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Grattan Scholar awarded best research paper by European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI)Katharina Bergant was recently presented with the best paper award for her work on international capital flows at the security level - evidence from the ECB's asset purchase programme. Katharina, who is undertaking a PhD in Economics, was awarded a prestigious Grattan Scholarship by the School in 2015. -
Survey of School graduates examines how students can best prepare for their careersThe survey was an initiative of Saothar which was set up by Trinity alumni to help undergraduate students make the leap from education to work. -
Conference: Irish Philosophy in the Age of BerkeleyAn interdisciplinary conference, Irish Philosophy in the Age of Berkeley, will take place in the Trinity Long Room Hub, 5th-6th April 2019. Potential presenters should submit abstracts by 15th October 2018. -
How strongly can media affect and potentially distort public perceptionsHow strongly can media affect public perceptions? In an article published on the Journal of Public Economics, Nicola Mastrorocco (TCD Economics) and Luigi Minale (UC3M) tackle this question and examine the role of media in affecting individual´s perceptions about crime -
William Lyons Prize in PhilosophyThe inaugural William Lyons Prize in Philosophy was awarded to Ruairi Maguire for his MPhil. Ruairi has been awarded a scholarship to Oxford University to do a DPhil in political philosophy. 66% of the MPhil class went on to fully funded PhD studies.
