coronavirus
Trinity Expresses Regret Over ‘Difficult Choice’ for Students Mulling Erasmus
The College will run online information sessions next week, to prepare students planning to travel for the ‘issues and risks’ involved.
On Student Homelessness, Experts Say a Data Vacuum is Hampering Change
Students who live in insecure conditions, including ‘couch-surfers’, aren’t always considered when we think of Ireland’s homelessness problem.
Trinity to Run Online Information Sessions for Prospective First Years
The sessions, which will take place over the next four weeks, will feature guest speakers including the chairs of the CSC and DUCAC.
In Plan to Re-Open Accommodation, Students to be Told: ‘Do Things Differently’
At an internal meeting, Provost Patrick Prendergast said students will need to ensure ‘kitchens and shared spaces are kept clean and tidy of all times’.
Contribution
For Many Students, Summer Jobs Pay for College. Now That’s Gone
It behoves the government to support students for whom vital summer work has gone out the window, writes Ella Connolly.
New Cuts to Unemployment Pay are ‘Extremely Worrying for Students’, Says USI President
The cuts will mainly affect part-time workers and will come into effect on June 29th.
Coronavirus Cities: In Siem Reap, Cambodia, Reality Emptied the Streets
Aisling Moran looks back on a trip to Cambodia that started with sunsets and quad-biking, and ended in a panic to get home safely.
In UCD, Academics Push Pandemic-Era Research – Inside the Lab and Out
With a contact tracing centre, and research that’s likely to be crucial to how Ireland manages the virus, UCD is at the coalface of pandemic research.
Top Academics Warn Ireland Must Eliminate Virus, Urging Policy U-Turn
An open letter to the ‘two Governments on the island of Ireland’ says re-opening society too soon could have major consequences.
The Forgotten Coronavirus Frontline
Outside the hospitals, essential workers from a range of professions are making sure Ireland remains on track.