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USI Calls for National Framework on Students’ Union Autonomy
In a letter to Minister for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O'Connor, USI also called for better supports in higher education for asylum seekers.
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Trinity’s Nursery Commemorates 50 Years With Regent House Celebration
The nursery, founded in 1969, was the first on-site workplace creche in Ireland.
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Exam Sittings Rose by Nearly 10% in the Last Two Years, Figures Show
The figures are likely to raise questions about why the number has increased despite the implementation of the Trinity Education Project.
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Three DCUSU Referendums Left Invalid After Failing to Reach Quota
All three referendums held by DCUSU last week failed to reach a quota of 10 per cent of students' union members voting.
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NUIG Charity Under Fire Over Spending on Luxury Hotels and Premium Flights
The country's charities watchdog has criticised the Galway University Foundation for its spending on hotels, flights and taxis.
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Burst Pipes Mean No Hot Water or Heating For Some Trinity Residents
The College announced today that a number of houses on campus will lose their hot water and heating today and tomorrow.
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Third-Level Gets 3,000 New Places in Science and Technology Courses
A government investment of €24 million will see 2,745 places created on courses in areas of 'high priority' – mostly in science and technology.
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Gender Pay Gap Widens in Years After Graduation, Research Shows
Men earn 14 per cent more than women eight years after leaving third-level education, up from a four per cent difference the year after graduation.
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Third-Level Education ‘Forgotten’ in New Direct Provision Report, Says USI
USI has expressed ‘supreme disappointment’ at the findings of a new Oireachtas report on direct provision.
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UCD Head Calls for ‘Flexibility’ From Government on Hiring Regulations
Prof Andrew Deeks said the state should 'empower' Irish universities by giving them more flexibility to hire.