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Student Hardship Fund Keeps ‘War Chest’ for September, Amid Donation Spree
After raising over €200,000 in recent weeks, Trinity is holding onto a portion to help students when College starts back.
Colleges Should Open Accommodation to Direct Provision Students, Says USI
The union has called for universities to provide alternative housing for ‘vulnerable’ students without space or privacy to work.
Incoming Freshers Will Likely Start College in October or November, Says Taoiseach
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the starting date for freshers would be pushed forward due to leaving certificate delays.
For USIT J1ers, This Summer Could be Spent in Ireland, Battling for Redress
Students due to travel to America say USIT – now in liquidation – has left them in limbo when it comes to recouping money they've paid.
Trinity Freezes Staff Recruitment Due to Coronavirus Financial Concerns
An email to staff said College made the decision to ‘ensure that we are focusing our valuable limited resources where they are needed most’.
Trinity Study Finds Only 65% of People Would Accept Coronavirus Vaccine
The survey, which had 1,000 respondents, found 20 per cent of people reporting clinically meaningful levels of anxiety.
Election of Scholars, Fellows to Take Place Online, in Break From Tradition
The announcement will take place online due to the ongoing closure of the College due to the coronavirus pandemic.
SUSI Grant Must be Extended Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Say Greens
The party said the grant should be extended to cover more students, as their chance to earn money during the summer has now ‘evaporated’.
Casual Staff Will be Paid for Rostered Hours During College Closure
Casual staff, many of whom are postgraduate students, can make a wage claim for teaching classes that cannot be held online.
IFUT Calls for ‘Urgent’ Funding Extensions on PhD Research Projects
The union says research projects delayed due to the coronavirus must have their funding extended after universities re-open.