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Editorial

A Scholars Mess Trinity Could, and Should, Have Avoided

After days of confusion, we eventually heard that Dublin-based Scholars would be able to access free accommodation.

Praiseach Go bhFéadfadh, agus Ba Cheart don Choláiste a Sheachaint

I ndiaidh laethanta de mhearbhall, chualamar faoi dheireadh go mbeadh teacht ag Scoláirí atá lonnaithe i mBaile Átha Cliath ar lóistín saor in aisce.

DCU Offers 30 Partial, Full Scholarships to Refugees and Asylum Seekers

The scholarships – five of which cover a full-time undergraduate degree – add to the 64 DCU has made available in recent years.
By Sárán Fogarty

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

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

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