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After Homeless Mother Refused Back to Education Allowance, New Calls to Review Education Grant Criteria

Erica Fleming, who was offered a place in Trinity, is joined by students’ unions in calling for review into “thoughtless” changes to one-parent family benefits.
By Sinéad Baker

Trinity to Hire New Chief Executive Officer to Develop Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub

The new officer, who will receive a salary between €80,000 and €110,000, will work within the Department of Research and Innovation.
By Dominic McGrath

Six Trinity Researchers Receive €9 million in Funding From Science Foundation Ireland

Trinity researchers made up a quarter of all awardees of €40 million to research projects across Ireland.
By Niamh Egleston

An Bord Pleanála Rejects Trinity’s 280-bed Oisín House Development

An Taisce appealed the planning permission for the “overscaled” €52 million accommodation project.
By Sinéad Baker

Trinity Researcher Awarded €150,000 by European Research Council

The latest grant makes Trinity's Prof Valeria Nicolosi the only five-time recipient of ERC funding in Ireland.
By Dominic McGrath

With Decisions on Funding Looming, Former Chief Executive of Royal College of Surgeons Appointed Chair of HEA

Michael Horgan has been appointed Chair of the Higher Education Authority by Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton.
By Dominic McGrath

Training to Begin in Early September for Students Selected as Consent Workshop Instructors

College staff will also act as facilitators at the workshops, which the Senior Tutor will help oversee.
By Dominic McGrath

After INMO Lobbying, Fourth-Year Nursing Students Set To be Offered Permanent Hospital Contracts on Graduation

The HSE has confirmed to the union that nursing students will now receive permanent posts following graduation.
By Dominic McGrath

New Reports Highlight Gender Inequality in Trinity Academia

The reports reveal that women dominate in college's non-academic roles but remain a significant minority in senior academic roles.
By Charlotte Ryan

Increase in Fees Necessary to Bridge Funding Gap, Says Queen’s University Belfast

The university has outlined three options for funding higher education in Northern Ireland, all of which involve an increase in fees.
By Dominic McGrath