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USI Elects Executive Team for 2021/22
Clare Austick, the union’s current vice president for welfare, was elected president after running unopposed.

Trinity Professor Refutes Google’s Claim that his Research was Incorrect
Google contested Leith’s methodology for concluding that Android devices share 20 times more data than an iPhone.

IRC Awards Eight Trinity Researchers Grants as Part of New Foundations Scheme
Today’s awardees were Amanda Phelan, Damien Brennan, Eve Patten, Geraldine Foley, Iracema Leroi, Katy Tobin, Simon McCarthy-Jones, and Tamasine Grimes.

USI to Lobby for Increased Child and Pregnancy Supports for Students
USI passed the mandate today at its annual meeting of congress.

Provostial Campaign Wraps Up With Sentimental Hustings
The final event in the campaign was moderated by Newstalk presenter Shane Coleman.

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.

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.

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.

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’.

Majority of Senior CSC Members Resign Over Twitter Controversy
A new CSC executive is due to be elected at its AGM this evening.