College

Trinity Lodges Application for University of Sanctuary Status

College hopes to hear in the coming weeks if its application to become Ireland’s seventh University of Sanctuary has been successful.
By Danielle Varley

Trinity Researchers Raise Fresh Concerns Over Contact Tracing App

Doug Leith and Stephen Farrell have found more evidence questioning the reliability of contact tracing technology, and flagged transparency issues.
By Donal MacNamee

Trinity to Begin Developing a New Black Studies Elective

A campaign launched in support the new module announced the news in a Facebook post today.
By Orla Murnaghan

Accommodation Won’t be Denied to Any Scholar Next Year, Says Provost

Trinity won't deny accommodation to Dublin-based Scholars, but is asking them to forfeit their right to it ‘in the interest of the overall community’.
By Aoife Kearins

Scholars’ Accommodation Decision ‘In No Way Challenges’ Statutes, College Says

Trinity said the move doesn't breach its statutes, but law professor Eoin O’Dell said the ‘Scholars’ interpretation is a more than reasonable one’.
By Donal MacNamee

Denying Dublin-Based Scholars Rooms Goes Against Statutes, Provost Told

In a letter to the provost, 165 Scholars have denounced Trinity's move to not offer Dublin-based Scholars a room in the first round.
By Donal MacNamee

In Lockdown, Lessons from Minerva – an Online College With No Campus

Mid-pandemic, colleges around the world are turning to online teaching. Minerva – a global college with no campus – has been doing it for years.
By Emma Taggart

‘Extraordinary’ Trinity-Led Study Finds Incest at the Heart of Newgrange

A Trinity-led study has found evidence of incest in an adult in Newgrange – suggesting he was among a ruling elite similar to inbred Inca god-kings.
By Ella Connolly

Protesters Block Off Front Arch, Amid Controversy over Rent Increases

Roughly 30 protesters formed a human chain, blocking off access to Front Square for half an hour this afternoon.
By Saran Fogarty

As Decision-Day Looms, Erasmus Students Soul-Search: Stay, Or Go?

Interviews with eight Erasmus students reveal the misgivings of a cohort weighing uncertainty against the benefits of studying abroad.
By Rachel O'Leary and Ella Connolly