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Unsafe Trinity Swimming Pool to Remain Closed Indefinitely
Contractors have not yet been hired by College to make the necessary repairs.
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Former Trinity Student Andrew Scott to Appear on British Stamp
Scott attended Trinity for a short time before dropping out to pursue his acting career.
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Self-Isolation Rules for Tourists Entering Campus Will Not be Policed
Tourists may begin entering campus on August 10th, provided they have made a booking.
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UCD Slashes Estimation of Postgraduate Face-to-Face Learning Time
The Registrar of UCD announced the change today in an email to students.
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Hand Welcomes Government’s Reopening Guidelines for Universities
Yesterday, the government announced that universities will be permitted to relax the two-metre social distancing rule to one metre when in lectures or classes.
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COVID Fund Means All Students Should be Able to Register, Says Senior Tutor
The COVID response fund has raised €265,000 in donations for the student hardship fund.
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Universities Can Relax Two-Metre Rule During Classes
The government today released guidelines specific to higher education institutions.
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Mystery Alumnus Donates €260k to Lab-Based PhD Students
Half of the funding has so far been used by PhD students.
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Trinity-UK Consortium Nab €1.8 million for Quantum Thermodynamics Research
The QuamNESS consortium is made up of researchers from Trinity, the University of Bristol and Queen's University Belfast.
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AMBER and Trinity Researchers Pave Way for New Bone Disease Therapies
The work was done in collaboration between Trinity's School of Engineering and Amber.