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IUA: National Development Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough for Third Level
The National Development Plan, launched yesterday, emphasises the role of philanthropy and the European Investment Bank as key funding streams for third-level education.
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USI Calls for €1,000 Fee Reduction in Budget 2022
The union’s pre-budget submission calls for investment of €500 million in the third-level sector in 2022.
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Rooney Prize Awarded to Niamh Campbell for Debut Novel ‘This Happy’
The prize is administered by Trinity’s Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English.
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29,000 Mhic Léinn Gan Eolas Faoi Stádas a n-Iarratas don Scéim Deontais SUSI
Dúirt Aontas Mac Léinn na hÉireann go raibh an easpa eolas seo “doghlactha”.
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Govt Lauds Role of Non-Exchequer Funding in Funding Higher Education
The National Development Plan, launched today, points to philanthropy and the European Investment Bank as key funding streams for the sector in the future.
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Higher Education to ‘Anchor’ Economy Under National Development Plan
The 180-page plan includes provisions for retrofitting campus buildings and expanding the sector to cater for demographic change.
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Goldsmith Residents Can Use €200 T-Card Compensation on Rent Payment
After several residents complained about ongoing construction, Trinity offered residents €200 in credit on their T-Cards.
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Sensory Spaces Set up in Trinity’s Libraries
The spaces are part of the Trinity Sensory Processing Project aimed at making libraries more inclusive to those with sensory issues.
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TCDSU Warns College of ‘Extreme Backlash’ Over Sluggish Re-Opening
The union wrote to heads of schools asking for timetables to be changed after reading week when social distancing in College is scrapped.
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Botany Bay Residents Hit Out at Construction Noise
Residents in the east side of the square have said the noise is disrupting their sleep and studies, particularly as online classes continue.