Trinity College Students Union is calling for the college to introduce a 'hybrid learning model' due to housing shortages in the capital.
The union has in recent days written a letter to Trinity College management, asking them to consider the proposal which would allow students to study in person or online if they're unable to secure accommodation.
Taking to social media, Welfare and Equality Officer, Chloe Staunton, wrote: "An open letter sent to Trinity College management regarding @tcdsu's demand for the immediate provision of hybrid learning due to the housing crisis.
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"This cannot replace in-person teaching, and must accompany urgent efforts to reduce rents & increase accommodation supply." The union has also highlighted the ongoing accommodation crisis through an online digs portal.
It comes as students are increasingly finding it difficult to find accommodation in Dublin, with Dublin City University also appealing for alumni to offer digs to new students for the upcoming academic year.
The college have asked alumni if they would be able to offer a room in their home for students still without accommodation or if former students knew someone that could. In an email seen by Dublin Live, the university explained the devastating effect that the accommodation crisis was having on students.
They explained that many scholars face having to defer if they cannot find a room to sleep in. There have been nearly seven applications for each bed in the on campus accommodation complexes.
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