In Focus
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The Generation COVID: A Tale of Graduates Entering the Unknown
Trinity researchers are trying to predict what the future is for school leavers and graduates as a result of the coronavirus.
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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.
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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.
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A Trinity-Linked Programme Opens Doors for the Innovators of the Future
Founded by third-year Trinity student Tom McCarthy, Patch is a six-week summer accelerator programme for Ireland’s brightest young students.
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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.
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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.
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‘Flightless Fitzgerald’: Remembering One of Trinity’s Greatest Scientific Pioneers
A peculiar and humble man, George Francis Fitzgerald has been largely forgotten – despite his mighty contributions.
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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.
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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.
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How a Student Movement at Its Peak Made Ireland Listen Up
Five years on from the marriage equality referendum, those who led the student campaign say creativity was crucial to influencing debate.