coronavirus

State Won’t Cover Colleges’ Financial Losses, Expected to Total €500m

The Department of Education has said that it will not cover shortfalls faced by third-level colleges due to the pandemic.
By Emer Moreau

Trinity Trend – Lockdown Edition: The Shaved Head

Fashion statements in Trinity are changed irreparably. But students are still trying things out in lockdown – with decidedly mixed results.
By Coco Millar

Over 1,000 UCD International Students Call for Tuition Compensation

Around 1,100 students have signed a petition calling for compensation in light of the college’s closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Emer Moreau

Trinity to Give Erasmus and Study Abroad Update This Friday

Trinity's vice-president for global affairs will give staff and students a long-awaited update on Erasmus and Study Abroad this Friday.
By Donal MacNamee

Top Academics Call for Establishment of Higher Education Department

Over 800 academics – including leading immunologist Luke O'Neill – say higher education and research need a specific department.
By Sárán Fogarty

I’m Due for Erasmus Next Year – I Need Trinity to Tell Me if It’s Happening

It might cause mass disappointment, but students need a decision from Trinity on its Erasmus and Study Abroad programmes, writes Faye Curran.
By Faye Curran

Coronavirus Cities: From Paris to Luxembourg – With Eyes for Ireland

Síofra Collins had to return from a Paris Erasmus to her family home in Luxembourg when the virus hit. Things unfolded differently there.
By Síofra Collins

Lorna Fitzpatrick is Ready to Lead USI Through a Pandemic – and its Fallout

USI’s president is running unopposed for a second term. There’s still plenty to be done, she says.
By Cormac Watson

Plé Cuimsitheach ag an bPróiseas Comhairliúcháin do Pholasaí Gaeilge Nua TCDSU

Pléadh na laigeachtaí a bhí ag an seanpholasaí Gaeilge TCDSU ag an gcruinniú.
By Malachi Ó Marcaigh

On Research, the Pandemic Has Widened a Troubling Gender Gap

Journal submissions from female academics have fallen since the start of the coronavirus. Female academics say it’s not a surprise.
By Naoise D’Arcy