Editing Trinity College Dublin (section)

====Senate====
[[File:Blazon University of Dublin redrawn.svg|thumb|272x272px|Arms of the [[University of Dublin]]]]
The University of Dublin was modelled on [[University of Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge]] in the form of a [[collegiate university]], Trinity College being the name given by the Queen as the ''mater universitatis'' ("mother of the university").<ref name=":5" />{{rp|158}} 

As no other college was ever established, the college is the university's sole constituent college, and so "Trinity College" and the "University of Dublin" are for most purposes synonymous.<ref name=":2" /> Still, the statutes of the university and the college grant the university separate corporate legal rights to own property and borrow money and employ staff.<ref name="gsu.tcd.ie">{{cite web|url=http://www.gsu.tcd.ie/files/Statutes-Current.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - Statutes-Current.doc |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318181124/http://www.gsu.tcd.ie/files/Statutes-Current.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2009 }}</ref> 

Moreover, while the Board of the college has the sole power to propose amendments to the statutes of the university and college, amendments to the university statutes require the consent of the Senate of the university.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} Consequently, in theory, the Senate can overrule the Board, but only in very limited and particular circumstances. However, it is also the case that the university cannot act independently of the initiative of the Board of Trinity College.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} The most common example of when the two bodies must collaborate is when a decision is made to establish a new degree.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

All matters relating to syllabus, examination and teaching are for the college to determine, but actual clearance for the award of the degree is a matter for the university. In the same way, when an individual is awarded an Honorary Degree, the proposal for the award is made by the Board of Trinity College, but this is subject to agreement by a vote of the Senate of Dublin University.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} All graduates of the university who have at least a master's degree are eligible to be members of the Senate, but in practice, only a few hundred are, with a large proportion being current members of the staff of Trinity College.<ref name=":5" />{{rp|168–171}}