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There’s no doubt that today’s LawSoc event with Niall Horan is a show-stopper – but here’s a breakdown of the other society events on this week that may tickle your fancy
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Some 74 per cent of students have voted against slashing the funding of The University Times
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After an historic all-female race, Prof Linda Doyle has been elected Trinity’s next provost, defeating Prof Linda Hogan in the second round of voting
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The TCDSU and PWO are staging a blockade of the Book of Kells to protest Trinity’s decision to raise the price of student accommodation by the maximum legal limit
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A note to our readers regarding our relationship to the Irish Times
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Linda Doyle will formally take up office as provost today, becoming the first woman to hold the position in Trinity's 429-year history
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Trinity's Historical Society tonight rescinded its invitation for Richard Dawkins to address the society, saying it valued its “members’ comfort”
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Trinity’s new Dean of Research Wolfgang Schmitt has said that PhD students should be considered workers and receive the benefits to match
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“The Labour Party is dead to me”, says firebrand Scottish politician
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Now he’s founded his own movement, the Workers Party of Britain, which he says will make a class-based argument for the UK’s future – and embrace its EU exit
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Seanad bye election candidate and Green Party councillor Hazel Chu has said that PhD students and postdoctoral researchers will leave Ireland if they continue to be paid less than the living wage
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Leaving certificate inequality existed long before calculated grades – it's built into the system, writes Social Democrat TD Gary Gannon
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Michelle Byrne has resigned as the deputy president of USI, after revelations that she appeared willing to hand over the names of right-wing activists to a purported anti-fascist group that said it wanted to “slap them around”
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Controversial catering company Aramark has ended its contract with Trinity's Hamilton cafes – a year before its licensing agreement was due to conclude
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Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris today tweeted that he wanted to create a department that will “drive inclusion & equality in further & higher education”
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A former Trinity student has offered to cover the stipends of lab-based PhD students whose funding was affected by the lockdown
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Amid the outbreak of riots in Dublin city centre, House 6 in Front Square, where the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) is based, will remain open for students who are unable to get home safely.
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Leah Keogh has been elected the next president of TCDSU with 57.8 per cent of the vote
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TCDSU will spend €20,000 on a fund to assist trans students who are undergoing their social transition
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"I always think that the people who get 2.2s are the most craic":
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talks getting lost during freshers' week and kickstarting her comedy career in Trinity
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Trinity's debating societies have come under fire for their allegedly misogynistic culture of harassment and bullying
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Byrne appeared willing to hand over the names of right-wing activists to a purported anti-fascist group – operated in reality by conservative publication the Burkean – that said it wanted to “slap them around”
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Despite the best efforts of Trinity Ents, Jedward will not perform at this year's Trinity Ball as their management said that the fee offered by Ents for a slot was too low
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Speaking minutes after her victory was announced, Provost-elect Linda Doyle said that she wanted “this extraordinary day to turn into an ordinary day, when we look to the future and there are many more women in positions like this”
#TCDProvost2021
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Some staff in the School of Physics are to lobby for the Schrödinger lecture theatre to be renamed, following revelations about the physicist's record as a "serial groomer" of young women and girls
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Stephen Jones, the founder of iconic UK act Babybird, talks about a moment that stands out – meeting Johnny Depp for the first time – as part of The University Times Magazine's Pivotal Moments series
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USI is now mandated to lobby the government for free public transport for students
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A new survey of 445 students has found that 55 per cent are skipping lectures to work paid jobs
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Simon Harris said today that he wants the Department of Higher Education, Innovation and Research to be an “economic driver” that “promotes social cohesion, inclusion and equality”
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Emer Moreau has been elected the next editor of The University Times, with 83.3 per cent of the vote.
