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Trinity researchers to use machine learning techniques to optimise wind farm performance
Researchers from Trinity, led by Dr Breiffni Fitzgerald, Ussher Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering, will use Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funding of around €500,000 with machine learning techniques to optimise wind farm performance.

Groundwater in the spotlight on World Water Day
For the first time, the annual United Nations World Water Day today focuses specifically on groundwater, with the theme Groundwater: making the invisible visible highlighting that this large and precious resource is hidden and underappreciated.

How to future-proof your education & career in Engineering, Environment & Emerging Technologies
Join the Trinity College Dublin E3 Postgraduate Virtual Event on Friday the 4th of February 2022 at 10am Irish Time. Come along and find out how Trinity will future-proof your education & career in Engineering, Environment & Emerging Technologies. At this info session you will have the opportunity to listen to a live panel discussion with students, alumni, academic, local authority and industry representatives to learn more about Engineering, Environment and Technology education at Trinity. There will be a series of Q&A sessions at the end.

Transforming STEM Education at Trinity
Join the Trinity College Dublin E3 Undergraduate Virtual Event on Friday the 3rd of December 2021 at 10am Irish Time. Come along and find out how Trinity is transforming the STEM education through its ambitious project –E3 (Environment, Engineering & Emerging Technologies). At this info session, you will have the opportunity to listen to a live panel discussion comprising of Trinity E3 faculty staff, current students, and a Trinity career consultant to learn more about the STEM education at Trinity. There will be a series of Q&A sessions to answer any questions on curriculum, admissions, scholarships, student experience and future employability opportunities.

Profs. Paul Johnston and Laurence Gill from the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering to speak at COP26 event
Profs. Paul Johnson and Laurence Gill from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are speaking at a COP26 event - the UNEP Peatlands PAvilion - Wednesday November 10th.

Trinity begins work to add 1,600 student places to tackle society’s problems
Trinity College Dublin today turned the sod on a project that will create 1,600 new student places in STEM subjects in the coming years to help tackle societal challenges such as climate change.

Sajad Alimohammadi and Tim Persoons win 2020 Harvey Rosten Award for Excellence for the development of an alternative air mover for data centre servers
The Harvey Rosten Award for Excellence is awarded annually in recognition of achievements in the field of thermal analysis of electronics equipment, and the thermal modelling of electronics parts and packages.

Kinsella Challenge-Based E3 awards go to 4 multi-disciplinary projects
Four innovative multi-disciplinary research projects at Trinity College Dublin will share a total of €2 million in funding in the inaugural Kinsella Challenge-Based E3 Multi-Disciplinary Project Awards

Trinity secures three more Athena SWAN awards for commitment to gender equality
Three Schools at Trinity College Dublin have secured Athena SWAN Bronze awards in the latest round of awards to recognise commitment to gender equality.

Postgrad Options 2021: Spotlight on courses around the country - MSc in Smart & Sustainable Cities
This new and very timely one-year, full-time course at Trinity takes a novel approach to the study of smart and sustainable urbanism.

My daughter wants to help tackle climate change. Are there courses in this field?
Trinity College says its E3 education is designed to give graduates the skills they need to create solutions that enable society to live sustainably and equitably.

Interested in learning more about smart and sustainable cities?
Read a featured article from the Council Journal about the new MSc in Smart and Sustainable Cities at Trinity.

Trinity webinar: Climate change – a multi-disciplinary challenge - Wed 24th of Feb
In this webinar, Trinity’s Dean of the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Prof. Sylvia Draper, will lead a panel discussion with Prof. Laurence Gill (Environmental Engineering) and Prof. Jennifer Mc Elwain (Chair of Botany) on how Trinity’s research and educational programmes are informing our understanding of the drivers and impacts of climate change and the solutions emerging from Trinity’s research that are informing government policy on mitigating the effects of climate change.

Secondary students win Trinity College Dublin E3 Global Challenges Award
Two students (Yaduvir Harhangi and Marton Goz) from Synge Street CBS, Dublin, won the Trinity College Dublin E3 Global Challenges Award for their team project at last week’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE)

Trinity researchers involved in new €5 million climate change project, Terrain-AI
Researchers from Trinity are among a collaborative group seeking to improve our understanding of the impact of human activity on land use and how it relates to climate change as part of a new €5 million project, Terrain-AI.

Professor Sylvia Draper, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics & Science interview as part of the 2020 Women in STEM campaign.
The 2020 Women in STEM campaign featured exclusive content from key thought leaders and industry voices about the importance of women being equally represented in STEM careers

The Global Pandemic from Transnational Perspectives
The Consortium for Advanced Studies Abroad (CASA) has organised a forthcoming public lecture series on the global pandemic

Professor Sylvia Draper, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics & Science talks about E3 and its programmes in a Newsweek Educational Insight

Researchers kick off Ireland’s first project to measure real-world driving emissions using remote sensing

Keeping it cool – Trinity team greatly enhancing viability of solar panels

Crowd simulation system visualises social distancing on campus

Birds, bees and butter – biodiversity crucial for shea production in West Africa

Trinity engineers use 3D printers at home in battle to tackle shortage of PPE
Trinity Business School was featured recently in the Sunday Business Post. Focusing on the School’s high growth strategy, the article spoke about our suite of postgraduate programmes and the new offerings available in 2016/17.

Meet Violet – the robot on a mission to tackle COVID-19

Global climate change will affect fish sizes and ocean food webs
New research by a collaborative team of scientists suggests that global climate change will affect fish sizes in unpredictable ways and, consequently, impact complex food webs in our ocean