College
To Tackle Gender Disparity, Launchbox Moves to Engage with More Female Students
A pilot scheme, due to be launched in January, will encourage students to get involved in entrepreneurship and will involve a mentoring programme.
Editorial
Removing Financial Barriers Can Only Propel Access Programmes So Far
As growth in numbers of disadvantaged students entering Trinity stalls, considerations of non-monetary difficulties must take centre stage.
Editorial
Politicians are not Ready for the Grown-Up Debate on Higher Education
The Education Committee meeting this week often seemed like members were relying on a Sparknotes summary of the Cassells report.
Proportion of Disadvantaged Entrants to Trinity Largely Unchanged Over the Last Five Years
An annual report has found that in 2014-15 only two per cent of new entrants came from 'unskilled' backgrounds.
Analysis
University Autonomy, and the Reasons Colleges Are Sceptical of Publicly Funded Education
Colleges see the recent decline in state funding as a reason to reduce the level of government regulation of universities.
Two Separate Facilities for E3, On and Off Campus
The civil engineering facilities of the Simon Perry building are currently not included in the plans.
The Former Dean of Research at the Forefront of Brain Health Worldwide
Across a diverse career, Professor Emeritus Ian Robertson, the founding director of Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, is most proud of his theory of 'cognitive reserve'.
€70m Loan from EU Bank to Fund Oisín House, Business School and New Research Institute
Announced today, the new loan to Trinity from the European Investment Bank is part of the largest investment ever in Irish education by the bank.
Review States School of Computer Science Lacking “Intellectual Vision” and in a “Financial Haze”
The review criticised the College's school funding system, with the school currently operating on a zero non-pay budget.
“Hybrid” of Three Funding Options for Higher Education Possible, Says Peter Cassells
Cassells, speaking at the Oireachtas Education and Skills Committee, said that a return to the status quo would create 'deep costs' for students.