College

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

Trinity to Prioritise Students Not From Dublin in First-Round Accommodation Offers

Students not from Dublin will be prioritised when it comes to first-round accommodation offers. Those from Dublin may get an offer in later rounds.
By Donal MacNamee

Uncowed by the Pandemic, DU Players Deliver a Festival of Resilience, Online

With 25 shows and 57 installation pieces, Resilience, an online festival from DU Players, shows a society thriving under lockdown's challenges.
By Sophie Furlong Tighe

In Trinity and Columbia, Twin Archivist Projects Map a Pandemic in Real Time

Living in Lockdown, a Trinity project, is chronicling the pandemic in a new way. In the US, a similar project is taking place in Columbia University.
By Gillian O'Neill

Coronavirus Cities: A Hasty Return From Halls to a Much-Changed Paris

Alix Philouze went home from Dublin to Paris when the severity of the virus became clear. She tells a story of caution, and cautious optimism.
By Alix Philouze

Explainer: What Third-Level Can Expect from Ireland’s Next Government

The biggest takeaways for students and university heads from a document that's likely to govern Ireland's immediate future.
By Aoife Kearins and Emer Moreau
Editorial

At Kavanagh Court, Trinity Gets Caught Between Shareholders and Students

Students are furious at both Kavanagh Court and Trinity after they were offered only partial refunds, rather than pro rata compensation, on rent.

An Coláiste i bPonc idir Gearrsealbhóirí agus Mic Léinn ag Cúirt Kavanagh

Ta mic léinn ar buille le Cúirt Kavanagh agus an Coláiste nuair a tairiscíodh ach cuid den aisíocaíocht, seachas an cúiteamh iomlán a tugadh amach ina lóistín féin.
Editorial

Should Colleges Fear a Cynical Government Using Ranking Jumps Against Them?

Third-level stakeholders were quiet this week after news came through that five of Ireland’s seven universities had risen in world rankings.