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DCU Scraps Planned 4% Rent Increase on College Accommodation
The college has abandoned a plan to increase the cost of its campus accommodation by the maximum amount legally allowed.

UL Suspends Erasmus, Study Abroad for First Semester of Next Year
A UL email to affected students said that ‘the Erasmus and Non EU Exchange mobility programmes will be suspended for the Autumn Semester’.

‘Not Good Enough’ That Third-Level Funding Deprioritised, Says Provost
Prendergast urged the government to step in ‘as a matter of urgency’ as colleges face into revenue losses amid the pandemic.

Six Trinity Research Projects Win Funding to Fight Coronavirus
Dean of Research Linda Doyle said the funding ‘is an example of how vital research is to the health of our nation’.

‘We Need You’, Taoiseach Tells Trinity’s Graduating Medicine Students
Varadkar also urged international students in Trinity to ‘come back’ to Ireland to pursue their careers.

Trinity Graduate, Celebrated Poet Eavan Boland Dies Aged 75
Boland graduated from Trinity in 1966 with a degree in English Literature and language.

College Restarts Could Cause ‘Enrolment Chaos’, Warns Trade Union
IFUT called for clarity from the government on how and when colleges will return in autumn.

Current NUIG Students to Start College on September 28th, University Says
First-year students are set to start college in November, with Christmas exams likely to be pushed back until January 2021.

Trinity Engineer Builds Vital Protective Equipment – at Home, on a 3D Printer
Mick Reilly, the chief technical officer in Trinity’s School of Engineering, has made over 1,000 face shield frames and 300 full-face shields.

College is Considering Holding Large Lectures Online Until January
Trinity is considering a number of options for how to conduct teaching next year, with first years likely to start College in early November.