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An Bord Pleanála Rejects Trinity’s 280-bed Oisín House Development
An Taisce appealed the planning permission for the “overscaled” €52 million accommodation project.
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Trinity Researcher Awarded €150,000 by European Research Council
The latest grant makes Trinity's Prof Valeria Nicolosi the only five-time recipient of ERC funding in Ireland.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.