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Denying Dublin-Based Scholars Rooms Goes Against Statutes, Provost Told

In a letter to the provost, 165 Scholars have denounced Trinity's move to not offer Dublin-based Scholars a room in the first round.
By Donal MacNamee
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‘Extraordinary’ Trinity-Led Study Finds Incest at the Heart of Newgrange

A Trinity-led study has found evidence of incest in an adult in Newgrange – suggesting he was among a ruling elite similar to inbred Inca god-kings.
By Ella Connolly
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As Decision-Day Looms, Erasmus Students Soul-Search: Stay, Or Go?

Interviews with eight Erasmus students reveal the misgivings of a cohort weighing uncertainty against the benefits of studying abroad.
By Rachel O'Leary and Ella Connolly
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Trinity to Prioritise Students Not From Dublin in First-Round Accommodation Offers

Students not from Dublin will be prioritised when it comes to first-round accommodation offers. Those from Dublin may get an offer in later rounds.
By Donal MacNamee
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Dublin-Based Scholars Won’t Get Accommodation in Trinity Next Year

Scholars who live in Dublin will not be given College accommodation next year amid the ‘continuing public health situation’ around the coronavirus.
By Emer Moreau
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Trinity Will Deal With Non-EU Exchanges on a Case-by-Case Basis

Non-EU exchanges, less formalised than Erasmus, will be dealt with by Trinity on a case-by-case basis.
By Sárán Fogarty
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Trinity’s PhD Campaigners Slam New Government Plans for Third-Level

Trinity's PhD workers' rights group says a draft programme for government represents ‘a failure to acknowledge the deepening crisis in the sector’.
By Emer Moreau
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Explainer: What Third-Level Can Expect from Ireland’s Next Government

The biggest takeaways for students and university heads from a document that's likely to govern Ireland's immediate future.
By Aoife Kearins and Emer Moreau
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Freagra Measctha Faighte ag an Ábhar Faoin nGaeilge sa Dréachtchlár Rialtais

Foilsíodh an dréachtchlár don rialtas nua inniu agus níl na páirtithe léasmhara ar aon fhocal maidir leis an ábhar faoin nGaeilge.
By Malachi Ó Marcaigh
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USI Calls for Specifics, Amid Plan for New Third-Level Funding Model

A draft programme for government promises a ‘long-term sustainable funding model’ for third-level. USI has called for more detail on the plan.
By Donal MacNamee