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TCDSU to Seek Meeting With Graduate Studies Dean Over Postgrad Conditions
Postgraduate students will push for a meeting with Neville Cox before the next meeting of the College's Finance Committee.
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Paul Koralek, Architect of Iconic Berkeley Library, Dies Aged 86
Koralek, whose architectural firm also designed the Arts Block, was a leading figure in the brutalist movement.
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Beck Announced as Fifth Act for 2020 Trinity Summer Series
The seven-time Grammy winner joins The Specials, Walking on Cars, Crowded House and Michael Kiwanuka as announced acts for the series.
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80% of Young Adults Don’t Plan to Get an STI Check this Year, Survey Finds
Nearly four in five adults between the ages of 18 and 24 don't plan to get an STI check-up in 2020, according to a new survey.
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Trinity Scientist Helps Show ‘Rule Breaker’ Plants Best Able for Climate Change
The researchers discovered plants that don't obey normal ecological rules may be best equipped to survive the effects of climate change.
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UCD Splashes €5.5m on Residential Properties in South Dublin
The purchases are reportedly part of an unofficial plan to expand the boundaries of its 133-hectare campus.
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Higher Education Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor Loses Seat
The former minister for higher education finished just 500 votes behind Fianna Fáil's Cormac Devlin.
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GSU in Chaos as President Slams ‘Spurious Accusation’ by Vice-President
Major cracks have appeared this week in the relationship between the two most senior figures in the Graduate Students' Union.
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Graduate Dean Condemns ‘Unfair Criticism’ of GSU President Over Postgrad Pay Cuts
Prof Nevill Cox wrote he has 'nothing but sympathy for the GSU president' after she came under fire for not opposing pay cuts for casual staff.
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With Students in Tow, Protestors Demand ‘Vote for Climate’ at March
Around 200 protestors – including a small cohort of Trinity students – called on voters to elect a government that will tackle the climate crisis.