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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.
Events
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Luke O'Neill Guest Lecture 'Will We Cure All Diseases by Targeting the Immune System'
Please join the DU General Science Society (or SciSoc) in hosting Professor Luke O’Neill, celebrated researcher and science writer of the School of Immunology and Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, for a guest lecture titled ‘Will We Cure All Diseases by Targeting the Immune System’.
Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI)
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 6 – 7:30pm GMTST
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TBSI Daffodil Day Bake Sale and Coffee Morning
The Physiology Department is holding a Bake Sale and Coffee morning in TBSI for Daffodil Day.We will be offering tea and coffee and a selection of baked goods kindly donated by college suppliers and home bakers alike. Please note if possible, bring your own mug/keep cup. Cash and Revolut donations can be made on the day.
Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI)
Friday, 20 March 2026, 10 – 11:30am GMTST
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How to get started teaching planetary health? Seminar with Dr Filip Maric, AIT Norway
Prof Filip Maric (Arctic Uni, Norway) teaches and conducts research activities spanning sustainability, planetary health, environmental physiotherapy, critical theory & transformative change. His seminar is aimed at sharing his experience in developing pedagogic approaches to including planetary health in professional healthcare courses.
Trinity Centre, St James’s
Friday, 24 April 2026, 11am – 4pm GMTDT
Current News
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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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30 distinct genes that influence vitamin D status found
Trinity School of Medicine researchers have led a new collaborative study, combining large genetic datasets with satellite weather data and uncovering over 30 distinct genes that influence vitamin D status, many of which were not
17 Dec 2025
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Transforming Care: collective research leads the way in tackling multimorbidity
A comprehensive programme of new research from the Health Research Board (HRB) Collaborative Doctoral Award (CDA) in Multimorbidity has provided crucial insights and evidence-based solutions to improve healthcare and outcomes
14 Nov 2025
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Memory tool for early recognition of rare types of lymphoma
Trinity School of Medicine researchers, along with UK collaborators, have created a simple but powerful diagnostic tool, which they believe will change a patient’s life in the diagnosis of a type of blood cancer that shows up on
07 Nov 2025
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No benefit of ketamine for patients hospitalised with depression
A newly published study has found that repeated ketamine infusions for treating depression have revealed no extra benefit for ketamine when added onto standard care for people admitted to hospital for depression.
29 Oct 2025
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Study reveals how a stubborn lung infection evolves inside patients over years
Researchers wanted to know what allows the infection to hang on or come back, and whether it develops new tricks or resistances while living inside the lungs.
29 Oct 2025
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Immunotherapy before surgery offers a potential new treatment for rare cancer
An early phase clinical trial published in Nature Medicine show that patients with mesothelioma - a rare cancer of the lining of the lung - who received a combination of two immunotherapy drugs before surgery had successful surger
10 Sep 2025
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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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