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Trinity Professor Gets €150k Grant to Tackle Climate Emergency

Wolfgang Schmitt from Trinity’s School of Chemistry received a European grant to develop technologies that could mitigate global heating.
By Emma Donohoe
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Universities Demand ‘Dramatic’ Increase in Third-Level Funding

Irish universities have called for €117 million in core funding for third-level in the government's budget for 2020.
By Donal MacNamee
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Government Seeks More Accountability from Third-Level Institutes

The government has mooted changes to the Higher Education Authority Act, insisting current legislation 'reflects a different era'.
By Emer Moreau
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NI Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage Laws Pass Final Stage in Westminster

The changes will come into effect on October 21st unless power-sharing is restored.
By Donal MacNamee
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Space Issues ‘Critical’ in Nursing School, Says Report

The College Bursar said a long-term solution to the school's space issues 'may be delivered by the TTEC site'.
By Emer Moreau
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‘Questions Unanswered’, as Munster Tech University Postponed Until 2020

A report on the proposed merger of Cork IT and IT Tralee found financial concerns and 'a lack of clear vision'.
By Donal MacNamee
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Door-to-Door Healthcare Can Reduce Infant Mortality, Trinity Economist Says

A new study, co-authored by a Trinity professor, has found a low-cost strategy for tackling child and infant mortality rates in Uganda.
By Emma Donohoe
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In World First, Trinity Researchers Show Gender Patterns in MND Inheritance

A team of Trinity researchers has conducted the largest-ever study of motor neurone disease.
By Yasmine Tadjine
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55% Fall in Irish J1s Since 2015

The decrease is thought to be a result of tightened restrictions around the J1 visa.
By Emer Moreau
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Trinity Pursued Property Tax Exemption for Student Accommodation

Former Chief Financial Officer Ian Mathews said the local property tax would cost Trinity €105,000.
By Donal MacNamee