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University Council Approves Schols Quota System at Acrimonious Meeting
A quota system was proposed in the wake of fears that online exams would cause a spike in the number of scholarships awarded.
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Trinity and UL Researchers Secure €7M for Sustainable Crop Project
The work is funded by Horizon 2020, Europe’s largest research funding scheme.
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Four Trinity Researchers Win Prestigious UK—Ireland Networking Grants
The grants were established to develop relationships between social science researchers in the UK and Ireland.
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Student Nurses and Midwives are an ‘Afterthought’ for Govt, Says TCDSU
The union has said that nursing and midwifery students should have been consulted on the decision to suspend their supernumerary placements.
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Visitors Uphold Controversial Schols Quota System
The proposal will now appear in front of University Council tomorrow.
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Students Need Clarity on Leaving Cert By End of Month, Says Harris
The government is adamant that leaving certificate exams will go ahead.
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HEAnet Delivers 16,700 Dell Laptops to Students Across Ireland
Higher Education Minister Simon Harris has been vocal about the digital divide since the beginning of his tenure.
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Prof Jane Ohlmeyer to Deliver Prestigious Ford Lectures to Oxford
Ohlmeyer is the 11th woman to deliver the lecture series since 1896.
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TILDA Releases Recommendations for Effective COVID Vaccine Rollout
The research, from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), also found that 65 per cent of participants got their news on the coronavirus from the radio.
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Trinity Researcher Led Unethical Vaccine Trial in Mother and Baby Home
The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes released the findings last week.