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Trinity Sets Up Emergency Group to Manage Financial Risks of Coronavirus
College has already implemented a freeze on staff recruitment as a result of the ‘significant financial consequences’ of the coronavirus.
Halls Residents Face Move Into Single Block, Despite Coronavirus Case
Students staying past May 17th will have to move into one block so College can close other apartment blocks to ‘conserve energy and costs’.
No Decision Yet on When, How College Will Re-Open Accommodation Next Year
Trinity said plans to re-open its accommodation remain ‘under consideration in light of the ongoing challenges related to Covid-19’.
Fianna Fáil Will Seek State Funding for Extra College Places if in Government
Fianna Fáil will seek to secure funding for extra college places amid fears that calculated grades could cost students from disadvantaged areas.
Online Teaching to Continue Into Next Year, Provost Confirms
In a video from the Provost's Garden, Prendergast said large lectures will move online, while seminars and tutorials will return to campus.
Students Can Avail of €3k Fees Even If They Restart College After Appeal
Students who start college but get an improved course offer after appealing their calculated grade can defer college and still get ‘free fees’.
Universities Confirm They’ll Use Calculated Grades for Admissions
Students who opt to sit postponed leaving certificate exams will not be able to do so in time to start college in 2020/21.
‘Too Early to Say’ When Freshers Will Start College, Says Trinity
The government's website has identified late September or early October as a date for when college courses will start.
Calculated Grades Confirmed for Leaving Cert Students, Exams Postponed
Students will be given the option of sitting the leaving certificate at an unspecified later date, or get calculated grades.
Trinity Researchers Launch Online Learning Centre for Primary Students
The programme, featuring science videos and experiments, hopes to help students learning from home due to the pandemic.