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TAP provides the model for a new Oxford University College Foundation Programme

Lady Margaret Hall an Oxford University College, is to launch a pilot scheme offering a Foundation Year to students from under-represented backgrounds,

25 Apr 2016

Summer school explores Beckett’s ongoing relevance

Exciting public programme aimed at those with casual interest in Beckett

8 Aug 2016

Duais Gradam Gnó na Gaeilge

Tá Coláiste na Tríonóide ar ghearrliosta sa bhabhta ceannais don duais iomráiteach ‘Gradam Gnó na Gaeilge’, mar chuid de ghradaim na hInstitiúide Margaíochta i mbliana.

19 May 2016

Traumatic Life Events the Focus of New International PhD Programme

Trinity leads €3.3 million Horizon 2020 project

23 May 2016

Explore your options at Trinity!

Watch our student ambassador videos and remember the CAO date is 1 February 2016

6 Jan 2016

Why we must reframe ideas about global development

Visiting expert Professor Melissa Leach said we must reframe ideas as she delivered the 2016 Kapuscinski Development Lecture to a packed audience.

17 Nov 2016

€2 million Award to Support Exciting Next Steps in Inflammation Research

Professor of Biochemistry, Luke O'Neill, will use the funding to seek new therapies for chronic illnesses associated with inflammation.

7 Mar 2016

Plant Kingdom Provides Two New Antibiotic Candidates

Peptides from two crop species have antimicrobial effects on bacteria implicated in food spoilage and in food poisoning.

21 Jun 2016

Launchbox 2016’s Student Entrepreneurs Aim to Take Over Business World

Launchbox provides funding and mentorship as student innovators develop investor-ready ventures and social enterprises that aim to solve global problems.

20 Jun 2016

Take a Trip Down Memory Lane with Trinity Week 2016

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences get to grips with the theme of 'Memory'

5 Apr 2016

Trinity divests from fossil fuels as part of global campaign

Trinity decided to divest in response to an impressive 15-month student campaign 'Fossil Free TCD'.

12 Dec 2016

New Vice-Provost and Annual College Officers Announced

They were nominated by the Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast and the appointments were ratified by the Trinity Board today.

15 Jun 2016

Christmas Trinity book ideas

If you are looking for ideas for Christmas gifts, you may wish to consider some of the following Trinity books...

19 Dec 2016

Design and Violence @ Science Gallery

A co-production with the Museum of Modern Art, New York

10 Oct 2016

Data Protection Day

What is the future of data, security and online culture? Join us for a programme of events that explore our online private lives.

25 Jan 2016

Scientists Write New Language for Cells

The language deciphers how proteins are modified by sugar molecules, which should help us better understand how cells communicate.

11 Apr 2016

Does having mixed ancestry help protect you from motor neurone disease?

Could the key to unlocking the secret of motor neurone disease lie in the collaboration between two small island nations, Ireland and Cuba? Researchers from Trinity College Dublin are heading to Latin America to begin a major new research project which will examine whether the likelihood of developing motor neurone disease (MND/ALS) is reduced in people with mixed ancestral backgrounds.

3 Oct 2016

Immune system plays major role in regulation of body weight

Trinity academic part of new research which reveals that the immune system could be responsible for as much as 40% of our body’s ability to regulate weight.

1 Sep 2016

Trinity Creative Challenge 2017

Trinity College Dublin launched its creative arts awards scheme this week which aims to foster the development of innovative projects.

3 Jul 2016

School of Medicine Researchers Provide New Hope for Children With IBD

New finding provides opens up treatment options for those with this chronic disease

2 Feb 2016

Scientists make major breakthrough in understanding inflammation

The action of cells that spark inflammation causes a 're-wiring' of their mitochondria, which amplifies the inflammation response.

23 Sep 2016

Stopping maternity care for mothers six weeks after giving birth is unrealistic

Three-quarters of women birthing in Ireland are not being asked about their own health issues after becoming mothers, and the lack of information and lack of discussion about these issues means women stay quiet, because they feel embarrassed and believe they are alone in experiencing these problems.

8 Dec 2016

Trinity Science Enters London Art World

A video showing the colourful evolution of a cylindrical foam structure will be on display at the Magic Gallery in London this summer.

18 Jul 2016

Léiríonn staidéar idirnáisiúnta gur de bhunú dhá ilchríoch an madra ceansaithe

Srathú déanta ag eolaithe Choláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath ar an gcéad ghéanóm ársa madra ó chnámh atá 4,800 bliain ar thángthas air i mBrú na Bóinne.

2 Jun 2016

Trinity Week 2016

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is hosting this year’s Trinity Week. The theme for the week is 'Memory' and public is invited to participate in this week long programme which will include exciting events.

4 Apr 2016

US Vice President Joe Biden Receives Honorary Doctorate from Trinity College

US Vice President Joe Biden received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin today – his first such degree from a university outside the United States.

24 Jun 2016

The Proclamation – The Spirit of 1916 Captured on a Piece of Paper

It was met with indifference when it was first read out and is now often misquoted, but the 1916 Proclamation remains a triumph of inspiration, according to Professor of History Patrick Geoghegan

1 Feb 2016

Trinity Library marks centenary of the Battle of the Somme with new WW1 website

The new website, 'Fit as fiddles and as hard as nails' - Irish soldiers' voices from the Great War is a rich source of digitised diaries and letters from Irish officers who fought in World War 1.

1 Jul 2016

Specialists Present New Insights at Biology of Brain Disorders Workshop

The Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) recently hosted an international workshop Biology of Brain Disorders 2016 at which leading researchers from Europe and the USA presented their latest discoveries in disorders such as stroke, epilepsy, autism, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

21 Jul 2016

Examine your brainwaves and listen to the sun at PROBE

It features music, debate, comedy, storytelling, screenings, and live experiments.

27 Sep 2016