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01 TRINITY TODAY WELCOME THE TEAM Editor Patrick Gleeson Editorial Team Róisín Cody John Dillon Caoimhe Ní Lochlainn Eileen Punch Sandra Rafter Nick Sparrow Cover Image Photograph of Professor Ian Robertson by John Jordan Publisher Ashville Media Group www.ashville.com All information contained in this magazine is for informational purposes only and is to the best of our knowledge correct at the time of print. The opinions expressed in these pages are not necessarily shared by the Trinity Development & Alumni Office or Trinity College Dublin. CONTACT Trinity Development & Alumni East Chapel Trinity College Dublin 2 Ireland t. +353 (0)1 896 2088 e. alumni@tcd.ie w. www.tcd.ie/alumni TRINITY TODAY IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.TCD.IE/ALUMNI /TRINITYTODAY PROVOST’S WELCOME Dear fellow alumni, A s one of the world’s leading universities, Trinity provides an education aimed at developing a student’s independence of mind and honing their critical thinking abilities through a deep immersion in their discipline of study. A Trinity student should push the boundaries of learning, and be aware of the challenges facing society and his or her own role in addressing them. We have recently begun the “Trinity Education Project”, which will aim to renew our curriculum. One of the aspects of the project will be to further promote innovation and entrepreneurship in many guises – technological, commercial, cultural and creative. Trinity’s objective is to take the lead in developing a truly integrated approach to innovation and entrepreneurship, extending from the sciences to the humanities. Trinity has always been a multi-disciplinary University, with an emphasis on research- inspired education, with a global orientation. In this issue of Trinity Today , this outlook is perfectly illustrated in the cover story on Trinity’s plans to tackle the impending dementia epidemic across the world. Elsewhere, Professor Andrew Burke, explains how the new Trinity Business School is turning the University into one of the world’s top destinations for business students. Universities have always been instrumental to a country’s prosperity. If you look through history, you find that at every stage, successful countries have successful universities. At Trinity, we believe that the success of our alumni is a crucial barometer of the University’s continued success. As always, I am delighted that Trinity Today features interviews with some of these alumni, such as Ollie Guinan who took the skills he learned at Trinity and used them to help change the way we see our planet from outer space. Elsewhere, Iseult Ward tells us about her plans to eliminate food poverty and Jennifer Taylor looks back on her journey from studying law in Trinity to becoming chief operating officer with one of the biggest banks in the world. We chat to Bernard Broderick about running one of the standout Irish entrepreneurial success stories of the last decade and Ailis Egan, prop on the Irish Women’s rugby team, tells us about her hopes for the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2017. There are also several full page advertisements outlining the wide range of services and benefits that Trinity offers to alumni. Trinity has over 100,000 alumni living in 122 countries and we aim to create lifelong personal, academic, and professional relationships with each one of you. This relationship should be mutually beneficial sustaining the University in its mission to achieve excellence in teaching and research and helping individual alumni in building successful careers. I try and meet with our graduates frequently at dinners and receptions organised by the excellent alumni branches. It is an experience that I greatly enjoy and I am looking forward to meeting many more of you throughout the year ahead. Patrick Prendergast B.A.I., Ph.D., Sc.D. (1987) Provost
