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Trinity Jumps Nine Places in Times Higher Education Rankings
College is positioned at 146th for 2022, up from 155th.
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GSU Lays Out Environmental Policy in Climate Emergency Declaration
The union’s President Gisèle Scanlon and new Environmental Officer Jamie Rohu said the emergency would last 'uuntil ecological balance is restored at the university'.
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College Board Appoints New Officers
At the first Board meeting of the new academic year, Prof Orla Sheils of the Faculty of Health Sciences was appointed College’s new Vice Provost .
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TCDSU to Host Petting Zoo for Senior Freshers’ Week
The union and Trinity Ents is to run a week of orientation events for second years.
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Schools May Rotate Groups of Students for In-Person Classes
Students would be divided into groups that would take turns attending in-person lectures, while watching them online the rest of the time.
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Football Match Simulator Wins LaunchBox 2021
'Field Of Vision' is a device that enables football fans with visual impairments to experience live football matches.
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The Top Five Takeaways from Trinity’s New COVID Restrictions
Provost Linda Doyle emailed students today with details of what College will look like in the coming semester.
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One-Metre Social Distancing to be Implemented for Lectures
College has said it is taking a two-phased approach to re-opening campus, with further easing of restrictions planned from November 1st.
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In Trinity, Macron Lauds Erasmus as one of EU’s Greatest Achievements
The French president took questions from French and Irish students in Trinity's Exam Hall as part of his state visit to Dublin.
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French President Macron to Visit Trinity
He will visit the Long Room and meet students for a discussion spanning a range of topics.