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POLLARD COLLECTION OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Unlocking the treasures of the Long Room

The Pollard Collection consists of over 10,000 historic children’s books from the 17th to the early 20th century, collected over a lifetime by the late Paul Pollard (correctly Mary Pollard, 1922–2005). One of the most signifi cant of its

kind, the Pollard Collection offers enormous opportunities for research and scholarship. A bequest of this type presents all kinds of opportunities, and Trinity is keen to make the most of the collection’s enormous potential, and in particular to open it up not only to scholars, writers and illustrators but also to children. A generous donation from The UK

Trust for TCD of £150,000 has kick- started the fundraising campaign which will assist with further funding for a preservation survey on the collection; the cataloguing and digitisation of the collection; the identifi cation of academic themes for research; the establishment of an M.Phil. and an annual fellow in Children’s Literature; and the founding of the Pollard Annual lecture in Children’s Literature.

The fi rst annual Mary Pollard Memorial lecture, will be delivered by Ms Jill Shefrin, University of Toronto, takes place on the 2 June 2010.

www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/projects/ ireland/#Pollard

ACADEMY FOR THE DRAMATIC ARTS

Providing world–class training in the Dramatic Arts

A new Academy for the Dramatic Arts was announced by Trinity College Dublin in 2009. The Academy is being developed in collaboration with the Cathal Ryan Trust in association with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), in London. The Academy for Dramatic Arts will

have the highest international standards in education and training for actors, directors, designers, playwrights, stage managers and technicians. It will provide three courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Courses offered will include: Bachelor in Acting; Higher Diploma in Stage Management and Technical Theatre; Master in Fine Art: a course specialising in Directing, Stage Design, Lighting Design, Costume Design and Playwriting.

The fi rst intake of students will be in

the 2011/2012 academic year and the Academy for the Dramatic Arts will be housed in a refurbished, state-of-the-art building in the Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus at Grand Canal Dock.

Pictured (l-r): Provost Dr John Hegarty, Edward Kemp RADA Director and Danielle Ryan of the Cathal Ryan Trust

HISTORY AND CULTURE OF MEDICINE

Ireland, medicine and the world

A programme of research within the fi eld of History and Culture of Medicine is currently being developed. The programme will link to the introduction of a suite of new undergraduate and postgraduate courses tailored to the needs of students in both the Health Sciences and the Humanities.

The programme will: • Establish electives in the History and Culture of Medicine for medical students

• Develop a lectureship in the History and Culture of Medicine

• Appoint a Post–doctoral Fellow to support research capacity building

• Establish a Chair in History and Culture of Medicine

Funding elements which are currently

being sought include: a Lectureship €100,000 p.a. (10 years); Post–doctoral Fellow €50,000 p.a. (5 years); digitisation and cataloguing €300,000; sponsorship of a new publication 300 Years of

Medicine at Trinity €50,000; International

Conference: ‘Ireland Medicine and the World’ €50,000.

www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/projects/ medical-humanities

My late father and I had many discussions about creating a drama academy in Ireland. The Cathal Ryan Trust and Trinity share a common passion to create a training academy that will have a world-class

reputation in the dramatic arts.” Ms Danielle Ryan, Cathal Ryan Trust

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