How do they get to do research at Trinity?

I ask because I've learned that some I graduated with were doing research. They were nice people and all but, not to put too fine a point on it, you wouldn't be delighted to be grouped with them for project work. I was wondering how they ended up in research positions.

Podge_irl

Numerous ways. There are postgrad positions advertised which they apply for, they go direct to a lecturer and ask about a position or they get involved in taught masters with a research element. It depends on the area they are studying in.
You'll be selected based (usually) on a combination of results and references - what weighting people put on each can be a personal perference. Some people will have research experience and a good reference, though there will be a lot of people with generic references floating around too. Ultimately though, like any job, the people hiring them usually won't know them as a person, they're going on references and results. Especially when it comes to group work, it can be easy enough to hide behind someone else's work. The lecturer/supervisor may never know this if they're not in close contact (which is invariably the case with most undergrad group projects). If they're not capable of working or research though they'll eventually have to drop out. If they make it through to Masters/PhD, then clearly they were good enough to do so.

newestUser

I don't get your point. Were these people not very good at their coursework? Did you dislike them personally?

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

I assume he means they were incompetent buffoons. As an undergrad I have limited sympathy for him, whatever about separating the chaff from the grain at a postgraduate level, they let anyone into a degree course ! Although I suppose there isn't as much teamwork required at undergraduate level...