A meeting of the Trinity finance committee on October 26 has agreed to a rent freeze on all College owned accommodation for the 2024/25 academic year.
In a document presented to the finance committee, Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) …
Trinity pitch-drop falls for first time in five years
The funnel, dated October 1944, is the second oldest example of this experiment.
On October 24, the pitch-drop experiment saw drop fall for the first time since 2018.
The apparatus was housed in the orientation area between the libraries, however has since been moved to the physics department, to facilitate easier viewing, and …
62 new Scholars announced by Provost
Provost Linda Doyle also announced new Fellows at the annual Trinity Monday ceremony in Front Square
Provost Linda Doyle has named the 62 newly elected Scholars, following January’s Foundation Scholarship, or “Schols”, examinations.
Alongside the newly elected Scholars, Doyle announced the election of 31 new Fellows, seven new Professorial Fellows, and two Honorary Fellows
The number …
Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan to make Green Week address in Trinity
Students and staff have been invited to submit questions for a Q&A session with the Green Party leader
Green Party leader Minister Eamon Ryan is to address staff and students next week as part of College’s 21st annual Green Week.
According to a College Eventbrite page, the event will “explore the actions [Ryan] has taken” in his …
Comms & Marketing race: Wong on course for comfortable, though uncontested, win
With the poll at 87.74% in her favour, Aiesha Wong looks set for a straightforward victory
Running as the uncontested candidate for the role of communications and marketing officer, final year Law and Politics student Aiesha Wong has the support of 87.74% of votes in a poll conducted by Trinity News during election week. The remaining …
USI Lobby Day organised to address issues facing students across Ireland
The event aims to give students a direct platform to speak to politicians regarding the issues facing students, and to seek their support for the USI “Cost of College” campaign
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) will be holding a student lobby day in the Buswells Hotel on March 2.
The event will take place from 11am to 4 pm, with registration available through a link posted in the …
60% increase in use of remote learning opportunities in higher education since pre-pandemic, government report shows
Education Indicators for Ireland 2022 also show a steady growth in postgraduate researchers among other data on education
There has been an almost 60% increase in the use of remote learning opportunities in higher education since before the pandemic, according to the Education Indicators for Ireland 2022.
The number of students utilizing remote learning has grown from 9,207 …
Council passes motion to campaign for in-house hybrid learning supports
TCDSU are now mandated to campaign for College to cut ties with technology company FittingImage
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council has passed a motion mandating their support for audio visual (AV) support in lecture recordings and hybrid learning to be transferred to in-house staff.
The President and Education Officer are now mandated to …
€150,000 ERC grants awarded to two Trinity researchers
Dr Sarah McCormack and Dr David Finlay received ERC Proof of Concept grants to advance their respective research in engineering and biochemistry
Two Trinity faculty members, Dr Sarah McCormack and Dr David Finlay, have been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept grants.
Dr Finlay, Associate Professor of Immunometabolism, received the grant in order to further develop a technique to be …