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CSC survey reveals decreased engagement in society events due to TEP

Many respondents said that they feel that changes to semester structure compromised the ability for societies to organise successful events

A significant number of students have indicated that the recent change in college term/assessment structure has caused a negative effect on their society engagement, according to the results of a newly published survey.

Before the onset of Covid-19, the Trinity

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Concerns about holiday travel, accommodation brought to light in international students’ survey

TCDSU is surveying international students on challenges of Level 5 restrictions

Concerns about exams, accommodation and travel during the Christmas period have been highlighted by the first responses recorded in a survey of international students on challenges posed by Covid-19 regulations.

Last week, international students were alerted to the release of

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SU Council passes creation of two new committees

A new, delegated Welfare and Equality Committee is to be established alongside a newly proposed Irish Language Committee

Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council passed two motions regarding the creation of two new committees this evening. 

Welfare and Equality Officer Leah Keogh proposed a motion that her position required a complete committee to assist with workload, and

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College confirms that “not much will change” for Trinity

In an email to students this evening, Provost Patrick Prendergast explained that because of College’s previous preparations, not much will change in Trinity as College is operating at a “very high level of safety”

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In an email sent to students this afternoon, College confirmed that “not much will change for our university”.

The email, which was signed by Provost Patrick Prendergast, stated: “We know this is a difficult time for many of you who

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No mention of higher education in Taoiseach’s restrictions announcement

Primary and secondary level education will stay open in deviation from prior Level 5 restriction outlines

In an expected move tonight, the government has decided to implement Level 5 restrictions on the country for six weeks, starting Wednesday night. 

Implications for the higher education sector were not mentioned by the Taoiseach during his address to the

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Students face continuing WiFi connectivity problems in accommodation

“We are not able to attend our classes with internet dropping at random points”

 

As students move to the third week of classes, with the majority of classes being moved online until further notice, many students are still facing internet connectivity issues in their student accommodation.

First-year students living in Trinity Hall (Halls) in

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Leaving Cert students receive renewed access to Calculated Grades portal as updated grades are released

6,100 students are owed higher grades than they had initially received

Students impacted by the grading system error that left over 6,000 Leaving Certificate students with lower grades than deserved were able to access updated results at 6pm on Saturday evening.

On Wednesday, Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris

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Ents petition seeks to “reinvigorate” the committee for future students

Students who have brought the recent petition forward explain their position and plans to Trinity News

A group of students who are or have been directly involved with the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union Entertainments Committee (TCDSU Ents) have brought forth a petition this week, with the goal of calling a referendum in the Trinity College

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Modules cancelled with short notice create timetable havoc

Cancelled modules in business and social science courses meant students needed to change their choices at the last minute

Across several courses, many students received notice that modules they had planned to take for the coming year had been postponed to another term or cancelled altogether within weeks before the start of the academic semester. 

Philosophy students received an