Higher Education

As Christmas Exams Become a Distinct Possibility, a Union Mandate Becomes Controversial

The union is mandated to fight for Christmas exams, a mandate that most students never voted on, and that most do not know exists.
By Sinéad Baker

“Crisis Point” of Third-Level May Have “Serious and Irretrievable Implications”, says Report

Report conducted by national quality assurance body found “extensive and stark” references in reports conducted between 2008 and 2015.
By Edmund Heaphy

College Departments Spent Over €60,000 in 1592 Restaurant in 2015

The School of Chemistry – the biggest spender – was invoiced for more than €2,600.
By Jack Hartnett

Academic Staff Embrace Networking to Fulfill University Goals

Why academic staff need spaces to network in an era of uncertain state funding.
By Róisín Power

Single Issues to the Fore in Many Speeches at Seanad TCD Panel Forum

Candidates by and large focused on single issues, from the financial system to the rights of older people.
By Charlotte Ryan and Dominic McGrath

Academic Registry to Reissue Nearly 10,000 Undelivered Seanad Election Ballots

9,762 of the 57,000 ballot packs sent out by Trinity for the Seanad elections have been undelivered.
By John Conway

Trinity Senators Say College’s EU Postgrad Status Rules are Unfair

All three Trinity senators have expressed disapproval at a Trinity policy which denies EU status to some EU citizens.
By Emer Gerrard

“Students Against Fees” Elects Lynn Ruane and Oisín Coulter to Leadership Committee

The group tonight met to establish a “clear and accountable” committee to manage the day-to-day campaign.
By Aoife O'Donoghue

With Ambitious Goals to Attract Northern Irish Students, Trinity Reaches Across the Border

Northern Irish students on their application to Trinity, their experiences during their time here and the future of Northern Ireland.
By Eleanor O'Mahony

The High Price of Getting a PhD

The strain that comes with doing independent work in a high-pressure environment such as university means that a PhD can come with a high personal cost.
By Aoife O'Donoghue