Trinity College Dublin (TCD)

Irish universities risk ‘quiet and gradual decline’ due to funding shortages, Trinity provost warns

Prof Linda Doyle warns of ‘a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness’ as world-class education threatened by high student-staff ratios

Making microscopy more sustainable

Research Lives: Dr Lewys Jones, Ussher assistant professor in ultramicroscopy, Trinity College Dublin

The joy of talking to humans in your own language: ‘I see you signing. I can sign. Can I help you?’

Demand for ISL courses has accelerated in recent years, leading to a shortage of teachers for the language

‘I was perhaps very naive leaving a €3,000 bike locked outside a building under a CCTV camera’

The rise in popularity of more ‘desirable’ expensive bikes has led to bicycle theft becoming more targeted, says one victim

Concern mounts over student accommodation availability as CAO offers issued

‘We have been given no options at all, we’ll just have to take what we can get or pay through the nose for it’

Most third-level colleges increase on-campus accommodation costs for coming year

Students face sometimes ‘chaotic and claustrophobic’ shared spaces and rising prices countrywide

Loneliness in older people linked to increased ‘wish to die’ risk, study finds

Social activities and networks, including attending religious services, may protect people against loneliness and depression, according to researchers at TCD

Alternative access routes to Irish universities

Prospective students can avail of different pathways to university education in the State

Turning bogs from wastelands to nature-scapes

Peat soils cover more than 23% of the country, meaning many Irish people have long had close interactions with peatlands

Mentoring schemes smooth the transition to university life

Most universities operate peer-to-peer programmes designed to help new students access information and support

Accommodation fraud: ‘I was homeless in a country I’d never been in before with no contacts at all’

Hundreds of people looking for a roof over their heads are scammed each year, and Garda figures show just 30 per cent of victims are Irish, highlighting how vulnerable international students and workers can be

Researcher from Claremorris recognised as one of the world’s best young environmental educators

Luke Gibbons (27) was the only awardee from the European Union on 30 Under 30 list

Ciarán McCarthy was left paraplegic after playing for his local rugby club. He resolved not to become ‘a bitter auld bollocks’

More than 22 years on from the life-changing incident, McCarthy’s belief in a breakthrough is undiminished

‘I feel so alive playing camogie. I feel Irish when I play it. I feel like Cú Chulainn!’

Trinity’s assistant librarian is delighted with life in the capital after moving from Minnesota - apart from the Dublin Bus service

The cows are smaller, hardier and more efficient: Inside a ‘climate-neutral’ Irish dairy farm

FarmZeroC wants its approach to be deployed across thousands of farms

Trinity lecturer claims ‘double’ teaching load left him with ‘severe burnout’

Academic says stress was heightened by Gaza conflict which brought ‘added level of care and censorship’ to work

Soundscapes of the natural world can tell us so much

Acoustic ecology can assist traditional biodiversity monitoring methods

Digital marketing firm Ebow sells majority stake to finance expansion plans

Irish firm has retained a broker to identify potential acquisition and merger candidates, says founder

Looking East: Exploring 75 years of Ireland-India ties

Epic museum exhibition showcases mutual struggles of both countries as they gained independence

David Norris’s Seanad seat unlikely to be filled before general election

Byelection for the vacant TCD seat would likely cost more than €500,000

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