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TCD BDS Group to Hold ‘Socially Distanced’ Rally on Saturday
A larger rally in solidarity with Palestinians was due to be held this weekend, but was cancelled by the organising group, the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
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TCDSU to Launch Rapid HIV Self-Testing Service Tomorrow
The union will roll out a limited number of test kits each week, which will be available via its website.
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TU Dublin to Formally Join IUA on June 1st
The IUA’s membership now accounts for two thirds of all students in higher education.
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Trinity’s On-Campus Accommodation Closed to Tourists This Summer
Renting out rooms to tourists during the summer months has been a lucrative source of revenue for Trinity in past years.
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Atlantic Bridge Sets Up €80m Fund to Commercialise University Research
Trinity, UCD and UCC are all involved in the partnership, alongside Atlantic Bridge.
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Harris Announces €23m in Funding for Early-Career Researchers
The funding will focus on addressing gender imbalance in academia, but it is open to researchers of all genders.
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College Allocates €2m to Improving Accessibility on Campus
House Six, which is home to Trinity College Dublin Students' Union, is one of the buildings earmarked for an upgrade.
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High-Points Courses ‘Maxed Out’ Due to Record Number of CAO Applicants
Over 10,000 applicants put Trinity as their first preference.
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Student Nurses and Midwives to Receive Backdated COVID Grant by June 1st
The €100 grant was met with frustration when it was announced earlier this year.
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Harris Grants Technological University status to Athlone IT and Limerick IT
The new technological university for the Midlands and Midwest will be the third such institution in Ireland.