Leaked Trinity plan discusses cutting physical lectures, selling off buildings

The proposal states that Smart Working will reduce the number of staff based full-time on campus at any one time and this offers an opportunity to reimagine how space is designed, adapted and used. Photo: University of Leeds

Ireland’s oldest university is proposing an end to all physical lectures for larger classes, reducing the numbers of staff working on campus and turning existing labs into student accommodation.

A radical ‘confidential’ plan, Trinity Futures Discussions Paper, obtained by the Irish Examiner, represents the most fundamental change in the university experience in living memory, proposing the sale of surplus parts of the historic campus.