Editorial

Editorial

University Autonomy is Under Threat. Colleges Must Step Up

The government will consider passing a bill that would give them sweeping new powers when it comes to state-funded higher education institutions.

Editorial

An Ode, a Toast to Trinity Ball

It was this week announced that Trinity Ball would be cancelled for the second year in a row.

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The Fight for Student Nurses and Midwives’s Pay Must Continue

The government this week announced that they would be pulling student nurses and midwives from placement.

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Trinity Must Join the Conversation About Mother and Baby Homes

A former Trinity lecturer – Dr Victoria Coffey – facilitated and took part in unethical vaccine trials in mother and baby homes during the 1960s.

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The Govt Must Accept that More Places in Universities Requires More Funding

This week Higher Education Minister Simon Harris confirmed that thousands of extra recently introduced college places will remain in place.

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Cambridge’s TAP-Inspired Programme is a Testament to Trinity

TAP-inspired access programmes have now found their way into both Oxford and Cambridge.

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A Miserly Placement Grant Proposal That Added Insult to Injury

Student representatives from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation were left frustrated and disappointed after a grant proposal pledged them €100 per week.

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Mitigation Measures Are A Win For Students, But Communication Came Too Late

College this week announced a raft of mitigation measures for the upcoming exam period.

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2020: A Rollercoaster Ride for Higher Education

This year saw the foundation of the Department of Higher Education, as well as the impact of the coronavirus on third-level.

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The Winds of Change Are Blowing. The GSU Must Listen to Them

The GSU held its AGM on Wednesday, more than a month after it was constitutionally required to do so.