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PROVOST’S WELCOME TRINITY TODAY 2017 EDITOR Nicole Matthews EDITORIAL TEAM John Dillon Rachel Farrell Tom Molloy Sandra Rafter Nick Sparrow 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 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. Provost’s Welcome Dear Alumni and Friends, Welcome to the latest edition of Trinity Today . In October 2017, Trinity celebrated the 425th anniversary of the Foundation of the College. We are now in the 5th Century of our mission to be counted as one of the great European centres of learning, a University with a worldwide reputation for the achievement of its graduates and the impact of its research and scholarship. We want to deliver this mission in a way that responds to 21st century educational needs, and contributes to solving current global challenges. With this mission in mind Trinity has enjoyed a very successful year. One particular highlight for me was Trinity being invited to join the exclusive League of European Universities, (LERU), which includes 20 universities of Europe’s most prestigious institutions. Another was the turning of the sod on the new Trinity Business School which will open its doors to students in 2019. In addition, work started on the new Oisín House project which will house 250 student rooms, and provide much needed new sports facilities and a new student health centre. Trinity St James’s Hospital Cancer Institute was accepted as a member of the Organisation for European Cancer Institutes (OECI). With this institute Trinity will play a key role in the delivery of Ireland’s new cancer strategy which was announced earlier this year. Our alumni are also continuing to make a global impact across every discipline from the arts to science and technology, from business to politics and government. In this issue of Trinity Today, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar M.B. (2002) speaks about his experience of studying at Trinity. We also hear from Oscar nominated actress Ruth Negga B.T.S. (2002) on her journey from Trinity to Hollywood. Political correspondent Demetri Sevastopulo B.B.S. (1991) shares his stories of covering the Trump administration as Washington Bureau Chief of the Financial Times . We also share Trinity’s ambitious plans to deliver an Innovation District in Dublin, we look at the impact of Brexit on higher education research and remember William Trevor B.A., Litt.D. (h.c.) (1950), a great writer and alumnus who passed away in November 2016. Trinity has over 100,000 alumni living in over 130 countries and I had some wonderful trips in the last year and was fortunate to host and be hosted at alumni events in Canada, the US, London, Paris and Brussels and met many dynamic alumni blazing their own trails around the world. Meeting alumni at events across the globe is something I enjoy very much and I look forward to meeting many more of you throughout the year ahead. Patrick Prendergast B.A.I, Ph.D., Sc.D. (1987) Provost Trinity Today is now available online at www.tcd.ie/alumni 1
