OPINION

Online Classes Have Created a Plethora of New and Neverending Discomforts

Zoom classes have proven exceedingly awkward thus far. More needs to be done to make online learning work, writes Faye Curran.
By Faye Curran

Is a Virtual Hub the Future of Freshers’ Fair?

The pandemic has forced societies to rethink freshers' week – in many ways for the better, writes Mairead Maguire.
By Mairead Maguire

Ireland Must Commit to Increased Third-Level Funding And Equal Access for All

The economic arguments are clear: Ireland must increase funding to its higher education institutions, writes Laura Harmon.
By Laura Harmon

The Pandemic Throws Up Challenges for Third-Level – But Also Opportunities

Higher education institutions and students face a myriad of challenges, but this is also a chance to tear up the rulebook and bring about real reform, writes Seán Defoe.
By Seán Defoe

The Pandemic Has Brought the Beauty of Swimming in the Irish Sea to Life

Sea swimming is a marriage of life’s two greatest feelings – being completely freezing and semi-nude, writes Faye Curran.
By Faye Curran

Make It Count

Daniel O'Brien on how to leave Trinity better off than you found it.
By Daniel O'Brien

Students Should Not Have to Pay the Debt for a Decade of Underfunding

The third-level sector has been starved of funding for years now, but students shouldn’t be forced to compensate for this during a pandemic, writes Rose Conway-Walsh.
By Rose Conway-Walsh

Are Irish Colleges Truly Places of Equality?

Once students are inside the college grounds, often following lengthy procedures, there are plenty of hurdles, writes Niamh Elliott-Sheridan.
By Niamh Elliott-Sheridan

Taking Money from a Qatari Politician Goes Against Trinity’s Spirit of Inclusivity

Societies are strapped for cash, but sponsorship from a former Qatari defence minister is a step too far, writes Faye Curran.
By Faye Curran

Leaving Cert Results Were Record-Breaking – But This Will Benefit Few

Leaving certificate students may be celebrating the highest results on record – but their unprecedented grades may not bear the desired fruit on Friday when CAO offers are made, writes Faye Curran.
By Faye Curran