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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Trinity Researchers Help Uncover New Treatment for Painful Skin Disease
Two staff in the TBSI helped lead the research and the new discovery.