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Academic Registry Seeks to Clear Up Confusion Over Exam Numbers
Academic Registry has confirmed the number of exams fell over the last two years, despite previous figures showing the number had increased.
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Trinity to Splash €16m on Old AIB Building, After Four Years of Leasing It
College hopes to sell the building, which houses departments displaced by Printing House Square, in five years time.
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Universities to Provide Drug and Alcohol-Free Accommodation
A new government health initiative will require universities to offer accommodation free from drugs and alcohol.
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UCC Students Occupy Campus, Vowing Not to Leave Until Rent Hikes Scrapped
UCCSU president Ben Dunlea said the union would not stand by the college's decision to hike on-campus rent by three per cent.
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UL Under Fire for ‘Prison Cell’ Accommodation Proposals
The proposal, which will see a second bed added to apartments designed for one person, has been condemned by student leaders as 'appalling'.
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Printing House Square to Open in July, After Slew of Setbacks
Trinity's new accommodation complex, originally due to be finished last summer, has been hit by a number of setbacks over the last seven months.
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College to Apply for Equality Award by 2022, Despite ‘Disappointing’ Efforts so Far
A top gender equality official has said College will push for the silver Athena SWAN by 2022, but the new strategic plan aims for 2025.
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Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends to be Adapted for TV
The Trinity's graduate's second novel, Normal People, has already been made into a series, which will air in April.
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Plans to Replace Santry Stacks on Hold Due to Lack of Funding
A business plan has not been developed to replace Santry Stacks, which was flagged as "not fit for purpose" nearly two years ago.
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‘Engage With the Future’: College Moots Wildflower Meadow At Front Gate
The public are to vote on whether to turn the grassy patches surrounding Edmund Burke and Oliver Goldsmith into a wildflower meadow.