen as peripheral figures in debates dominated by undergraduate concerns.
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Discontinuation of Ulster University’s Irish Course is Troubling, Even to Those Removed From the Language
Even to those unsympathetic to the Irish language, the termination of a course with high student satisfaction and employable graduates is worrying.
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With a New Strategy, Trinity’s Entrepreneurship Plans May Succeed Where Past Plans Have Been Unpopular
Trinity has been criticised for its approach to entrepreneurship, but hiring someone to support startups suggests a new approach.
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Reasons Behind Rejection of Oisín House Display Profound Underestimation of Accommodation Crisis
For Trinity’s future, having a place for accommodation and facilities is much more important than aesthetics.
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Looking to the UK, Opponents of Loan Schemes Can See Their Arguments Vindicated
By replacing grants for students from low-income backgrounds with loans, the UK is a perfect example for those who warn of the dangers of student loan schemes.
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It’s Hard to See How Trinity’s Oisín House Development Could Make Pearse Street Worse
Permission was refused over the visual impact of the street in a “conservation area” – but the street is crumbling and empty.
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To Properly Engage with the “Trinity Bureaucracy”, We Need to Understand Its Staff
To constantly dismiss Trinity’s unpopular decisions prevents any real engagement with the staff, or understanding of what’s going on.
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Students Need to be Treated as Key Stakeholders Within Colleges
An “us vs them” mentality can lead to students being dismissed, when they, like other stakeholders, have certain needs from colleges.
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In Tackling the Funding Crisis, Student Numbers is One of Our Main Strengths
There are many obstacles placed in the way of student protests, such as inexperience, but numbers is not one of them.