InFocus

In Lockdown, Lessons from Minerva – an Online College With No Campus

Mid-pandemic, colleges around the world are turning to online teaching. Minerva – a global college with no campus – has been doing it for years.
By Emma Taggart

In Trinity and Columbia, Twin Archivist Projects Map a Pandemic in Real Time

Living in Lockdown, a Trinity project, is chronicling the pandemic in a new way. In the US, a similar project is taking place in Columbia University.
By Gillian O'Neill

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.
By Gillian O'Neill

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.
By Annasthasia Fitzgerald

In a ‘Toxic’ Direct Provision System, College Students Hit Breaking Point

Third-level students in Ireland's direct provision system say the virus has laid bare – again – the unworkability of the system.
By Rachel O'Leary

In the UK, Liberal Arts Offer a Different Philosophy on Higher Education

Over the past 10 years, the UK has seen a surge in interdisciplinary teaching, with a different vision of what college should teach students.
By Molly Furey

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

Can Dating Survive in Lockdown? Yes – and No, Say Students and Academics

Led by students, sites like OKZoomer have sprung up in lockdown, with a less superficial approach to romance. But how important is touch?
By Emma Taggart

Aithint Cainte agus Teicneolaíocht Urlabhra Anseo i gColáiste na Tríonóide

Tá ABAIR – foireann lonnaithe i saotharlann teangeolaíochta anseo sa Choláiste – ag obair le teicneolaíocht urlabhra agus sintéise.
By Róise Hannan

Mid-Pandemic, a Trinity Curriculum Unpicks New Dangers to Democracy

Trinity has launched a new online curriculum on democracy – based on an 18-month project with colleges around the world – at a timely moment.
By Naoise D’Arcy