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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.
What's On
Current News
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A New Kind of Medicine for Older Patients
A ground breaking retrospective study conducted by clinicians and academics at Trinity School of Medicine and St. James’s Hospital has demonstrated that social prescribing (SP) programmes based within hospitals can significantly
10 Feb 2026
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Research into adults over 50 living with HIV secures funding
The Health Research Board has awarded Trinity School of Medicine funding to support a new study into adults living with HIV.
22 Jan 2026
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How many cervical cancers have been prevented so far through screening in Ireland?
The team has uncovered that the Irish Cervical Cancer Screening programme has prevented over 5500 cancers in Ireland, that would over wise have occurred in the lifetime of women screened.
08 Jan 2026
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Trinity’s addiction expert joins Europe’s frontline in drug science
Jo Hanna Ivers, Associate Professor in Addiction and Associate Dean of Civic Engagement at Trinity College, has been appointed to the Scientific Committee of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA).
17 Dec 2025
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Study suggests speaking more languages might keep you younger
An international study led by Dr. Agustín Ibáñez and co-authors reveals that speaking multiple languages may slow the biological processes of aging and protect against age-related decline.
17 Dec 2025
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Study identifies powerful opportunity to act on dementia prevention
New research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) highlights a widespread prevalence of treatable risk factors for dementia among older adults in Ireland, many of which remain under-treated.
17 Dec 2025
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Study demonstrates proof of concept for preventing oesophageal cancer
Trinity St James's Cancer Institute (TSJCI) researchers demonstrated the power of a structured, quality-assured Barrett’s Oesophagus Registry to prevent and detect early oesophageal cancer.
17 Dec 2025
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Redefining pneumonia and sepsis care
Two landmark international studies led by Professor Ignacio Martin-Loeches have been recently published in The Lancet and Nature Medicine — placing Irish critical care research firmly on the global stage.
17 Dec 2025
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Trinity researcher awarded €4.6 million Wellcome Career Development Award
Trinity School of Medicine is proud to announce that Dr. Irina Kinchin, Research Assistant Professor in Health Economics at the School of Medicine, has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award worth €4.6m
17 Dec 2025
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Trinity researchers secure Frontiers for the Future funding to pursue cutting-edge projects
Three Researchers from Trinity School of Medicine have secured significant funding via Research Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future Programme.
17 Dec 2025
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