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Too many people struggling with their mental health don’t reach out for support because they believe their problems “aren’t big enough”, writes Alex Connolly
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Over 1,000 people marched in Dublin's first-ever Trans Pride today
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For PhD researchers, the cost of living crisis is far more than a crisis, it is pushing many out of academia and research because they are simply not paid enough to live, writes the Postgraduate Workers' Organisation
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Here is our list of Trinity’s – scientifically proven – biggest names on campus. From familiar faces to the top dogs in College’s biggest societies, the list’s got ’em all
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Prof Cliona O'Farrelly was elected the first female Chair of Fellows after serving as secretary
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A note to our readers regarding the Irish Times
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College has given the go-ahead for Trinity Ball to take place on April 22nd next year, marking the return of Europe's largest private party after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic
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Over 90 per cent of student beds created in Dublin since 2016 cost more than €800 per month
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Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said that the Trinity-led research would be “of national importance” and “will enable us to contribute solutions to the challenges we face”
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Editorial: Allowing companies to build obscenely priced student accommodation is not increasing supply for the average student – it's pricing them out of education
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Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said that “further education and training is for everyone. It provides an opportunity for everyone to engage in learning whilst delivering on the critical skills needs of the economy and the future world of work"
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We’re in 2021. It’s time to acknowledge the role of unpaid summer opportunities in the huge disparity that exists between classes, writes Mairead Maguire
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Trinity was right to take steps against the coronavirus, and there are far more pressing issues, but for those leaving College next year, today was still a sad day, writes Aisling Marren
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For a decade, falling state investment has forced universities to act like businesses, writes Senior Lecturer Kevin Mitchell. Now more than ever they need a champion at cabinet level
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Auditor of the Hist Bríd O'Donnell said tonight that the society would “not be moving ahead with his address as we value our members comfort above all else”
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Dublin City Council Chief Executive Owen Keegan has suggested that students' unions should consider entering the property market to lower the price of student housing
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The Postgraduate Workers’ Alliance of Ireland has launched a petition to grant worker status to PhD students and postgraduates working in Irish universities
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From a very early point in my time knowing Linda Doyle, I was astounded that someone could be simultaneously so effective as a leader and so warm and affirming as a human, writes Prof Neville Cox
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One of Trinity’s biggest cult heroes – the Roomba – is back in action, and making itself busy keeping the Fellows’ Square lawn in tip-top condition
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Provost Election Profiles: As Dean of Research, Linda Doyle was committed to putting research at the centre of College, as Trinity grappled with declining rankings
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The annual Christmas tree lighting took place this evening, with mince pies, mulled wine and Trinity Singers leading the crowd in song
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I feel confident in the following statement: the deck chairs are single handedly the best thing College has ever done in its 429-year history, writes Aoife Kearins
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Students can now sit on deck chairs in Fellows’ Square, Library Square and Front Square
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Professors and PhD students have expressed their displeasure with Ussher PhD positions that include a €13,000-a-year stipend for three out of four years of the degree
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Trinity will be operating a walk-in vaccination centre in the Dining Hall from next week, where staff and students can receive their first, second or booster shot
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Trinity’s resident fox has recovered after she was clipped by a bus while coming out of the back gate of campus
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Trinity researchers have said that Santa and his reindeer are immune to coronavirus, and will be able to safely deliver presents to children all over the world tonight
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UCDSU President, Katie Ascough, spent €8,000 removing a page about abortion from the union's Freshers' Week guide
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Higher Education Minister Simon Harris has revealed that the Republic of Ireland will fund a scheme that allows students in Northern Irish universities to go on Erasmus
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The newly appointed Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said that he wants the Department to be an "economic driver"
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Countries led by women have six times fewer coronavirus-related deaths, and are better equipped to weather an impending recession, research involving Trinity academics has found
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Trinity has risen from 101st to 98th place in the QS world university rankings, putting it in the top 100 universities worldwide for the first time in five years
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Jordanne Jones, an English and film student in Trinity, has been selected as one of 22 actors and filmmakers to watch by film magazine
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IT Tallaght became the latest students’ union to take a pro-choice stance, with an overwhelming majority voting in favour
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While lectures will be held online, smaller teaching sessions – tutorials, seminars and labs – will continue to take place in the College. The Book of Kells, Science Gallery and Douglas Hyde will all close from 1pm
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Editorial: Trinity is emphatic about its support and admiration for its alumni, so why has it said nothing about the plight of Seán Binder, who faces 25 years' imprisonment for helping refugees in Greece?
