From the far side of Berlin Wall to first female university president in Ireland
Professor Mey's appointment to UL role shows progress amid calls for equality
Born and raised on the east side of the Berlin Wall, Professor Kerstin Mey will have a particularly keen understanding of what means to witness the tearing down of tradition.
In 1592, Trinity College Dublin became the first higher education institution on this island. It has taken another 428 years for an Irish university to put a woman in charge.
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