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Year Zero – 40th Anniversary of the Clash’s historic concert at Trinity

Year Zero is a symposium celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Clash’s two shows at Trinity in 1977.

20 Oct 2017

TCGEL to guide 10th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education

TCGEL (the Trinity Centre for Gender Equality and Leadership) will play a leading role in shaping the 10th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education.

23 Nov 2017

Trinity team sets sights on International Engineering and Commerce competition

The team, comprising four Trinity undergraduates, won the ESB Inter-Colleges Challenge in which they designed a solution for the emerging markets of eHeat and eTransport tech.

10 Nov 2017

Street artist Joe Caslin installs mural in Trinity’s Front Square

This new piece, commissioned as part of the Trinity Creative Challenge, is the first of a three-part series entitled The Volunteers which aims to highlight the importance of volunteerism in some of the most pressing issues in Irish society.

14 Jul 2017

Innovation Academy and School of Chemistry awarded funding for new projects

The Innovation Academy and the Trinity School of Chemistry have been awarded €1.54 million in funding to provide three new educational projects due to start in 2018.

28 Jun 2017

New link between volcanic eruptions, Nile flooding and revolt in ancient Egypt

Major revolts in ancient Egypt’s famous Ptolemaic era may have been triggered by volcanic eruptions that resulted in the suppression of the Nile summer flooding, according to new research led by historians in Trinity and Yale.

17 Oct 2017

Student engineers showcase the autonomous vehicle tech of tomorrow

Budding engineers showcased prototype technology solutions designed for the autonomous vehicles of the future, which include a disability-friendly sports car and an expanding ambulance.

3 Apr 2017

Trinity receives funding to involve public in research process from the start

The Health Research Board and Irish Research Council have announced a new €1.75million initiative to help researchers involve the public at the very start of the health research process.

31 May 2017

Husband and wife scientists made Chevaliers by French government

Professor in Physics at Trinity, Peter Gallagher, and his wife, Professor Emma Teeling, UCD, were invested as Knights of the Order of Academic Palms.

17 May 2017

Researchers make breakthrough in materials design

Knowing how materials form at the nano scale will impact how they are designed -- ultimately enabling more efficient devices and extending battery life.

28 Jul 2017

Lively day of racing at annual Regatta

This year's event attended by 181 national and international crews

18 Apr 2017

Time of day affects severity of autoimmune disease

Understanding the interplay between 24-hour day-night cycles and the immune system may help inform drug-targeting strategies to alleviate autoimmune disease.

12 Dec 2017

Will Amazon’s Whole Foods deal go the same way as L’Oréal and Body Shop?

Assistant Professor of Ethical Business at Trinity, Tanusree Jain, wonders whether Whole Foods will be able to retain its 'conscious capitalism'.

22 Jun 2017

One in eight older adults in Ireland are deficient in vitamin D

Provinces such as Connacht/Ulster and Munster have higher incidences of deficiency compared to Leinster across all seasons.

4 Sep 2017

Up to 460,000 people at risk from unsafe radon exposure in Ireland

Up to 460,000 people at risk from unsafe radon exposure in Ireland.

23 May 2017

Abortion in Modern Ireland

As part of the Trinity Long Room Hub’s Behind the Headlines forum, the panel included experts from Trinity’s School of Law, School of Social Work and Social Policy and School of Histories and Humanities.

15 Mar 2017

Trinity Business Student of the Year 2017

Business and Law student Benn Hogan has been announced as the winner of the 2017 Trinity Business Student of the Year for his outstanding academic achievements and contribution to University life.

15 May 2017

Quantum physicist wins prestigious ERC award to pursue next-gen research

Dr John Goold will use the ERC Starting Grant to establish his own research group in the School of Physics and pursue next-gen research in the field of quantum systems.

15 Sep 2017

Play penned by secondary students notes Ireland’s failure to welcome refugees

The event showcasing Development Education at the School of Education featured the play entitled ÉIRE: Land of a Hundred Thousand Welcomes.

16 Jun 2017

New research points to treatment breakthrough for globally devastating viruses

An international collaboration, including scientists from Trinity College Dublin has potentially unlocked the door to better treatment of viral diseases, including the flu and the common cold.

12 Jul 2017

How Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ was inspired by traditional Irish folk tales

The significance of Celtic folklore and Halloween in the creation of Bram Stoker’s 'Dracula' will be the focus of a public lecture delivered by renowned author and horror scholar David J. Skal on Halloween night.

26 Oct 2017

‘Frondeurs’ and fake news: how misinformation ruled in 17th-century France

Lecturer in French History, Linda Kiernan, with an opinion piece published on The Conversation.

2 Aug 2017

Trinity Walton Club ‘alphas’ present STEM solutions to societal problems

Third-year 'alphas' presented projects around the theme of 'Healthy Living', while first-year 'alphas' enjoyed their Year 1 graduation with Mrs Marian Woods, Ernest Walton’s daughter.

2 Jun 2017

How smart are fish?

Scientists and anglers will share research and fishing tales that paint a surprisingly complex picture of fish behaviour at an exciting evening discussion.

13 Apr 2017

New online course in legal training for child protection & welfare practitioners

This CPD course is being provided by Trinity’s School of Social Work and Social Policy in collaboration with Mason Hayes & Curran.

24 Jan 2017

Irish Clinical Academic Training Programme appoints its first clinical fellows

The Wellcome-HRB Irish Clinical Academic Training Programme (ICAT) has welcomed its first intake of fellows at an induction event, held this year in RCSI.

14 Aug 2017

Former Taoiseach John Bruton gives Annual Henry Grattan Lecture

Former Taoiseach, John Bruton speaks on Political Consequences of Brexitat Annual Henry Grattan Lecture hosted by Irish Embassy in London.

13 Jun 2017

Tribute to acclaimed author, playwright and poet JP Donleavy

It is with deep sadness that the College community today learned of the death of JP Donleavy. The acclaimed American born author, playwright and poet had a long standing relationship with Trinity.

14 Sep 2017

Super scavengers and the meat-thieving traits that have stood the test of time

Any animal – living or dead – can be placed on a ’scavenging scale' based on variations in a few key biological traits and the environment at hand.

7 Feb 2017

Switch on Culture Night 2017 at Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College will once again open its doors to the public for Culture Night 2017.

12 Sep 2017