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Despite pledging to divest from fossil fuel activities in 2016, Trinity still has shares worth €8 million in companies directly involved in the industry
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The magazine’s first submission call of the year opens today and will close on November 9th
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Trinity's campus is to re-open to the public this Friday, after 18 months of restricted access
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There is an irreconcilable disagreement on the fundamentals between Young Greens and old Greens, writes Tara Nic Giolla Seanáin
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TCDSU today announced that it would stock on-campus bathrooms with free period products
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College cited a strong performance in research as a major driver of its bounce in the rankings
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Dining hall catering staff that cannot work due to the student occupation of the building, will have their wages covered by
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Students were forced to race for a space in the library this morning due to reduced opening hours over the Easter weekend
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Universities will be among the hardest hit from the effects of Brexit, writes
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@UofGVC
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Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said that Ireland's recent achievements in research should “only make us more ambitious”
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Emer Moreau, the paper’s current deputy editor, has been elected the next editor of The University Times securing 83.3 per cent of the vote
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Sinn Féin has called for postgraduate students to be recognised as workers with "employee status, contracts of employment and collective bargaining rights"
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Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has announced €23 million in funding for 40 postdoctoral researchers, with a particular focus on addressing gender imbalances in academia
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Leah Keogh has been elected TCDSU president following an unprecedented online election due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
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The creation of a department for higher education and research has “the potential to be a new beginning for the third level sector after a decade treading water”, Prendergast told The University Times
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After a sit-in protest, a social media campaign and a draft proposal, Trinity College Dublin has decided to change the previous policy of the Buttery which only allowed food bought there to be eaten in the canteen
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Irish scientists, including one in Trinity, have volunteered facilities to US-based researchers stuck outside the US
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Harris's appointment to a full ministership seems to indicate the creation of a new department with specific responsibility for third-level – a major development for the sector
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The Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) and the Trinity branch of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) have blocked access to front gate and hung Palestinian flags from House 6 in opposition to Trinity’s links to Israeli universities
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Around 200 people gathered outside Leinster House today to protest for an increase in the PhD stipend, a recognition of the unpaid work done by PhD students and an improvement in the accommodation crisis
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Trinity has given its seal of approval to the expansion of consent classes on and off campus
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Over 170 people have signed a petition to rename the Berkeley Library after Theobald Wolfe Tone, leader of the 1798 rebellion
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The Postgraduate Workers’ Alliance of Ireland tonight held an online launch event for its national petition calling on the government to recognise PhD researchers as workers
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All TCDSU staff will be paid a living wage of €12.90 per hour, after a motion was passed at council this evening
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As I come to terms with spending my last term of college in my bedroom, I am endlessly thankful for this eclectic and colourful catalogue of random happenstance incidents, writes Eimear Finan
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Kinsella Hall will be the first library space to re-open on June 29th, with the Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher, and Hamilton libraries and the John Stearne Medical Library opening on July 20th
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The Editorial Board of The University Times would like to extend a sincere, unconditional thank you to our readers
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Mary Robinson is set to take on a role as an adjunct professor of climate justice in Trinity
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Ruth Negga, who graduated from Trinity in 2002, has been nominated for the Best Actress Award at the Oscars
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Prof Jane Ohlmeyer, Prof Linda Doyle, Prof Sarah Alyn-Stacey and Prof Linda Hogan had confirmed their intent to run for the position of Provost by the close of applications today, with more confirmations possible in the coming weeks
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Epilepsy can be a lonely condition. Talking about it helps both yourself and those around you, writes Cormac Watson
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The cafe – known for its late closing time – was a favourite among students looking for a coffee after 7pm
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