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With no Temporary Facilities Available, Simon Perry Building Demolition on Hold Until E3 is Complete
The highly specialised building was due to be demolished by September 2018 for the new business school.
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Lir Academy Announces New Three-Year Degree in Stage Management and Tech Theatre
The new degree programme in the Trinity-based National Academy of Dramatic Art is the first of its kind in Ireland.
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Trinity’s Burkitt Medal to be Awarded at International Conference Today
The medal, which recognises outstanding contributions to cancer research, will be awarded to the University of Manchester's Dr Paul Brennan.
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Fianna Fáil Remain “Cautious” of Loan Schemes, as Committee Addresses Funding Crisis
Fianna Fáil has been outspoken about the need for funding of higher education in recent months, but remains undecided on a long-term funding model.
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Trinity is to Open a New Cancer Institute with St James’s Hospital
The new institute, the first of its kind in Ireland, will seek to educate the next generation of oncology specialists and improve cancer patient care.
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Trinity Shortlisted for Entry to Prestigious League of European Research Universities
The league’s membership is capped at 30 universities, who join by invitation only, and over 230 Nobel Prize and Field Medal winners have studied or worked at member universities.
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For Prendergast, ‘Fees, Philanthropy and Commercial Activities’ Must Increasingly be Our Future
In a speech marking the halfway point of his term as Provost, Patrick Pendergast examined the strategies the college has adopted and laid out future plans.
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After Introduction in Trinity Hall, On-Campus Consent Workshops to be Offered
The workshops, organised by TCDSU and the JCR in Halls, will be offered across campus during campaign days over the year.
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With New Hubs, Trinity Seeks to Develop Innovation and Entrepreneurship Among Students
A proposed new hub aims to connect all of Trinity's entrepreneurship activities, aiming create a Trinity "more in line with Stanford than Harvard".
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Trinity Researchers Awarded €2.9 million for Project on Oesophageal and Oral Cancer
The project hopes generate new diagnostic tools and therapeutics that will improve patient response and survival.