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Editorial

Trinity Has Made Exam Blunders Before, But This Year’s Are Especially Damning

Errors of varying degrees of seriousness appeared in many students’ exam timetables this week.

Tá Botún Scrúdaithe Déanta ag an gColáiste Cheana, Damnú Faoi Leith atá ann i mBliana

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Students Slam College Over Exam Timetabling Errors, Assessment Pile-Ups

Students in several courses have hit out over a convergence of exams and a number of scheduling errors for this year’s exam period.
By Donal MacNamee and Emer Moreau

Student Hardship Fund Keeps ‘War Chest’ for September, Amid Donation Spree

After raising over €200,000 in recent weeks, Trinity is holding onto a portion to help students when College starts back.
By Sárán Fogarty

Colleges Should Open Accommodation to Direct Provision Students, Says USI

The union has called for universities to provide alternative housing for ‘vulnerable’ students without space or privacy to work.
By Molly Furey

Incoming Freshers Will Likely Start College in October or November, Says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the starting date for freshers would be pushed forward due to leaving certificate delays.
By Cormac Watson

For USIT J1ers, This Summer Could be Spent in Ireland, Battling for Redress

Students due to travel to America say USIT – now in liquidation – has left them in limbo when it comes to recouping money they've paid.
By Sárán Fogarty

Trinity Freezes Staff Recruitment Due to Coronavirus Financial Concerns

An email to staff said College made the decision to ‘ensure that we are focusing our valuable limited resources where they are needed most’.
By Donal MacNamee and Emer Moreau

Trinity Study Finds Only 65% of People Would Accept Coronavirus Vaccine

The survey, which had 1,000 respondents, found 20 per cent of people reporting clinically meaningful levels of anxiety.
By Emma Donohoe

Election of Scholars, Fellows to Take Place Online, in Break From Tradition

The announcement will take place online due to the ongoing closure of the College due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Emma Donohoe