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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fewer Children and Better Fathers: New Research by Trinity Academic Looks at Changing Irish Family
The new book, co-authored by David Ralph from the Department of Sociology, explores how Irish families have become more diverse and inclusive.
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Employers and Farmers Groups Call for Higher Education Loan Scheme
TCDSU and USI also called for the Oireachtas Education and Skills Committee to consider a publicly funded education system.