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Following Temporary Exclusion Last Year, Trinity Ranked 131st in World by Times Higher Education

Trinity has also been retrospectively moved up for the 2015-16 year, from 160th to 101st.
By Kathleen McNamee
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Forced Off-Campus Due to Lack of Space, DU Dance to Seek Funding and Permanent Venue

The society, which has over 500 members, is looking to secure £5,000 through a Facebook competition as their practice times have been dramatically reduced due to a lack of space.
By Sinéad Baker
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TCDSU to Request Changes to Construction Schedule, as Luas Works Continue

The works have have drawn significant complaints from campus residents and the union will request periods of no night-time work.
By Aisling Marren
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Following Divestment, New Campus Committee will Advise Provost on Sustainability

The new committee will aim to help Trinity achieve membership of an international network on environmentally sustainable campuses.
By Jenna Clarke Molloy
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Trinity Researchers Isolate Genes Linked to Wide Variety of Diseases, Including Autism and Epilepsy

Trinity geneticists used human evolutionary history to link a small number of genes to many neurodevelopmental diseases.
By Daniel O’Beirne
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Dr Diarmuid O’Brien Appointed Trinity’s Chief Innovation and Enterprise Officer

Previously the Director of Research and Innovation, O'Brien will promote entrepreneurship and aid the future development of Trinity's technology campus in Grand Canal Dock.
By Brónagh Kennedy
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Trinity Physics Professor Awarded Knighthood by Italian State

Prof Stefano Sanvito, the director of CRANN, received the award in a ceremony hosted by Provost Patrick Prendergast.
By Philip McGuinness
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With Hour Earlier Start to Event, Trinity Ball Ticket Price Increased for First Time in Nearly a Decade

With Trinity Ball working to accommodate LUAS works, tickets will this year be priced at €87 instead of the usual €80, with the event itself an hour longer.
By Sinéad Baker
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33% Increase in First-Class Degrees Awarded Between 2012 and 2015

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences dominated the proportion of firsts awarded over the last three years, awarding 173 first-class degrees in 2014/15.
By Philip McGuinness
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New Education Action Plan Confirms 2018 as Target for New Funding Model

Following comments from the Minister for Education in November, the new action plan sets the 2018 Budget as the timeline for a new funding model.
By Dominic McGrath