spring 2017 trinity now - tcd
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EVENTS
Trinity Education Project
Prof Stefano Sanvito receives knighthood from Italian President
New art acquisitions
Film director Martin Scorsese visits Trinity
US open days
MBA scholarship to create gender balance in Irish businesses
IN OTHER NEWS
HNNA @ Science GalleryTrinity WeekBerkeley @ 50
Over two million visitors come to Trinity each year. This summer they will enjoy an enhanced visitor experience with new developments such as the refurbished entrance at Nassau Street, a refreshed Book of Kells exhibition and a new visitor centre in Regent House….read more
ENHANCING THEVISITOR EXPERIENCE
Over 5,000 planned and over 20,000 unplanned reactive maintenance tasks per year are looked after by a dedicated team in Estates and Facilities. The team keeps the estate – infrastructure, buildings and their systems – running and fix it when it breaks….read more
THE TRINITYMAINTENANCE TEAM
Trinity’s Hurlers won three awards after an excellent season, the Ladies Hockey Club won two awards, and DU Fencing Club won club of the year at this year’s Trinity Sports Awards and Commons. Hurling fresher Cian O’Sullivan is Sports Person of the Year….read more
SPORTS AWARDS
Six bee hotels have been installed on campus to help make Trinity’s grounds more pollinator-friendly and to raise awareness of pollinators. Sadly one third of Ireland’s 97 wild bee species are threatened with extinction. These pollinators are facing risks including insecticides….read more
BEE HOTELS BUZZING
Prof Peter Gallagher will play a key role in landmark space missions over the next decade after being appointed as an adviser to the Director of Science at the European Space Agency. He will work with the Space Science Advisory Committee….read more
HELPING TO DIRECTSPACE MISSIONS
To celebrate the 425th anniversary of the founding of Trinity College Dublin, a book of photographs taken by staff, students and alumni and an essay by the Provost has been published. Available to buy in the Library shop, Trinity is shown in all moods….read more
TRINITY 425
Spring 2017
TRINITY NOWFROM THE PROVOSTWWelcome to the spring issue of TRINITY NOW. I have selected features about Trinity life from across the campus that I hope will be of interest to you including our new book to celebrate the 425th anniversary of the founding of the University, how our recently installed bee hotels will make our grounds more pollinator-friendlmore pollinator-friendly, and how the two million visitors to Trinity each year will enjoy an enhanced visitor experience this summer and into the future. There are stories about Professor Peter Gallagher’s involvement in landmark space missions through his new role as advisor to the Director of Science at the European Spacethe European Space Agency, the winners of this year’s Sports Awards, a feature on the maintenance team, our new art acquisitions and our successful US Open Days among other stories.
Dr Patrick Prendergast, Provost