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Trinity Research Reveals High Risk of Dementia For People With Down Syndrome
Prof Mary McCarron has called for better support for people with Down Syndrome who are suffering from dementia.
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Government to Undertake Review of Higher Education, as Funding Debate Continues
The review comes as decisions loom on how to fund Irish universities and colleges.
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Planned Union Protest Put on Hold, Pending Government Guidance on Temporary Contracts
The protest comes as the dispute between Trinity's three unions and the College continues.
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Government Taskforce to Consider Quotas as Solution to Higher Education’s Gender Inequality
The news comes days after a new HEA report revealed that gender inequality still persists in Irish higher education institutions.
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In Mid-July, After a Belated Renovation, Regent House Opens its Doors to Tourists
Following its refurbishment the room has opened for the summer with temporary measures put in place to secure the stairs.
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Students Voice Concern, as IT Tallaght Announce Closure of Créche
The students’ union has questioned the failure to find a new créche provider that meets the college’s criteria.
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Lincoln Gate’s Tree, the Latest to Fall Victim to Disease, is to be Removed
The tree was found to have 'lost structural strength' due to a fungal infection.
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Government Launches Accommodation Strategy Promising 21,000 Student Beds by 2024
The strategy also promises closer co-operation between the government and universities in financing student accommodation.
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Progress in Gender Equality Among Irish Academic Staff at “Snail’s Pace”
A new HEA report has once again drawn criticism of the level of gender inequality in Irish higher education.
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One Hundred Years Later, Trinity Marks Involvement in Irish Bid for Self-Government
In Regent House, where the Irish Convention took place in 1917, historians and politicians will gather next week to mark its centenary.