College

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.
By Aisling Marren

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.
By Donal MacNamee

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.
By Danielle Varley

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.
By Cormac Watson

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.
By Donal MacNamee and Cormac Watson

‘A Group of Friends in Tuxedos’: Trinitones Release First Single

The group have brought out a cover of Raglan Road by Luke Kelly.
By Danielle Varley
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.
By Danielle Varley