College
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.
Trinity’s Nursery Commemorates 50 Years With Regent House Celebration
The nursery, founded in 1969, was the first on-site workplace creche in Ireland.
Exam Sittings Rose by Nearly 10% in the Last Two Years, Figures Show
The figures are likely to raise questions about why the number has increased despite the implementation of the Trinity Education Project.
For this Government, ‘Looking to Tomorrow’ Means Serving Today’s Corporations
On higher education, the government's priority is not building a better future – it's creating a workforce to cement the status quo, writes Cormac Watson.