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Andrew Forde Elected First USI Postgraduate Officer
Forde will now represent Ireland's postgraduate students for the Union of Students in Ireland.
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From Showers to Shaving, Launchbox Companies Look to the Future
Ten teams will now compete to be the winner of Launchbox 2018.
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Northern Irish Student Loan Debt Rises to £3.3bn
New figures reveal that only one in six people have fully repaid their loans.
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Protest Planned for Hillary Clinton Visit
Students for Justice in Palestine will protest Clinton when she receives her honorary degree from Trinity.
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Government Launches Third-Level Mental Health Survey
The survey, to be conducted by NUIG, will examine mental health supports in Irish colleges.
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USI Pitches Accommodation Regulation to Oireachtas Committee
The Union of Students in Ireland appeared before the Oireachtas housing committee this morning.
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Mitchell O’Connor Rebuffs Rankings Drop with Funding Promise
The Minister for Higher Education was speaking at a conference on higher education funding.
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Hillary Clinton to Receive Trinity Honorary Degree
Clinton and former Irish President Mary Robinson will discuss women in politics and American society as part of the visit.
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Decisions Needed on Third-Level Funding, Says Peter Cassells
The author of a groundbreaking funding report said Ireland needed a new higher education funding model in the very near future.
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82% of Public Support Better Third-Level Funding, Says New Report
Trade and students’ unions today called for €200 million for higher education.