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Over 90% of New Student Beds in Dublin Demand Rents Above €800
Since 2016, 5,465 student beds have been built in Dublin. Over 90 per cent cost more than €800 per month.

USI Teams Up with Gardaí to Stop Rent Fraudsters from Ripping off Freshers
USI has advised students to be informed, secure and alert before handing money over to landlords.

TCDSU Signs €12k Deal With Three Mobile Network
The deal will allow Three to advertise in freshers' week at Ents events throughout the year.

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.

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.

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'.

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.

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'.

‘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'.

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.