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With Decisions on Funding Looming, Former Chief Executive of Royal College of Surgeons Appointed Chair of HEA

Michael Horgan has been appointed Chair of the Higher Education Authority by Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton.
By Dominic McGrath
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Training to Begin in Early September for Students Selected as Consent Workshop Instructors

College staff will also act as facilitators at the workshops, which the Senior Tutor will help oversee.
By Dominic McGrath
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Trinity’s Digital Student Card is Going National, With Irish Rail Onboard

The app, created by Trinity students, is looking to expand to other colleges, and new markets.
By Sinéad Baker
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After INMO Lobbying, Fourth-Year Nursing Students Set To be Offered Permanent Hospital Contracts on Graduation

The HSE has confirmed to the union that nursing students will now receive permanent posts following graduation.
By Dominic McGrath
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New Reports Highlight Gender Inequality in Trinity Academia

The reports reveal that women dominate in college's non-academic roles but remain a significant minority in senior academic roles.
By Charlotte Ryan
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Increase in Fees Necessary to Bridge Funding Gap, Says Queen’s University Belfast

The university has outlined three options for funding higher education in Northern Ireland, all of which involve an increase in fees.
By Dominic McGrath
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With New Joint Campaign, TCDSU and UCDSU Call on Homeowners to Rent Rooms to Students

The €8,000 campaign will see the unions work with Daft.ie to publicise the government's rent-a-room scheme.
By Dominic McGrath and Róisín Power
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Trinity Researchers Aid Discovery Into Causes of Motor Neurone Disease

The new research, which Trinity scientists helped lead, has discovered three new genes linked to the causes of the incurable disease.
By Jamie Ó Siochrú
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After “Unacceptable” Demands From College, DIT Students’ Union Left Without Funding

A dispute with DIT leaves the union without funding for at least three months, and with an uncertain future beyond that.
By Sinéad Baker
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Catching Students Unawares, UCC Bar to Close After No Consultation

In an open letter UCCSU criticised “the lack of consultation or awareness extended to the Students’ Union".
By Dominic McGrath