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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
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Senators to Introduce New Bill After Trinity Lecturer’s Discrimination Case Fails

David Parris, a former Trinity lecturer, sued Trinity in the European Court of Justice for discrimination against his sexuality and age.
By Charlotte Ryan
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Lloyd Building Refurbishment to Make Way for New Brain Institute

Trinity has applied for planning permission to remodel part of the ground floor of the Lloyd Building in order to accommodate the new Global Brain Health Institute.
By Aisling Marren
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€3,900 Granted to USI for Campaign Supporting Refugee Integration in Third Level

The nationwide campaign will work to make college campuses a more inclusive and welcoming place for refugees.
By Brónagh Kennedy
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With MCD, Trinity to host Series of Summer Concerts in July

College Park is to play host to acts including Pixies, alt-j and Two Door Cinema Club, with tickets starting at €44.05.
By John Conway
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Trinity’s First Full-Scale Fundraising Campaign to Launch in 2018

Trinity is looking to increase the amount of philanthropic donations it receives with the future nature of state funding still unclear.
By Philip McGuinness
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Following Deprioritisation, Cunningham House Accommodation Redevelopment to be Reassessed

If approval is given, up to 400 beds could be delivered on the Trinity Hall site by 2020.
By Arianna Schardt
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Trinity Scientist Opens Lab to Scientists Stranded by Trump’s Ban on Immigration

Irish scientists, including one in Trinity, have signed their name to a list volunteering their facilities to US-based researchers stuck outside the US.
By Jamie Sugrue