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Published: - Apr 28, 2021
Located in Dublin and with a history of 429 years, Trinity College named its 45th Provost of the University that will be starting on August 2021.
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Linda Doyle, who studied electrical engineering at the University of Cork and graduated with her master s degree and Ph.D. from Trinity, was elected at a process concerning student representatives and the Trinity Staff.
Doyle is the founder and director at Connect, which is a Science Foundation Research Center promoting future communications. She has been a lecturer at Trinity since the mid-1990s and also worked as dean of research and chaired boards such as the Douglas Hyde Gallery. When interviewed Prof Doyle brought up that she was delighted and excited about being the first woman to assume this prestigious role.
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Trinity College Dublin has named Professor Linda Doyle as the first female Provost in its 429-year history.
The Professor of Engineering and The Arts and former Dean of Research was one of three female candidates for the ten-year position.
She will become the 45th provost, or senior academic leader, of the university when she takes over from Dr Patrick Prendergast on 1 August.
Prof Doyle was chosen ahead of Linda Hogan, Professor of Ecumenics and former Vice-Provost, and Jane Ohlmeyer, Professor of Modern History and the university s first Vice-President for Global Relations.
Professor Ohlmeyer also ran for provost in 2011, when she was the only female candidate.
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