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IUA Calls for Funding Rethink, as Ireland Gets Only One EU Research Grant

Ireland's university presidents called for the re-examination after only one Irish-based researcher received an EU grant.
By Cormac Watson
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6% Drop in Students Eligible for SUSI Grant Since 2015

SUSI statistics show that 80,000 students availed of the grant last year, down from 85,000 in 2015.
By Robert Quinn
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Tech University in South-East Could be Formed by 2020, Says Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar said he was 'very frustrated' by delays to the proposed merger of Waterford IT and IT Carlow.
By Charlotte Finlay
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Record Number of Students Apply to Be TCDSU Class Reps

Some 790 students have put their names forward to represent their class at TCDSU council.
By Emer Moreau
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Other Universities Are ‘Passing Us By’ in Rankings, Warns Research Dean

Linda Doyle also called for 'sustained, long-term investment in the third-level sector in Ireland'.
By Cathal Byrne
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USI Demands SUSI Exemption for Students in Direct Provision

The Union of Students in Ireland today called for wide-ranging reforms to the application process for SUSI grants.
By Emer Moreau
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Trinity Falls to 164th in Times Higher Education Rankings

The College has called for a national strategy to tackle funding issues after falling 44 places in the rankings.
By Robert Quinn
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UCC Says No to Students Hoping to Hand Out Drug-Testing Kits

UCC Students for Sensible Drug Policy Society has been denied permission to distribute the kits during freshers' week.
By Emer Moreau
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Trinity’s Lease On Binary Hub Set to Expire Next Year

The College has not confirmed whether the lease on the luxury student accommodation complex will be renewed beyond May 2020.
By Ella Connolly
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Trinity Researchers Find Proteins That Could Improve Diabetes Treatment

The discovery could improve the treatment of type two diabetes in obese people.
By Alannah Ní Mhuirí