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Construction on Space for Global Brain Institute to be Complete by August
Following the refurbishment, the space will have administrative offices, meeting areas and 40 postdoctoral research laboratory spaces.
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Trinity Researchers Help Uncover New Treatment for Painful Skin Disease
Two staff in the TBSI helped lead the research and the new discovery.
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As Ireland Waits on Repeal Referendum Date, Students’ Unions Are Planning their Campaigns
The campaign will be working to prepare for a 2018 referendum.
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Promising Apprenticeships and Promoting Opportunity, DIT Launches New Access Programme
The programme, launched today by the Minister for Education, gives young people from inner city communities the opportunity to experience different types of apprenticeship.
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After Year of Research, Trinity’s Pilot Programme Aims to Support Freshers Throughout First Term
The programme, devised by the Transition to Trinity Officer, will be run with engineering, maths and science students for the first year.
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TCDSU Revive Joint Campaign with Daft.ie and UCDSU to Secure Student Accommodation
The campaign appeals to homeowners to rent their rooms to students.
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Amid Talk of Increased Levy, Government Promises Employers Greater Impact on Education Policy
A proposed increase in the national training fund has drawn scepticism from employers in the past.
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Trinity-Led Research Finds Homelessness in Women in Ireland is Among Highest in Europe
The research, led by Dr Paula Mayock, reveals that 42 per cent of homeless people in Ireland are women.
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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.
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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.