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Prof Jonathan Coleman features in Highly Cited Researchers List of 2025

This annual list recognises individuals whose contributions have demonstrated broad and significant influence in their fields.

14 Nov 2025

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Prof Plamen Stamenov Secures Major Funding to Advance Brain-Inspired Machine Learning

Plamen Stamenov has been awarded funding under Research Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future Programme to lead a groundbreaking project in artificial intelligence.

13 Nov 2025

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Prof Michael Coey leaves legacy spanning academic, scientific and cultural life of Ireland and beyond

Professor Michael Coey, who has died aged 80, was one of Ireland’s most distinguished physicists and a global authority on magnetism.

20 Oct 2025

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Prof Louise Bradley Delivers Inaugural Lecture on Nanophotonics

On 2 October 2025, the Faculty of STEM hosted the inaugural lecture of Prof Louise Bradley, Professor of Photonics in the School of Physics and CRANN.

03 Oct 2025

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School of Physics Student Samuel Regan Tops Irish Rankings in International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition

01 Oct 2025

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Energy Science 2025 Seminar Showcases Innovation and Collaboration in Sustainability

Trinity College Dublin’s MSc in Energy Science programme, in collaboration with the Energy Institute, KEO Sustainability + Environment, the Faculty of STEM, and the AMBER Research Centre, proudly hosted the 4th Annual Energy Scien

31 Jul 2025

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers its first directly-imaged exoplanet

A team including @tcdastro researchers have discovered @NASAWebb's first new directly imaged exoplanet, TWA 7b, the first Saturn-mass exoplanet ever imaged!

25 Jun 2025

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School of Physics Hires Federica Surace – A Further Boost for Quantum Research

The School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Federica Surace as Assistant Professor in Quantum Science.

19 Jun 2025

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NYU-Abu Dhabi Hackathon

Gaurang Belekar and Sara Taha joined the NYUAD Hackathon, where Gaurang’s team won 2nd prize for canQr, a quantum tool to optimize cancer drug design. Thanks to Sandbox AQ for supporting their scholarships and travel.

29 May 2025

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Professor Jonathan Coleman elected Fellow of The Royal Society

Irish Physicist elected Fellow of The Royal Society joining Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein as recipient of the honour

20 May 2025

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