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Bruton Returns and Mitchell O’Connor Given Third-Level Responsibility, as Funding Decisions Loom
The creation of a specific role for higher education comes at a crucial time for the underfunded sector.
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Marking Firsts for Trinity and for Ireland, Leo Varadkar Elected Taoiseach
Provost Patrick Prendergast said he was “delighted” by Varadkar’s election.
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Five Trinity Researchers Among this Year’s Fulbright Awardees
The awardees from Trinity included staff in the CONNECT Centre and a graduate of the School of English
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Trinity Receives HEA Funding for Two New Postgraduate Certificate Courses
The courses are run in order to assist people to re-enter the workplace or for people currently in employment seeking to upskill.
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Calls for Better Support for Dementia Carers, Following Trinity Study
The study, set to be launched today, reveals that nearly 50 per cent of carers spend all their waking time caring for a spouse.
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Brexit will Dig up the Past and Distract from the Future, Says Former Taoiseach at Trinity Lecture in London
At the annual Henry Grattan lecture in London, former Taoiseach John Bruton warned of the challenges facing Ireland ahead of the Brexit negoitations.
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USI to Hire New Manager for Mental Health Project, After Promise of Government Funding
The new manager will co-ordinate with various groups to investigate the mental health of third-level students.
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After Year of Success, Fossil Free TCD to Return to People and Planet
Six places, funded by TCDSU, are available for students who want to attend the activist training camp.
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Hu Chunhua, Tipped as a Future Chinese Leader, Visits Old Library and Trinity Research Centre
Hu Chunhua, the General Secretary in Guangdong, visited Trinity in a tour organised by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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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.