College
Library to Introduce €350k Microchip System to Safeguard Books
The new system will see around 550,000 books fitted with new microchips that will allow staff to track them more easily.
Editorial
Grand Canal May Reshape Higher Education. Its Philosophy Merits Interrogation
The government has thrown its weight behind an innovation district at Grand Canal Dock – with Trinity at the centre.
Editorial
Women-Only Posts Could Right an Old Wrong – But They Need Long-Term State Funding
It’s not clear how long government funding for new – and expensive – women-only professorships will last.
Government to Invest €150m in Grand Canal District, With TTEC at its Heart
The government today approved a report recommending an investment of €150 million in the Grand Canal Innovation District.
Third-Level Institutes to Get 20 Women-Only Professorships
As part of the Senior Academic Leadership Initiative, 12 third-level institutes – including Trinity – will get funding to recruit women professors.
Hillary Clinton Becomes Chancellor of Queen’s University
Clinton, a frequent visitor to Northern Ireland, becomes the first woman chancellor of the university and will serve a five-year term.
Institutes of Technology Gain New Award-Giving Powers in Win for Autonomy
The power of awarding degrees will no longer be delegated to Quality and Qualifications Ireland.
Impeachments, Referendums and a Boardroom Scandal: 10 Years at The University Times
As the decade comes to an end, we look back at some of the biggest stories to rock Trinity – and higher education – in the last 10 years.
‘A Group of Friends in Tuxedos’: Trinitones Release First Single
The group have brought out a cover of Raglan Road by Luke Kelly.
Editorial
When the Government Ignores the Arts, Trinity Must Fill in the Gap
This week’s investment in business and science subjects shows that the government has little interest in the arts.