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TCDSU Council Adopts Motion to Provide Gender Neutral Bathrooms in all College Buildings

The motion passed comfortably, and follows continued efforts to make college more trans* friendly.
By Niamh Egleston
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Council Votes to Campaign for New HIV Prevention Pill to be Introduced to Ireland

The drug is currently not available for students in Ireland.
By Róisín Power
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TCDSU Council Vote to Remove Off-Campus Officer

The vote followed an emergency motion raised following the failure of any candidate to run for the position.
By Dominic McGrath
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Halls Accommodation Project “Deprioritised”, as Other Campus Sites Explored

The project in Trinity Hall would have seen between 300-400 beds built on the site of Cunningham House.
By Brónagh Kennedy
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TCDSU Council to Discuss Shorter Campaigning Period for Elections

The discussion item, which will come to TCDSU Council this evening, will include a mandatory lunch hour each day of elections.
By Maeve Claffey
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Trinity Considers Student Levy to Raise Income for Infrastructure

TCDSU and GSU have said they will oppose the levy, considered as part of a "radical" approach to fundraising, if it was ever to be introduced
By Dominic McGrath
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Trinity Joins Nearly 700 Institutions in Collectively Divesting $5 Trillion From Fossil Fuels

Fossil Free TCD members are in London today to mark the global announcement and celebrate Trinity's decision to divest its €6.1 million investment.
By Hannah Moody
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New LaunchPad Programme Will Get Full Roll Out Following Successful Pilot

LaunchPad hopes to run the successful micro-accelerator programme, Launchpad Sprints, several times during the academic year.
By Chiara Mastronardo
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Louise Richardson and David Puttnam Among Those Receiving Honorary Doctorates from Trinity

The degrees are being conferred in the Public Theatre, with alumnus Eric Kinsella and childbirth standards advocate Peta Taffe also awarded.
By Róisín Power
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Brexit and the Rise of Populism an “Indictment” of Universities, Says Oxford Vice-Chancellor

Vice-Chancellor of Oxford and Trinity graduate, Louise Richardson, discussed Brexit, Trump and women in academia in a talk in the Long Room Hub today.
By Dominic McGrath