coronavirus
Editorial
Starving Universities Hunt a Cabinet Champion – and a Seat at the Table
Thousands of academics have called for the creation of a department of higher education and research.
Lorgaíonn Tríú-Leibhéal Aire Rialtais – Agus Rannpháirtíocht
D'éiligh na mílte ón lucht léinn go mbunófar roinn ardoideachais agus taighde.
Trinity Moves STEM Summer Camps for Secondary School Students Online
Trinity's Walton Club today kicked off the first of seven camps it'll run this summer – online, rather than on campus.
Major College Society to Run Speaking Events Remotely in First Term Next Year
Dublin University Business and Economics Society has announced all its speaker events will be held over Zoom.
UL Opens Coronavirus Field Hospital in Sports Arena
The 68-bed facility has been set up in order to ease overcrowding issues in the University Hospital Limerick.
Amid Cashflow Fears, Trinity to Drop Entry Criteria for Non-EU Students
College will accept some international students next year whose predicted grades equate to 80 per cent of the CAO points required for their course.
Without Major Cutbacks, College Could Run Out of Cash by September 2021
A confidential report shown at College Board flags a worst-case scenario where Trinity’s unrestricted cash plummets into the red by next summer.
Toilets and Shared Offices to be Flagged as ‘High-Risk’ Next Year, Staff Told
College’s 300 teaching spaces will all be evaluated to see how they can be used while adhering to two-metre social distancing protocols.
Colleges Should Have Made Unified Decision on Erasmus, Says USI
USI President Lorna Fitzpatrick said inconsistency between colleges on Erasmus has meant ‘more questions than answers’.
Recruitment Freeze Could Continue, in Plan to Save €30m on Day-to-Day Costs
Trinity hasn't said how long a current staff recruitment freeze will last, but it's a key part of a strategy to cut College's operating costs by 10 per cent.