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Founded in 1592, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is the oldest university in Ireland and one of the older universities of Western Europe. The College currently has 24 Schools across 3 faculties: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Engineering, Mathematics and Science; and Health Sciences. The city centre campus occupies some 51 acres, including the Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus. There is in excess of 220,000m2 of buildings, including beautiful historic architecture and state-of-the-art modern facilities. The University employs a total number of 2,936 (Full-Time Equivalent/FTE) staff, of which 785 are academic staff, 1,496 are library, technical, administrative, and support services staff, and 655 are research staff.