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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.

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.

Prof Jane Ohlmeyer to Deliver Prestigious Ford Lectures to Oxford
Ohlmeyer is the 11th woman to deliver the lecture series since 1896.

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.

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.

Libraries to Further Restrict Opening Hours, With Hamilton to Close Entirely
From Friday, the Berkeley, Lecky and Ussher libraries will only be open to readers from 1pm to 5pm.

Prendergast Hints at All-Female Provost Race With Article Retweet
Three candidates have so far confirmed that they have cleared the interview process of the provost elections.

Student Nurses, Midwives to be Pulled From Placement to Free Up Staff
Placements are to be suspended for at least two weeks so that nurses and midwives who train students can return to hospital frontlines to ease staffing pressures.

Students Unable to Anonymise Exams Submitted Via Turnitin
Trinity has been forced to move exams online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Extra College Places Here to Stay, Says Harris
The government created over 2,000 new college places last year.