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Campus to Re-open to Public This Friday
Social distancing will no longer be imposed from October 22nd.
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Verdict on Cassells Report to be Published by the End of the Year
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has said he wants an 'action plan' to accompany a decision on the report.
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No Plans to Use Vaccine Certs for Lectures, Says Harris
The Minister for Higher Education visited Trinity's vaccination centre this morning.
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TCDSU to Lobby for Timetables to be Published Earlier
The union will also adopt a 'position of solidarity' with students and teaching staff experiencing difficulties over timetables.
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TCDSU to Hold Referendum on Boycotting the Irish Times
If the referendum is passed, the Irish Times will not be sold in TCDSU shops and the union will refuse media requests from the paper.
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TBSI Researchers Discover New Anti-Inflammatory Molecules
The scientists have published two papers on potential new mechanisms to block overactive inflammatory macrophages.
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Universities Back Major Proposed Changes to Leaving Cert
The mooted changes include a significant increase in continuous assessment and systems to stabilise exam results from year to year.
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Trinity Researchers Join Global Effort to Explain COVID-19 Resistance
The Irish group in the conglomerate is led by Trinity's Cliona O'Farrelly.
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Minority Ethnic Higher Education Staff Paid Less, HEA Survey Finds
Staff from minority ethnic backgrounds are also less likely to be on permanent contracts.
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Provost Leads Tributes to Brendan Kennelly
Kennelly was a celebrated poet and author who was a professor of modern literature in Trinity until 2005.