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€100k UL Rebrand Sparks Controversy, With Petition Against ‘Classless’ Logo
UL called the rebrand "a bold new look" for the university, after more than 2,000 staff, students and alumni participated in the process.
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IFUT Demands Action on Cassells After Third-Level Inequalities Revealed
Frank Jones, the deputy general secretary of IFUT, said a new study released by the HEA shows the need for a decision on the Cassells report.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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'.
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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'.
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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.