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USI to Campaign for National Rollout of ‘Ask for Angela’ Initiative
The initiative allows people to use codewords to ask for help in situations where they feel unsafe.
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In Q&A with Luke O’Neill, Ohlmeyer Discusses the Hardships of Academia
O’Neill, a high-profile immunologist, voiced his support for Ohlmeyer last year.
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Ben McConkey Elected Chair of the CSC
The AGM took place this evening, in the wake of a mass resignation of committee members from last year.
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USI Renews Mandate to Oppose Marketisation of Higher Education
The congress noted that efforts to marketise education ‘damages the ethos of education as a social and public good’.
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Majority of Senior CSC Members Resign Over Twitter Controversy
A new CSC executive is due to be elected at its AGM this evening.
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Two CSC Executive Members Step Down Over Chair’s Refusal to Resign
The CSC’s AGM takes place tonight, where a new executive committee will be elected.
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Students May Defer Submitting Capstone Project Until August
Students will once again be given an automatic right to defer assessments for the upcoming exam period due to the pandemic.
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Survey: Half of Students with Autism Say Trinity Supports Inadequate During COVID
Some 34 per cent of students with autism surveyed said that College was not providing enough support before the pandemic.
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Google Refutes Trinity Researcher’s Finding on ‘Excessive’ Data Collection
Prof Douglas Leith found that Google collects 20 times the amount of data that Apple does.
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Harris ‘Determined’ to Launch Antigen Testing on College Campuses
The Minister for Higher Education said he hoped to launch pilots of rapid antigen testing in third-level institutions to allow students to return to campuses.