Working groups were established at the first meeting of the new TCD PhD Workers Rights Group tonight, along with loose plans to create a petition and gain the Graduates Students’ Union’s (GSU) official support.
Among the group’s central aims are …
Aisling Grace was the Editor-in-Chief of the 66th Volume of Trinity News. She was also formerly Online Editor and Deputy News Editor.
Trinity PhD workers rights group to be established
Among the group’s central aims are the recognition of PhD students as workers
A Trinity PhD workers rights group is being established to advocate for the recognition and protection of working rights of PhD students in Trinity and other Irish universities.
Among the group’s central aims are the recognition of PhD students as …
Trinity Sport awards scholarships to 65 students
Dublin University Football Club received the highest number of sports scholarships
Trinity Sport has unveiled their sports scholars for 2019/20, with a total of 65 students receiving this recognition and 16 sports represented.
Dublin University Football Club received the highest number of sports scholarships, with 34 rugby players receiving a scholarship. …
Petition for installation of Loyola Building ramp launched
The lift regularly malfunctions, leaving some students without access to the building
Students have launched a petition for the installation of a ramp for Trinity’s Loyola Building, due to frequent issues with the lift leading up to the entrance of the building.
The lift was out of service on at least nine …
Plastic free Trinity Ball petition circulated by campaign group
TCD Plastic Solutions is calling for a reusable cup deposit and return scheme at Trinity Ball
TCD Plastic Solutions has circulated a petition calling for the implementation of a reusable cup deposit and return scheme at this year’s Trinity Ball, which they say “will prevent the annual production of thousands of single-use plastic cups for just …
Sleepout at Front Arch organised for next week
FLAC is organising the sleepout with TCDSU and the homelessness charity the Peter McVerry Trust
Trinity’s Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) is co-organising an annual sleepout in solidarity with homeless people in Ireland, to take place next week.
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) have also participated in organising the sleepout in association with the …
Budget condemned for failure to significantly increase higher education investment
USI and IFUT representatives expressed their disappointment with the announcements
Student and university teacher representatives condemned Budget 2020 this afternoon for failing to address higher education core funding and failing to significantly increase investment in the sector.
The government didn’t directly addresses core higher education funding in today’s Budget announcement. …
Rights at Work campaign among plans in renewed SIPTU and USI agreement
The renewal of the partnership agreement was formally announced today
SIPTU and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have announced the renewal of an agreement between the two organisations to facilitate joint campaigns and provide third level students with support in the workplace.
Among the initiatives laid out in …
Art hire scheme suspended while new system developed
Trinity is devising a new scheme to increase the number and length of time artworks will be displayed
Trinity’s art hire scheme has been suspended for the academic year while a new system is being devised.
The art hire scheme allows students, staff and departments to rent artworks from Trinity’s extensive contemporary collection, which includes art by …
“College is hardly going to evict students”: Rent strike campaign gets underway
Cut the Rent TCD held its first meeting on Tuesday evening
A “war over space” is being waged in Dublin city, according to Trinity activist Conor Reddy. He was speaking at the first meeting of the college’s newly formed housing activist group, Cut the Rent TCD, held on Tuesday evening in …