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Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Opposition Defeat Seanad Motion Calling for Free Education
The defeat is a blow to student activists, who had strongly supported the Labour motion.
Trinity Scientists Aid Discovery that Could Develop Better Treatment for Viral Diseases
Prof John O'Leary and Prof Luke O'Neill helped contribute to the discovery, alongside researchers in the US and Australia.
With Seanad Vote, Fianna Fáil has Chance to Crystallise Stance on Third-Level Funding
USI President, Michael Kerrigan, said the lack of a clear rejection of a loan scheme was disappointing.
A Year on from Landmark Funding Report, Labour to Call for Rejection of Loan Schemes in Seanad
A motion, supported by students but opposed by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, will be brought to the Seanad tomorrow.
Universities Face Serious Criticism, with Dáil Committee Raising Concerns in Report into Financial Management
The Public Accounts Committee report calls into question financial management in several universities.
McGrath Appoints New Staff, with Eleanor O’Mahony Deputy Editor
Outgoing News Editor Róisín Power and outgoing Sports Editor Dillon Hennessy will both serve as assistant editors.
With Ambitions to Transform Dublin, Trinity’s €1bn Second Campus Could Require 20% State Funding
Some buildings on the new technology campus in Grand Canal Dock could be completed within five years.
With ‘Beeyonce’ and ‘Bee McBeeFace’ Rejected, Trinity’s New Queen Bee Gets its Name
Trinity’s queen bee, matriarch to tens of thousands of new campus bees, will be named after the strong Queen Medb from Irish mythology.
Trinity to Lead €12m European Project Bringing Nature to Cities
The project, which is funded by EU Horizon 2020, aims to transform the 11 European cities participating into lush, green urban environments using “engineered” nature-based solutions.
Trinity Researcher Rides ‘Vomit Comet’ in Hope of Developing Steam-Powered Spaceships
Dr Tony Robinson, a Trinity lecturer, experienced zero gravity recently in a bid to research the power of steam in space.