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USI Condemns UCD’s Suggestion to Cut Irish Student Places

The UCD President said that the lack of government funding could push UCD into giving more places to international students.
By Róisín Power
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Citing €500,000 Annual Cost, Staff Oppose New Faculty Managers

Three new faculty managers, who will earn over €110,000 each, will help oversee individual schools.
By Dominic McGrath
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Trinity’s Rankings Boost Good News for Ireland, says Research Dean

By rising from 98th to 88th in the QS World Rankings, Trinity reversed a longstanding trend of decline.
By Dominic McGrath
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Rising 10 Places, Trinity Reverses Longstanding Rankings Decline

Trinity has risen from 98th to 88th in the QS World Rankings, reversing a longstanding trend of decline.
By Dominic McGrath and Sinéad Baker
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Five Staff Members Celebrated for Committed and Innovative Teaching

After an extensive judging process, five winners were celebrated for their commitments to students at the annual Provost’s Teaching Awards.
By Sinéad Baker
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Patrick Johnston, Queen’s University Belfast Vice-Chancellor, Dies Suddenly

Aged 58, Johnston had been leading the university through the challenges of Brexit and a decline in higher education funding.
By Dominic McGrath
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With Varadkar’s Election Victory, Trinity is one Step Closer to its First Taoiseach

Defeating Simon Coveney today, the medicine graduate is nearly certain to become Ireland’s next leader.
By Dominic McGrath
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On Trinity’s Walls, Joe Caslin and Lynn Ruane Challenge Ireland’s Drug Policy

The Irish artist and Trinity Senator are behind a new giant mural in Front Square, calling for treatment, not criminalisation, of drug addiction.
By Dominic McGrath and Sinéad Baker
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With Private Sector Booming, Trinity Rethinks Approach to Securing More Student Accommodation

Priced out of a rapidly growing and volatile market, Trinity is unable to compete with private developers when it comes to securing new sites.
By Sinéad Baker
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“Let This be the Start of the Resistance”: Students Join Protest Against Trump’s Paris Agreement Withdrawal

Students from Fossil Free TCD joined the demonstration outside the US Embassy today.
By Dominic McGrath