Addresses
Throughout the academic year, the Provost delivers many addresses at a variety of events with a wide range of audiences. A selection of these speeches may be found below. As the head of Trinity College Dublin, Dr Prendergast features in the media speaking on behalf of the university and higher education in Ireland. Links to some press articles appear below.
Selected Addresses
- Provost's Welcome Address at the Online Education Symposium 'Disrupting Higher Education'
19 February 2013 - Provost's Speech to the Irish Legal History Society
15 February 2013 - Provost's Welcome at the Trinity Economic Forum
08 February 2013 - Provost's Speech to CEOs & Founders of Campus Companies
30 January 2013 - Provost's Speech to mark Luke O'Neill's RIA Gold Medal
29 January 2013 - Provost's Welcome Address at the Inaugural TCD-UCD Sociology Public Lecture
15 January 2013 - Provost's Address at the Launch of the Feasibility Study on Admissions
14 January 2013 - Provost's Welcome at the Conference 'GROWing into Recovery: a Re-enchantment with Life'
11 January 2013 - Provost's Welcome Address for the EU Presidency Press Corps Visit to Trinity College Dublin
09 January 2013 - Provost's Speech at the National Institute for Intellectual Disability - The Margaret McLoughlin Art Exhibition
14 December2012 - Provost's Speech at the SUAS Education Development Report Launch
14 December2012 - Provost's Speech at the Winter Commencements Dinner
07 December2012 - Provost's Speech at the Launch of the Book of Kells iPad app
04 December2012 - Provost's Speech at the Bengal Club, Calcutta
29 November 2012 - Provost's Speech at the Future Skills & Innovation Symposium, Mumbai
27 November 2012 - Provost's Speech to the Trinity Clubs & Societies
20 November 2012 - Provost's Opening Address at the Launch of the Loyola Institute
12 November 2012 - Provost's Address to the TCD Association of Northern Ireland
09 November 2012 - Provost's Opening Address to the 15th Annual meeting of the Institute of Molecular Medicine
09 November 2012 - Provost's Speech at the Retirement of Anne FitzGerald, Secretary to the College
08 November 2012 - Provost's Address at Conference on North-South Experiences of Doctoral Training for Development in Africa: The Impact of Partnership
07 November 2012 - Provost's Address at Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN) 2012 Symposium
06 November 2012 - Provost's Address at Signing Ceremony with Singapore Institute of Technology
29 October 2012 - Provost's Keynote Address at Beihang University's 60th Anniversary Celebration, China
26 October 2012 - Provost's Address at the New Fellows Dinner
11 October 2012 - Welcome Address at the Launch of A Family at War: the Mary Martin Diary
2 October 2012 - Provost's Address at the Sion Hill Academic Prize Ceremony
2 October 2012 - Provost's Address at the Rooney Prize for Literature
27 September 2012 - Provost's Address at the Launch of the Grattan Scholars Programme
27 September 2012 - Provost's Statement on Trinity College Dublin's Higher Education Landscape Report
26 September 2012 - Welcome Address at the 2012 Naughtons Scholarship Awards
22 September 2012 - Address to Incoming Students
21 September 2012 - Welcome Address to the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury Conference
12 September 2012 - Welcome Address to the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Conference
12 September 2012 - Provost's Address at the QS World University Rankings Launch
11 September 2012 - Welcome Address to the European Association for International Education (EAIE) Site Visit to Trinity College Dublin
11 September 2012 - Opening of the International Symposium on Domestic Wastewater Treatment & Disposal Systems
10 September 2012 - Launch of Global Relations Strategy
10 September 2012 - Eulogy: Professor John Fitzpatrick
7 September 2012 - Bridge & Concrete Research in Ireland Conference
7 September 2012 - Provost's Speech at the Graduates Reunion Banquet
25 August 2012 - Provost's Address to the National University of Rwanda
14 August 2012
The Provost's speeches for the academic year 2011/12 have been transferred to the archive, except for a number of policy speeches which remain available below:
- Conference on Undergraduate Admissions for the 21st Century
18 May 2012 - Universities in the public service
10 February 2012 - The Inaugural Speech of Dr Patrick Prendergast 44th Provost of Trinity College Dublin
19 September 2011