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The Most Read Articles of 2017

For the third-ever year, The University Times surpassed one million unique readers in a calendar year, with stories from impeachments to prank emails.
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Trinity, Syrian Refugees and ‘The Box’

The Trinity programme supporting refugees.
By Sophie Andrews-McCarroll
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Dublin’s Got a New Taxi App

Flag, created by an NUIG student, is trying to break into the market.
By Marcus Kelly
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The School Where Students Make the Rules

In Wicklow, one school thinks direct democracy delivers the best results.
By Bridget Maloney
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Mary Mitchell O’Connor is Digging Higher Education Out of a Hole

Six months on from her appointment, Mary Mitchell O'Connor is getting to grips with the third-level sector.
By Dominic McGrath
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How Smoke-Free Campuses Went Global

While Trinity's future as a smoke-free campus is as yet uncertain, universities across America and Australia have had no hesitation buying into the idea.
By Blaithin Wilson
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The Silent Teachers of Trinity’s Anatomy Department

Donating your body was once an anonymous process. But now, Trinity is trying to re-humanise the people who offer their bodies after death.
By Jake O'Donnell
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Joan Donegan is Standing Firm for Ireland’s Academics

The new head of the Irish Federation of University Teachers talks gender quotas, diplomacy and a life spent in union politics.
By Dominic McGrath
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The Trinity Security Guard With a Passion for Spiders

For arachnid enthusiast Collie Ennis, a recent trip to Kenya with science students was a dream come true.
By Martha Kirwan
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Looking Fine at 50, The Berkeley Library’s Half Century

Celebrating its 50th birthday, we take a look at how the Berkeley Library is still loved, even in its brutality.
By Ciara Corrigan