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Report on racial discrimination in healthcare education to be launched in Trinity

The findings of the report are hoped to inform strategies to improve racial equality in the Faculty of Health Sciences

The Faculty of Health Sciences Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group will launch a report tomorrow on the experiences of healthcare students from racial and ethnic minorities in Trinity.

The findings of the Stand Up, Speak Out! Racial Justice in …

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Consent awareness campaign launched by HEA, USI, IUA, THEA

The #UnmuteConsent campaign seeks to challenge sexual harassment and encourage positive conversations about consent among students

Representative bodies of students and higher education institutions, alongside the Higher Education Authority (HEA), have launched an awareness campaign to encourage conversation and education around sexual consent on college campuses.

The #UnmuteConsent campaign is a collaboration of the Union of …

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TCDSU to hold vigil for Mahsa Amini outside Exam Hall

The vigil will also demonstrate solidarity with the protests which have swept Iran since Amini’s death in police custody

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) will this evening hold a vigil in memory of Mahsa Amini alongside the Society for International Affairs (SOFIA), DU Amnesty, and DU Gender Equality Society (DUGES).

The vigil will take place at 7pm on

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Students left sitting on floor of overcrowded lecture halls

College has said that late start for first years has led to “challenges with assigning the correct room for the class size”

Students have reported being left standing or sitting on the steps of lecture halls due to overcrowding of rooms.

First year students have been left without seats, as class sizes in junior fresh modules, which commenced on Monday, are exceeding …

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Higher Education Authority Bill amended to include recognition of students’ unions

The Bill was passed in its entirety in the Seanad yesterday afternoon

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) Bill 2022 has been passed in the Seanad, including amendments to provide for the formal recognition of students’ unions in the legislation.

The amendments, put forward by Senators Lynn Ruane and Alice-Mary Higgins with support

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Student representatives demand review of online module enrolment process

In a letter to the senior lecturer they highlight issues affecting students and administrative staff

A number of student representatives have demanded a review of the online module enrolment process.

In a letter issued to the senior lecturer they outline concerns over issues with online module enrolment (OME) and related issues affecting students and administrative

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GSU committee investigates allegations of inappropriate behaviour against GSU President

The allegations pertain to alleged inappropriate behaviour towards a student with whom the GSU President engaged in his role as a teaching assistant

The executive committee of the Graduates’ Student Union (GSU) is currently investigating allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against the GSU President.

The president denied the allegations which were put to him at a meeting of the GSU executive committee on