InFocus

Interview: Censor the Beast

Sinéad Baker interviews the three-piece Censor the Beast, which features two Trinity students

“The winning team gets to make the speech. We get to tell the government why they lost the referendum.”

As calls for reform of the Seanad are put on the long finger, Senator Seán Barrett speaks to The University Times about his proposal to make the Upper House more accessible while keeping the independent voices.

Tradition, Honour and Beer

Patrick T Walsh explores the curious world of German fraternities.

Brew Your Own

Home brewing is back. Previously confined to the student digs of the 1970s and 1980s, the move toward microbreweries and craft beer has pushed the 'old skill' back into fashion. Daire Collins takes you through the basics and background of this easy-to-learn skill.

What got College Talking

We run through the articles students were talking about this year by listing the articles that received the most hits on universitytimes.ie from 2013/14.

Inside the Institute of Education

We interview some students of the famous Dublin grind school the Institute of Education on Leeson Street.

The Matter of Synthetic Biology

This exciting field is evolving so rapidly that no widely accepted definitions exist. We answer the most basic questions around this dynamic science.

Forgive us our Fashions

Rachel Lavin interviews Redress

Put to the Test

Jane Fallon Griffin takes the free Scientology personality test and interviews some ex-members of the organisation

“All you need to do it is stand up and talk”

Sinéad Baker interviews Sam Blanckensee, transgender student activist who recently appeared on a TV3 documentary