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On Results Day, Bruton Defends Leaving Certificate Changes and Offers Assurances

The system hasn’t been dumbed down, Bruton says, as he visits schools and helpline centres on results day.
By Dominic McGrath
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Nearly 50% of Sexual Assault Victims Told No-One About their Experience, Queen’s University Belfast Study Finds

The survey is the first of its kind in a Northern Irish higher education institution.
By Philip McGuinness
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Five Trinity Researchers to Benefit From New Grant to Lead Independent Research

The Health Research Board has awarded €8.3 million to support 11 mid-career researchers in becoming principal investigators at their host institutions.
By Jamie Sugrue
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Trinity Analysis of the Nervous System May Provide Clues to Treat Debilitating Disease

The research developed a technique for characterising the complex web of interactions between cells in the nervous system.
By Jack Schofield
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Students Set to March Again in October, as Decision on Education Funding Draws Nearer

USI's national council is expected to vote tomorrow for a national demonstration to take place on October 4th.
By Ivan Rakhmanin
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Government Intervenes to Warn Universities Against Excessive Use of Temporary Contracts

The letter, sent earlier this month, has been praised by trade unions as a vindication of their position on the use of fixed-term contracts for support staff
By Kathleen McNamee
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Trinity Report Finds Employment Level for Postgraduates Below National Average

The 2015 report showed that nine per cent of postgraduates got a job in higher education, a figure significantly below the national average.
By Ivan Rakhmanin
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Fossil Free TCD Add Voice to Citizens’ Assembly, as it Prepares to Discuss Climate Change

Fossil Free TCD joined a coalition of 33 organisations to make recommendations to the assembly on climate change.
By Eleanor O'Mahony
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Trinity to Play Host to EU Summer School on Climate Change

International students will visit Trinity next week as part of EU-funded program to develop new solutions to climate change.
By Emer Emily Neenan
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Trinity X-Ray Blueprints of Bacteria Could Lead to New Drugs

The research found that a key enzyme in two bacteria could be the key to designing drugs to inhibit them.
By Eleanor O'Mahony