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Join a Global Beats Dance Party on Front Square
Join the dance on Front Square, led by choreographer DonKing Rongavilla. Let's get campus moving and grooving..... All welcome! Celebrating 250 of modern languages teaching and learning at Trinity College Dublin.
02 Nov 2026
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School Research Seminar Series (2026-27): Michaelmas Term
Each semester, the School hosts a Research Seminar Series, giving colleagues and visiting academics a platform to share and discuss their current research. The schedule of seminars for the Michaelmas Term.
28 Oct 2026
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President Catherine Connolly attends the School's celebrations marking 250 years of modern languages at Trinity
The President of Ireland Catherine Connolly joined celebrations to mark 250 years of the study and teaching of modern languages at Trinity College Dublin, following the Hely-Hutchinson Lectures, on 8 October 2026.
09 Oct 2026
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2027 French Visiting Translator Fellowship: Call for applications
Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation at Trinity College Dublin, and the French Embassy in Ireland seek applications from French literary translators for a residential translator fellowship in Dublin.
24 Jul 2026
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Rodolfo Walsh Across Borders
A symposium revisiting the legacy of Argentinian writer and investigative journalist Rodolfo Walsh (1927–1977). The symposium will take place in Trinity Long Room Hub on 11 September 2026.
01 Sep 2026
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2026 Hely-Hutchinson Memorial Lectures
This year's visiting lectures are Professor Yves Citton and poet Ulrike Draesner. The lectures will take place in the Thomas Davis Theatre on 8 October 2026, and are open to the public.
27 Aug 2026
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Evening courses in languages and culture (2026-27)
The School is running in-person language and culture courses throughout the 2026-27 academic year. Learn Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian. Registration is open to all!
27 Jul 2026
Education
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Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin celebrate Ireland’s historic tradition and global vision in Italian
Marking 250 years of Italian Studies at Trinity College Dublin, the Department of Italian co-hosted the Society for Italian Studies Biennial Conference, with University College Dublin from 9-11 July 2026.
17 Jul 2026
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Dr Rachel Hoare secures €400,000 EU grant as Principal Investigator on Erasmus+ BEFRIEND project
Dr Hoare will be the Principal Investigator on the BEFRIEND (Befriending for Refugee Integration through Embodied Creativity & Network Development) project, working with partners across five countries (2026-28).
14 Jul 2026
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Trinity retains 75th position in 2027 QS World University Rankings
Trinity College Dublin has placed 75th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2027, holding its strongest position in a decade. The university remains by some margin the highest ranked university in Ireland.
18 Jun 2026
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