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Two Trinity Researchers Among Six Recipients of €25m Research Grant

Prof Kingston Mills and Prof Mani Ramaswami will receive funding to support high quality research activities and innovation.
By Sam Lett
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NUS–USI Hails Students, After ‘Historic’ Extension of Abortion Rights to NI

It was today confirmed that abortion rights and same-sex marriage will be guaranteed in Northern Ireland.
By Cian Kelly-Lyth
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Flagging Data Concerns, Trinity Stays Out of Third-Level Inequality Study

New research commissioned by the HEA found UCD and IADT have the most students from affluent backgrounds.
By Sárán Fogarty
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Provost at Odds With Higher Education Minister Over National Rankings Strategy

Provost Patrick Prendergast has called for a national rankings strategy, a suggestion rejected by the Minister for Higher Education.
By Donal MacNamee
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A Third of People Over 50 Experience Loneliness, Finds Trinity Study

The research, from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), also found loneliness was more prevalent among people over 75.
By Emma Donohoe
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LIV Student Could Face Investigation Over 10% Rent Hikes

The Residential Tenancies Board is reviewing rent increases in LIV Student to 'determine if it can be brought forward for an investigation'.
By Donal MacNamee
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Cut the Rent Hopes to Secure TCDSU Backing for Rent Strikes at Next Council

The group is hoping to pass a motion at the next TCDSU council that they hope will 'lend an extra safety net and legitimacy to the entire campaign'.
By Donal MacNamee
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With Three Applications Pending, Tech University Association Welcomes a New Merger

Limerick IT and Athlone are the latest institutes to register their ambition to create a technological university.
By Ella Connolly and Emer Moreau
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Fellows Divided on Provost’s Warning that Trinity May Cut Student Numbers

Some Fellows have moral objections to reducing student numbers, while others say it's the only option available to Trinity.
By Donal MacNamee
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Breakthrough by Trinity Chemists Could Remove Polluting Materials from Environment

The research could help spur advancements in the fields of health and technology.
By Jordan Nann