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European Researchers' Night 2023This Friday, September 29th is European Researchers' Night - where people come together to celebrate and learn about research. It has run annually since 2005 and Trinity College Dublin has held an event each year since 2013. This event provides a unique opportunity for researchers and the public to interact with each other, and to bring research to a wider audience.
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Second-tier of child benefit has potential to take over 40,000 children out of povertyA new ESRI report authored by Trinity economist Dr Barra Roantree has shown that child poverty could be reduced by a quarter by introducing a means-tested second-tier of child benefit.
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Jacqueline Hayden honored with the Medal of GratitudeJacqueline Hayden, Director of the Centre for European Studies and Professor in Political Science, was honored on Sunday for donating to the European Solidarity Center a rich collection of interviews with leading figures of "Solidarity" from the 1980s. The Medal is awarded to people from abroad who helped “Solidarity” and the Polish democratic opposition in the fight for freedom and human rights.
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TCD Prof Carol Newman chairs National Economic Dialogue at Dublin CastleThe National Economic Dialogue took place today at Dublin Castle, where various stakeholder groups and representative bodies outlined their Budget 2024 demands.