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Fellows Ask College for All Students to Return on September 27th

First years are currently set to return two weeks after all other students due to the late release of leaving certificate results.
By Emer Moreau
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Harris Announces Extra Places in Medicine and Pharmacy Courses

The new places are part of a plan to create 4,500 additional college places this year.
By Mairead Maguire
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IUA: Vulnerable Students Will Still Have Access to Online Lectures

The Irish University Association and the Technological Higher Education Association addressed the Oireachtas education committee today.
By Emma Taggart and Emer Moreau
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THEA: Govt Should Consider ‘Targeted’ Vaccine Rollout for Students

The Technological Higher Education Association and the Irish Universities Association will address the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education today.
By Emma Taggart
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Leaving Cert Points for High-Demand Courses Set to Rise

Some 700 students from last year’s cohort were today offered places in higher-points courses than what they were initially offered.
By Mairead Maguire
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Trinity Researchers Narrow Search for New Renewable Energy Source

The researchers have identified nine potential catalysts for the decomposition of water, a process which could provide a renewable source of hydrogen energy.
By Jody Druce
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Keep Councillors on College Boards, Oireachtas Education Committee Hears

The committee started pre-legislative scrutiny of the Higher Education Authority Bill today.
By Emer Moreau
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Universities’ Autonomy Must be Protected Under Governance Bill, Says IUA

Pre-legislative scrutiny for the controversial Higher Education Authority Bill started today.
By Emer Moreau and Mairead Maguire
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Harris Announces Funding for New Research on Public Health Crises

The DOROTHY programme is named after Dorothy Stopford-Price, an Irish doctor who helped promote vaccine use against tuberculosis.
By Jennifer Ní Chiara
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Taoiseach Announces €40 million in Funding for Cross-Border Research

Researchers from both sides of the border can now apply for up to €100,000 in funding.
By Mairead Maguire