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Welcome to the School of Medicine
The School of Medicine is Ireland’s leading medical school and ranks as one of the world’s top medical schools (QS World Ranking by Subject 2025 – 83rd for Medicine). The School of Medicine is the leading research school in Trinity, home to over 800 highly diverse researchers and spanning 21 medical and scientific disciplines. The School of Medicine is a multidisciplinary school comprising Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Human Health and Disease, and Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Over 90% of the academic staff are highly active in research. Fifty per cent of senior principal investigators are clinical academics combining their clinical commitments with their academic activities.
Head of School welcome message
Prof. Colin Doherty gives a brief overview of what it means to study at the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin.
Current News
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HRB invests a further €1 million into dementia and neurodegenerative research
Dementia Research Network Ireland (DRNI), led by Professor Seán Kennelly, Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medical Gerontology, Trinity College Dublin has been awarded additional funding
06 Aug 2025
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Trinity School of Medicine secures professor specialising in cerebral palsy
Philanthropic funding through the Cerebral Palsy Foundation has enabled the nomination of the first Associate Professor of Cerebral Palsy at Trinity College School of Medicine.
06 Aug 2025
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Pioneering Genomics: Dr. Niamh Ryan Secures Research Ireland’s Pathway Award for Multi-Ancestry Neuropsychiatric Research
Trinity College Dublin is proud to announce that four of its researchers have secured awards worth a combined total of €2.57 million under the Research Ireland’s Pathway funding programme.
17 Jul 2025
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Immunotherapy before surgery boosts long term survival in lung cancer, trial shows
Results from a clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine show that patients with lung cancer who received an immunotherapy along with standard chemotherapy before surgery had improved long term survival
04 Jun 2025
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Trinity researchers identify biomarkers that could help us detect pancreatic cancer
To coincide with World Cancer Day 2025, we looked at the Maher Lab Group in Trinity St. James’s Cancer Institute and the work of Dr. Laura Kane, Research Ireland Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Professor Barbara Ryan, Consultant
05 Feb 2025
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New advocacy group aims to develop cohesive concussion guidelines across all sporting codes
Trinity is today hosting the inaugural meeting of a new concussion advocacy group, which brings together researchers, medics, sportspeople and charities, and puts the burning issue of concussive brain injuries in sports
18 Mar 2025
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Mark Little appointed new Director of Trinity Translational Medicine Institute
Professor Mark Little takes office from out-going Director Professor Aideen Long
18 Mar 2025
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Trinity School of Medicine Research Awards 2025 Celebrates Emerging Investigators
Six emerging bright stars in health and clinical research have been honoured in the latest round of the Trinity School of Medicine Research Awards 2025.
04 Apr 2025
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Covid vaccine looks promising as treatment for other infections
New findings from Trinity School of Medicine researchers suggest the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine may reduce the production of pro-inflammatory mediators to bacterial, fungal or viral infections by reprogramming innate immune cells
02 May 2025
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Dublin Biobank Network Accelerates Medical Breakthroughs, Benefiting Patients
A vital resource linking leading hospitals and Trinity College Dublin is playing a crucial role in advancing medical research that directly impacts patient care.
06 May 2025
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