Trinity College dons ‘incensed’ by provost’s reform plan

The provost of Ireland’s oldest university has been accused of trying to turn Trinity College Dublin into a “second-rate polytechnic” by introducing full semesterisation.

Paddy Prendergast is also under fire over a plan to offer jobs to the spouses of “world-class researchers” in order to attract top-tier talent to the college.

The plan, being driven by John Boland, Trinity dean of research, has left fellows “agog and aghast”, with crunch meetings taking place last week in order to calm the unrest.