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The Education Project and Extracurriculars: How Trinity is Trying to Recognise Student Achievement

From debating to sport to volunteering, the Trinity Education Project is trying to recognise and facilitate students' extracurricular activities.
By Sinéad Baker
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University Heads Call for Income-Contingent Loans as Part of "Mixed” Funding Model for Higher Education

The Irish Universities Association were presenting to the Oireachtas Education and Skills Committee as it considers a new funding model for higher education.
By Dominic McGrath
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New Teaching Fellows to Support Implementation of Trinity Education Project

Six new Fellows have been appointed to oversee the ongoing redevelopment of the university’s undergraduate education.
By Maeve Claffey
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Former Head of HEA Calls for Reform of “Fractured” Relationship Between Government and Universities

Tom Boland, who resigned as CEO of the HEA in August, told the Royal Irish Academy that it would be the "height of folly" not to address the sector's problems.
By Dominic McGrath
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25% of Men Aged 15-24 Have Taken Drugs, According to New Report

Launched today by Trinity's Prof Catherine Comiskey, the report also found that the use of ecstasy had increased dramatically over the last four years.
By Kathleen McNamee
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Rejecting Calls for Neutrality, UCD Students Vote Decisively to Retain Union’s Pro-Choice Mandate

64 per cent of voting students voted against a motion that would see the union adopt a neutral stance on abortion.
By Niamh Egleston
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Student Space in O’Reilly Institute Delayed

Trinity College Dublin Students' Union today created a petition calling on the College to bring student spaces to the Hamilton end of campus.
By Philip McGuiness
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Two Trinity Researchers Appointed Prestigious Research Fellows by Royal Society

The new award will see Dr Richard Hobbs and Dr John Goold receive funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) for the next five years.
By Dominic McGrath
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With a New Art Manager, Trinity’s Creche Seeks to Become More Inviting

Applications have opened for the position of art manager in order to coordinate art installations around the creche area of campus.
By Étáin Sweeney
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Amber-led Consortium Awarded €4.4 Million to Develop New Class of Magnetic Materials

Led by researchers in the Trinity-based materials science centre, the projects hopes to revolutionise wireless communications.
By Jamie Sugrue