Trinity Long Room Hub recently announced the awardees of over €18K in funding for four new projects through its Research Incentive Scheme.

Dr Rachel Hoare (Director, Trinity Centre for Forced Migration Studies) received funding for her project ‘Navigating Sanctuary: Creative Arts Methodologies and Digital Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Students in Irish Higher Education Institutions’.

Ninety Gazan students were evacuated to Irish HEIs in 2024 and 2025 with more expected in 2026. They navigate unfamiliar cultural and academic systems whilst carrying profound trauma and loss. This two-phase research project develops creative trauma-informed methodologies to evaluate sanctuary-seeking students’ experiences in Irish HEIs and inform technology-enhanced solutions. This is the first systematic evaluation of University of Sanctuary supports in Ireland, uniquely combining participatory creative methodologies with technology-enhanced solution development.