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Three Trinity researchers among awardees of €53.3 million scientific research fund

Trinity researchers were awarded €5.7 million of the total funding by SFI which was announced by Minister Harris this morning

Three Trinity researchers are among the leaders of 33 research infrastructure projects awarded a total of €53.3 million through the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Infrastructure Fund.

The funding was announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation

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Students’ union president warns against email scam claiming to be her

Fullam shared the fraudulent email to her TCDSU Twitter account cautioning followers that it was a scam

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) President Gabi Fullam has cautioned against an email scam claiming to be her.

Fullam shared a screenshot of the fraudulent email, which was sent to an unidentified member of staff, with the warning “if

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College information compliance found to be “wholly unsatisfactory” and “disingenuous”

An independent review considered that College “failed to engage in a manner appropriate for a body which has been subject to FOI for many years”

An independent review last month found College’s information compliance to be “wholly unsatisfactory” and “disingenuous”.

The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) determined that College failed to engage appropriately with a request made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act …

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Trinity BDS fly Palestinian flags from front entrance to mark International Day of Solidarity

College refused to project the Palestinian colours, saying that “endless displays would ultimately make the gesture meaningless”

Trinity Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction Implementation Group (Trinity BDS) have displayed Palestinian flags from the windows of College’s College Green facade to mark International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

According to a statement from the group, College refused …

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Jeremy Corbyn praises College’s examination of “colonial past” in address to the Phil

The former leader of the UK Labour Party spoke to members of the society after receiving its Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage

Jeremy Corbyn praised College’s readiness to examine its “colonial past” in an address to the University Philosophical Society (the Phil) yesterday evening.

The former leader of the UK Labour Party said that Trinity “has been prepared to examine itself and …

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TCDSU Council fails to reach quorum

Council will instead be replaced by a town hall discussion meeting, where no motions can be voted on

This evening’s meeting of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council has failed to reach quorum.

The meeting will instead take the form of a town hall to discuss items on the agenda, but no motions can be voted on.…

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Independent PhD union calls for employee status and living wage for postgraduate researchers

The PhD’s Collective Action Union have drafted a list of demands to be submitted to the government review of supports for postgraduate researchers

The PhD’s Collective Action Union (PCAU) have included employee status, a living wage, and positive working conditions for all postgraduate workers among their demands for the government review of supports for PhD researchers.

Entitled the Fair Postgraduate Researcher Agreement (FRA), …

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President Zelenskyy condemns Russia’s “propaganda frame” in address to Irish students 

President Zelenskyy’s address was preceded by an address from Minister Simon Harris 

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the Russian “propaganda frame” in an address which was livestreamed to Irish universities this afternoon.

Appearing via video link to Dublin City University (DCU), Zelenskyy began by addressing recent news that 52 Irish politicians …