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Government to Invest €150m in Grand Canal District, With TTEC at its Heart
The government today approved a report recommending an investment of €150 million in the Grand Canal Innovation District.
Third-Level Institutes to Get 20 Women-Only Professorships
As part of the Senior Academic Leadership Initiative, 12 third-level institutes – including Trinity – will get funding to recruit women professors.
Hillary Clinton Becomes Chancellor of Queen’s University
Clinton, a frequent visitor to Northern Ireland, becomes the first woman chancellor of the university and will serve a five-year term.
Institutes of Technology Gain New Award-Giving Powers in Win for Autonomy
The power of awarding degrees will no longer be delegated to Quality and Qualifications Ireland.
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.
Trinity’s Nursery Commemorates 50 Years With Regent House Celebration
The nursery, founded in 1969, was the first on-site workplace creche in Ireland.
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.
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.
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.
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.